Long launch delay with TESV and CK

[Arodicus]

For some reason its taking upward of 10 minutes to launch both Skyrim and the Creation Kit. No other Steam games are affected, just these two. In Skyrim, I'm simply stuck on the desktop the whole time, then suddenly get a high CPU warning from Norton and then it appears ( cpu running under 10% prior to launch) and in the CK the window opens immeidately but then its stuck on Initializing Archive for 15 minutes before it actually runs.

 

The problem appears to have started when I updated the nVidia drivers, but I have since rolled back. I also reinstalled the CK... no difference. The game and CK run just fine when they finally DO launch, but its making mod development difficult.

 

Any suggestions for things to try? Already "Verified" both apps, reinstalled CK (not Skyrim yet) and erased my ClientRegistry. I really dont want to reinstall Skyrim, let alone format the whole drive, but its starting to look that way.

[Dan3345]

I would say your only option is to uninstall skyrim and then clean your registry before reinstalling.

 

What mods are you running? I doubt its relevant since the CK is being affected too.. Does it take the CK a long time to load when you first launch it, or does it take a long time after you have selected some mods to load and work on?

[Arodicus]

It's a long time just to launch the thing.

 

Honestly I think my whole system is dying... I'm getting BSODs all the time. I ruled out the HD and I think the RAM is stable: the issue is either the Mommaboard or the video card which I just realized is an ASUS POS.

 

So $300 later I have a fast second HD for backup, and a new 650ti vid. Hopefully that and a format will fix the issue.

 

 

... and caught myself just moments before opening the 650ti -- its a piece of crap! Buying a 660 tomorrow!

Edited December 13, 2012 by Arodicus