Some mods I use don't seem to work anymore

[bumbayker]

Hi. I seem to be experiencing problems with some mods I use and they don't function anymore when I install them to my Skyrim data folder. They use to work but they occasionally stop working for some unknown reason. I'd n9rnally re-install them with NMM to get it to work again but now none of them work no matter what I do. I've tried manually installing them and even completely re-installing the game and removing all the mods I used but to no avail. AFAIK I'm not using any mods that are conflicting with the mods I'm having trouble with.

 

The following are the mods that I can't seem to work anymore:

Lost Arts of the Blacksmith by Impulseve

Craftable Circlets by Monochrome Wench

Arrowsmith Reupload by Samutz

Collector's Edition Breezehome and Honeyside by Shawk

All Body Mods compatible Female Mannequin by Koryushin

Weapons and Armors Fixes by Headbomb

 

There may be others that I haven't noticed since i use many mods but the ones above the most apparent. The last thing I remember doing before it happened was installing Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 to get the NPC Editor to work. I tried untinstalling it and even ran a system restore to a few days back but still those mods won't work. I hope someone can shed some light to why they're not working anymore and maybe help me fix it. Thanks very much in advance if anyone would assist me on this.

Edited February 2, 2012 by bumbayker

[MShoap13]

Sounds like UAC:

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.

[bumbayker]

Thanks a lot MShoap13. I checked the plugins.txt and DLClist.txt files and they were already writable. I don't understand how it's a UAC issue when my profile is the main administrator. Since I use Windows XP I won't be able to use the other procedure you advised. I'll try uninstalling and re-installing Steam to another location and hopefully it works.

[MShoap13]

UAC isn't implemented on Windows XP so it's not a UAC issue and moving your installation probably won't help.

 

Are you using the default Data Files section of the launcher to manage your plugins? If so, grab NMM and forget about the Data Files section of the Launcher.