Wrye Bash (no console) troubles...

[Shadowfen]

I give up.

 

Thanks for trying to help ^_^

 

If you have your Oblivion game installed in c:\Program Files or c:\Program Files (x86), you really need to uninstall Oblivion and reinstall it to a different directory otherwise you will run in to massive problems with mods and tools (such as Wrye Bash) fighting with the Windows security features (and losing). Many of us will use c:\Games\Oblivion as an install directory. See Bben's Reinstall Procedure article for a checklist of how to do this.

 

Now for your Wrye Bash issues:

 

* The file type "Python (no console)" is perfectly fine. It is not an error indication of any kind. ".py" files have a file type of "Python", and ".pyw" files have a file type of "Python (no console)".

 

* You didn't mention so I thought I would point out the proper installation order: WryePython03a gets installed first; afterward, you install Wrye Python 287 (full), and then Wrye Python 290 (update).

 

* You might be able to get your current installation of Wrye Bash to run by finding the file pythonw.exe in your c:\python26 directory; right clicking to select the "Properties"; and on the Compatibility tab selecting the "Run as Administrator" check box. While this might work, you would be much better off simply reinstalling Oblivion somewhere that you don't have to continually fight against Windows security. (You might also need to do this to python.exe as well.)

 

* Wrye Bash has a known bug currently (that will be fixed in the next release) - sometimes it will not start again after it has worked before. Whenever you try to start Wrye Bash and it does not start (after you finally get it working), go to the Data\Mopy directory, find the pidfile.tmp file, and (if it is there and Bash is not running) delete it. Then start Bash normally.

 

Oh, thank you soo much ^_^ wrye bash is working ^_^

 

But about that reinstalling thing, I have a lot of mods currently running in Oblivon, and I also dont want to lose my game save... Will reinstalling cause any problems with this stuff?

 

And also, I have wondered why I have two seperate Oblivion directories? One is in the folder you mentioned, and the other is in My Games.

 

And also, Wrye Bash is asking if I want to turn Lock Times off???

 

The link to the article that I gave you tells you how to move your stuff and keep your save games. It's very good.

 

The oblivion directory in your My Games directory is where your saved games live. The program Oblivion directory is (obviously <g>) where the oblivion program and any mods that you add will live.

 

Wrye Bash's Lock Times feature will make sure that your mods stay in a particular load order (which is time-based) by making sure that when mods are changed (because they are updated or something) their time is reset to what Wrye Bash remembers that it used to be. Lock Times is a pretty good thing to have on - the only major thing that requires you to turn off Lock Times is when you use BOSS (Better Oblivion Sorting System) to adjust your load order because it wants to rearrange the times on your mods according to its rules.

 

If you do not have BOSS, I highly recommend that you get it. Oh, back to Bash - the v290 version of Wrye Bash has a special option you can turn on to allow BOSS to disable Locked Times while it is running (from the Bash toolbar at the bottom) so you don't have to worry about turning it off yourself before you run BOSS.

Edited December 13, 2010 by Shadowfen

[SylvanRuin]

I have BOSS, but it wouldnt work properly because of where my oblivion directory is...

 

But Im right now in the process of doing bbens method. Just finished uninstall, im feeling very shaky, like im gonna mess the whole thing up...

 

Thanks again so much for helping me ^_^

 

Probably a silly question but, where should I save the new install of oblivion to? as opposed to Program Files (x64)

 

 

gee i hope this works (nervous)

[AlKira]

Hello,

 

If you are still interest in your post, it is normal to turn off lock times in Wrye Bash that is to permit the tool to update your load order and so on...you will already be able to turn it on again, before using the BOSS tool in particular (just right-click on the mod tabs to scroll the options available).

Another advice is to go to the TESIVPOSitive for more information (easy to find the web site, just write the titled given).

Hope to be of any help as I work with these different tools (very useful but strange issues sometimes :wallbash: ).

 

Bye.

[SylvanRuin]

Hello,

 

If you are still interest in your post, it is normal to turn off lock times in Wrye Bash that is to permit the tool to update your load order and so on...you will already be able to turn it on again, before using the BOSS tool in particular (just right-click on the mod tabs to scroll the options available).

Another advice is to go to the TESIVPOSitive for more information (easy to find the web site, just write the titled given).

Hope to be of any help as I work with these different tools (very useful but strange issues sometimes :wallbash: ).

 

Bye.

 

Thanks for the thought :)

 

I have new problems now, you solve one and you round a corner to bump into a bigger one...