Couldn't find TESV.exe

[TeutonicTitwillo]

I know this has been done before, but the old answers don't help.

 

A week ago SKSE was working fine. I was running SKY UI and Better Map with Roads-All Roads. Then Do to some system issues, I had to uninstall steam and all my steam games. When I redownloaded and tried to run SKSE, I got the "couldn't find TESV.exe" message.

 

So I decided to start all over again with SKSE as well. I wiped it off the system and downloaded fresh. I followed the installation instructions to the letter as given in the official SKSE installation video on youtube. (link below) this is the exact same setup that I used a week ago with no problems.

 

 

YES, SKSE loader is in the main folder and not the data folder. I've attached a picture of my Skyrim folder

 

Thanks for any help you can offer.

Edited August 22, 2012 by TeutonicTitwillo

[bben46]

One of the really dumb thing that Microsoft does in windows is a setting that hides the file extensions for known file types - one of those known file type extensions that it doesn't show is the .exe extension.The Skyrim.exe is actually named TesV.exe - which is shown in your list as just TesV.

 

If you want those extension to be visible when you look at lists of files

click on 'start'

select 'Control panel' from the right panel

in the upper right corner of the control panel page - select View by: then select large icons to see all of the categories

select Folder Options

Click the View tab

Scroll down to find 'Hide Extensions for Known File Types' - uncheck that

Click apply, then OK

This will not only enable you to see any .exe, but it also shows the .ini files and several other types of extensions.

 

There are quite a few other options that you can either enable or disable in that Folder Options section. :thumbsup:

[kevkiev]

One of the really dumb thing that Microsoft does in windows is a setting that hides the file extensions for known file types - one of those known file type extensions that it doesn't show is the .exe extension.The Skyrim.exe is actually named TesV.exe - which is shown in your list as just TesV.

 

If you want those extension to be visible when you look at lists of files

click on 'start'

select 'Control panel' from the right panel

in the upper right corner of the control panel page - select View by: then select large icons to see all of the categories

select Folder Options

Click the View tab

Scroll down to find 'Hide Extensions for Known File Types' - uncheck that

Click apply, then OK

This will not only enable you to see any .exe, but it also shows the .ini files and several other types of extensions.

 

There are quite a few other options that you can either enable or disable in that Folder Options section. :thumbsup:

 

Awesome! I'd always wondered about that but have been too lazy to look into it. Thanks!!

[TeutonicTitwillo]

So I did that and I'm now displaying the extensions, but I still get the "Couldn't find TESV.exe" error message when i try to load SKSE. The loader is in the same folder as TESV.exe, so I don't understand.

[MrSkullFace123]

if you did what bben46 did and it still doesn't work then...

1:Where is your sske loader? I put a shortcut on my desktop and I put it back in the folder it worked again!!! :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:

[bben46]

This is nearly a year old - I hope he has figured it out by now. :P

 

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