Can't edit scripts on Win7

[Yamatohime]

I was able to edit scripts on my now dead laptop with Win8 but somehow I can't edit them on Win7. GECK PU shows no error (well, since script for testing was made of one line "scn testscripttest"). Run under Admin profile. Do I miss something? Maybe I should check some folders?

 

P.S.

I have Steam version of New Vegas.

[M48A5]

Make sure you have not installed anything in "Program Files". The Win 7 UAC will prevent you from making any changes to any file in "Program Files".

 

Make sure the files you want to edit are not "Read Only". It is a PITA to change. I had to disable the UAC and then disable "Read Only" for the entire game folder.

[Yamatohime]

I wanna bash my head... Because I found the most idiotic solution to my problem:

1. Open GECK

2. Create any script and save it

3. Open ESP that I want to add/edit script (no need to save pluging with garbage script)

4. Create/edit script I want

5. Save it

6. Save ESP

 

If step 2 is ommited I can't add/edit scripts!!! What can cause this bug?

 

 

Make sure the files you want to edit are not "Read Only". It is a PITA to change. I had to disable the UAC and then disable "Read Only" for the entire game folder.

Yeah, it was the first thing I did... Removed "Read Only", cause it made me problems previously in Oblivion. Win7 UAC is really troublesome and useless...

[madmongo]

Weird. I have never had that problem. I run FNV and the GECK on a computer that I intentionally downgraded to Windows 7 just because FNV and other legacy programs work so much better on Windows 7 than on Windows 10.

 

I do have FNV installed in my steam directory, which is on a separate drive and so is not anywhere near Program Files.

 

For what it's worth, I am not running on the admin profile, but this account does have admin privileges.