DarkKni9hT Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Hey guys. Need a little help here. I've just installed a fresh version of Oblivion, Knights of the Nine and Shivering Isles from a legit set of discs. I've played them all before on an older system and had no issues. This time around (and my new system is more than capable of handling Oblivion) I can't get into the game. It launches the start screen fine and I've adjusted the compatibility settings to suit my rig. However, when I hit Play, the game thinks about it for a second and then collapses back to the desktop. I get no error messages, it just closes. Anyone know what could cause this? So we're clear that my rig should not be the issue, I'm running an Intel i7-3770k @ 3.5 GHz, 32 gig of RAM, Windows 10 and two Nvidia 560GTX cards in SLI mode. That's enough to run Skyrim at Ultra high resolution with nearly 100 mods. What's up with Oblivion? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazz43 Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Strange My PC is windows 7 upgraded to 10 with alot less power than yours but i downloaded Oblivion off steam plays find and Oblivion specs are lower than Skyrim so don't know why it wont run for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkKni9hT Posted December 25, 2015 Author Share Posted December 25, 2015 Yes, to clarify, I'm on Windows upgrade to 10. Only thing I can think of is the warning at install to not use Program Files as the directory for Oblivion. I did install straight to Program Files, but this had no impact on my prior install. Other than this, I think it may be a problem with my disc drive, though it's unlikely due to its being new. Is there a way, like in games of the past, to fully install Oblivion to hard drive and bypass the need for the disc to be in to run the game? This would be the ideal fix, as it is way easier to run without discs than switching them out all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forli Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 (edited) A No-Cd patch is not advisable. The game become unstable, with frequent CTDs, and OBSE causes serious problems. Anyway:1) Is it a first time install? Previous installations may leave junk files around, which cause problema to newer installations.2) Are you trying with a vanilla game (without mods)? Eventually, can you try without mods?3) Can you try with the original Oblivion.ini and without altering any settings? (Oblivion shouldn't need "Compatibility" settings). Just delete the Oblivion.in in <user>/Documents/My games/Oblivion.4) Can you try to install the game directly in C:\ ? Edited December 25, 2015 by forli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkKni9hT Posted December 25, 2015 Author Share Posted December 25, 2015 This is a first time install on this rig, so I should have no junk files to deal with. I did pile a bunch of mods into the game before I started, as I thought my rig was well up to the task. I could try removing them but it should run one way or the other. I think the issue is with something else. Tried with the deleted .ini file. No dice. I guess the reinstall to a custom directory is my only option left to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkKni9hT Posted December 25, 2015 Author Share Posted December 25, 2015 New directory did the trick. Guess they're serious about not using Program Files as a destination. Thanks for the replies guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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