Can no longer start game after opening ini.file

[tisten]

So that's basically the problem. I have the GOTY edition installed - it's heavily modded but working fine, for I've tested it.

 

This is the situation:

 

- Playing oblivion, all mods are working beautifully

- hey, let's see what I can change in the ini. file...

-> look at the internet, says stuff about backup.

- make backup

- change the values of viewing grass

 

What happened:

 

- save ini + start oblivion

=> instacrash, doubleclick icon the screen goes black for hardly a second and I'm back at my desktop.

 

What I did:

 

- copy back the old ini.file

=> still instacrash

- delete default.ini cause I read it is made automatically when you start the game

=> instacrash...

 

 

 

So... what's wrong here? Did I screw up? Is it because of the ini.? (game ran FINE before I ever opened it so it has to be right?)

 

 

Thx in advance. :)

[HeyYou]

the default ini is what oblivion replaces the one in my games folder with, when you remove it. you get to try a reinstall, as I don't know of any other way to get it back.

[Telyn]

Never delete the default ini. The ini you delete in order to regenerate/rebuild is the one that is in the directory where your saves are.

[tisten]

Okay... I understand why I totally screwed up that one... :wallbash:

 

About that though => could I reïnstall the game succesfully over my now faulty install without messing up all the mods? They're all mods that need to be activated with mod managar so if I was to un/reinstall Oblivion in the same directory would everything still work? (like with big mods like OOO)

[bben46]

Here is a link to my complete uninstall/reinstall procedure located in the articles section of the Nexus

http://www.tesnexus.com/articles/article.php?id=240

 

It allows you to preserve any saves and mods, or remove them completely - your choice.