zuorke95 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 So, I got the Midas Magic mod and the Magicka Sabers mod by Lord Haun. I used to try and do it manually, y'know drag it and drop it in the data folders and let it do what it does. However every time I did that I would not show up with the game and the "Data Files" selection in the main launch menu was not highlighted and unable to be click on. I then downloaded the Nexus Mod Manager but every time I clicked on the "Download with Manager" selection it would bring be a dropbox window to select my game. I then chose "Skyrim" and proceeded not long after I received an error window saying the following: Unable to get write permissions for: C:\Program Files (x86)\ The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim When I opened the Nexus Mod Manager as administrator it came up fine and when I added the mods to my queue it applied it to the game normally, or so it said. When I hit "Launch Skyrim" the "Data Files" button is still dark and inoperable and nothing is modded in the game. Can anyone help me out a bit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MShoap13 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 If plugins won't stay activated, or simply fail to work after activating them, first make sure the plugins.txt (and DLClist.txt) files, under the \Skyrim\ folder located at C:\Documents and Settings\(User Name)\Local Settings\Application Data\ on XP or C:\Users\(User Name)\AppData\Local\ on Vista/7 are writable by opening their properties and unchecking the tick mark box for "read only". Then go back into NMM and reactivate them. If they still won't work you may have a UAC issue. If you're on Vista/7, Steam (and therefore Skyrim) is installed in the default (C:\Program Files) location, and you're having problems with replacers or simply mods (plugins) not working at all, even though you've activated them in NMM, or mods refusing to deactivate, even though all of their files have been removed, then you most likely have a UAC problem. It is possible to turn off UAC though it's not recommended for the vast majority of Windows users. To get around UAC without turning it completely off you'll need to move Steam to a location UAC does not affect (C:\Games\ is a commonly used location). This will most likely break any 3rd party utilities such as NMM as it will leave old registry keys behind that point to the location you originally installed Skyrim in. If you come across this issue, you'll have to uninstall Skyrim, clean the old registry keys, reboot, then reinstall Skyrim. I personally recommend using Revo Uninstaller as if you uninstall Skyrim through it, it will automatically scan for and ask if you'd like to delete old registry keys. If you're interested in keeping your old mods, config files, and/or saved games, tips found in Bben's Oblivion Reinstall Procedure work for Skyrim as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuorke95 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 I have Windows 7 and the path in which you instruct me to go does not exist on my computer. Also what is UAC. Could you please explain this to a noob? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juzf Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Im having the same problem as the op Win7 user and I do not have an appdata folder Im playing on a cracked version so Im not going through steam That's another problem altogether. Banned for piracyBben46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MShoap13 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 I'm personally on XP x64, but I've seen that filepath posted more than once for Vista/7. Try \Local\AppData\Skyrim\ instead, but I'm pretty sure it's as I posted it previously. You may have to unhide system folders to be able to see it. Windows UAC Explained. It's known to interfere with mods for everything from Morrowind to Skyrim so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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