Problems using mods in Oblivion

[kitilington]

I am trying to use Oblivion mods on a new computer, having done so before on other PCs, and am encountering some difficulty.

 

For reference, I am running Windows 7 and more than meet the hardware specifications for Oblivion.

 

I have placed all the mods in the correct data folders, activated them and even opened them in the Construction Set, yet when I run Oblivion, the mods are not enabled and I cannot work out why.

 

Any help?

[MarkInMKUK]

Short answer - UAC

 

Long answer - Windows vista and Windows 7 implement User Account Control, and amongst other things that stops you changing files which are in folders below c:\Program Files

 

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If you have Windows Vista or Windows 7and are thinking of modding, do yourself (and us, because you'd no doubt be asking for help with it later) a BIG favour and use Bben46's guide here to move the game from the default install position to C:\Games\Oblivion. That stops the UAC from mucking up just about every mod you try to use, including (sometimes) official patches.

 

Many mods will require you to be patched to version 1.2.0416, and a lot will require the Shivering Isles expansion - if you don't already have Shivering Isles, buy it and add it to the game, THEN patch it (otherwise you'll need to uninstall and reinstall from scratch to add Shivering Isles later).

 

I strongly suggest adding the Unofficial Oblivion Patch (UOP), the Unofficial Shivering Isles Patch (UOSP), and (if you have Knights of the Nine and/or any of the official downloadable content files, the Unofficial Official Mods Patch (UOMP), plus the Unofficial Patch Supplementals and the UOP Dark Sister Voice Fix. They between them bugfix several thousand bugs and errors, and make the game much better to play.

 

Other "essential" mods are Oblivion Script Extender (OBSE), and then Fast Exit and Windom Earle's Oblivion Crash Prevention System (weOCPS) - the pair of those greatly aid stability and stop many of the more common crash scenarios from wrecking your game.