Oblivion Won't Run

[wollam11]

The most common problem is because Oblivion is installed in the default location (C:\Program Files\... or C:\Program Files (x86)\...) AND your operating system is either Windows 7 or Vista (this does not apply to Windows XP). The Microsoft security feature UAC blocks changes to programs located in Program Files unless they are specifically designed to work with UAC (Oblivion isn't). The un-modded game will run fine in the default location ... adding mods triggers UAC's 'protection'.

 

Hi.

I have Vista. The game (and the mods) worked great once it removed it from C:\Program Files\Bethesda Softworks and created a separate folder (C:\Oblivion).