Striker879 Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 After you install the UOP Microsoft's UAC starts causing you sorrow (i.e. problems). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortrix927 Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 After you install the UOP Microsoft's UAC starts causing you sorrow (i.e. problems).I've never had a problem with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Striker879 Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Are you installed in C:\Program Files\... and have you disabled UAC? My own Oblivion is on a machine with Windows XP, and the only other install I have done is on my daughter's machine and I installed her's in C:\Games\Oblivion (it's a Windows 7 machine). That UAC interferes with some programs installed in C:\Program Files is well documented ... do a Wikipedia search on it. If your mileage differs more power to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortrix927 Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 edit:Yes, I turned UAC off a long time ago. Got tired of having to "run as administer" when I'm logged in as the "administer". What else would I be running stuff as? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Striker879 Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 (edited) If you read through the Wiki I linked you'll see there are options for dealing with UAC. For the most part for games, the easiest to implement is install outside Program Files. I was lucky in that before I installed on my daughter's machine I'd seen the problems that UAC has caused, documented through these forums. Whenever I can, I like to get off on the right foot. Edit: I only log in as administrator to do tasks that require administrator level (but I'm one of the few fortunate ones running XP). My normal log-in is a Power User account, something that sadly disappeared with XP (it's kind of a middle ground level between normal user account and administrator). I have a couple of tasks that require elevated privilege, modified to Run As status at log-in, a bit of a pain but I like my MSI Afterburner. My laptop has Vista ... if it ever gives me a reason I'll install XP (I have 3 unused OEM copies). Maybe I'll be a Windows 8 customer. Edited April 12, 2011 by Striker879 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortrix927 Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I run Vista, but in some ways I miss 98/ME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Striker879 Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Nah, I don't miss 'crash 98 times a day' and was lucky enough to avoid ME altogether. When XP was going out of stock at retail I loaded up. I'll probably be left with one or two unused copies when it reaches EOL and Microsoft stops issuing security updates. They'll force my hand then I guess. Maybe Linux game support will be more mainstream by then (ya I know ... dreamer). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohtash Posted April 12, 2011 Author Share Posted April 12, 2011 I didn't have a chance to fully read through the page you sent me yet, I uninstalled oblivion though and tried to reinstall under a different location. It now crashes at start-up. So I uninstalled and reinstalled to default location, same thing, crashes at start up. I really don't know what else I'm supposed to do. I feel like everything I'm doing is making it worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Striker879 Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Actually ohtash that Wiki link was aimed more at dallen68, apologies for highjacking your thread. I've just had a read through the whole thread again and I see that bben46 didn't link you to his uninstall/re-install guide. The DVD uninstall method is the most sure-fire and don't neglect to download and run CCleaner. Left over registry entries can cause continuing problems with your re-install, it's an essential step to getting a complete and correct job done. I recently installed the GotY edition on my daughter's machine to C:\Games\Oblivion without a hitch on a Windows 7 machine. It can be done. Get off on the right foot with bben46's guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohtash Posted April 12, 2011 Author Share Posted April 12, 2011 I tried finding that but couldn't, do you have a link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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