Game Crashing On Start-Up

[Salaber]

Hello good people of the Nexus Forums,

 

I seem to be having a problem that I am trying to figure out. About a year ago I used to play Oblivion and modded it and stuff but then I stopped and completely removed all traces of the game, mods and all. But now I try to install Oblivion and it installs fine and patches perfectly, but when I run the game it goes to load up then turns black and tells me the game has be shut down because of an error.

 

This is everything in my comp and I will put next to it if its new since I used to play:

 

-Foxconn Destroyer Motherboard (New motherboard)

-NVIDIA 7950 GX2 Graphics Card

-AMD Dual Core 6000+ Processor (New processor)

-4 2 Gigabyte DDR2 Ram Chips

-Vista 64xBit Ultimate Edition (Nope, I forgot, I was running it on this but I must say a relative is using the same thing and works fine. Just installed it and thats it, nothing else.)

 

That should be all that is needed if I am correct.

 

Please someone help me, I am getting bored of Fallout 3 and want to play Oblivion. Its really aggravating me.

 

Thank you very much I will wait for a response,

Salaber

[bben46]

Try this first

 

Quoted from the Oblivion Mods FAQ WIKI

 

Vista UAC Problems

 

Please note that Microsoft's new operating system (Vista), makes some security related changes that affect the use of the TES Construction Set. Specifically, any file that is located under the "C:\Program Files" directory is protected from being changed. If you have installed your Elder Scrolls game into the default directory, it will be affected by these security changes. The following is a list of how this affects the construction set and .ESP files:

 

[snip - parts relating only to Construction set]

 

[edit] Solutions to the Vista Problems

 

Alternate Install Directory (preferred method)

If you install your Elder Scrolls game into any directory OTHER than the default, none of these problems occur. Thus, you can bypass the Vista security issues by installing the game onto another hard drive or into a new directory that is not located withing the "Program Files" root directory (such as "C:\Games").

 

Run as Admin (Has to be done each time)

Another way to fix it is to right-click the ".exe" file and click properties, then check "Run as administrator". Then click OK. Do this for both the "oblivion.exe" and "TESConstructionSet.exe", and any programs you are using that copies files to protected directories (such as WinRAR, 7z, or WinZip).

 

Disable UAC

Windows Vista users who are fairly confident in the security of their computers might also consider disabling UAC altogether. This will allow all programs writing privileges to the Program Files directory. Although this obviously creates a state of decreased security for your PC, it is a very helpful one-size-fits-all solution to a number of compatibility issues with the Vista OS.

 

Of these, solution #1 is STRONGLY PREFERRED. Solutions 2 and 3 (running as admin and disabling UAC) remove important safety features of the OS. In constrast, installing Oblivion elsewhere resolves the problems with Oblivion without reducing your overall security.

Wiki entry on installing Oblivion in Vista: http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/Windows_Vista

 

If you can't, or just don't want to reinstall Oblivion, try this.

 

Vista users may have to disable a security function known as UAC. If you have downloaded and installed, and the mod is appearing in your Data Files List, but not in your game check to see if UAC is turned on. If so. Look here for instructions on how to turn it off. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vis...-windows-vista/

 

Note that unless you opt to reinstall the game in a different location (option 1) when you start trying to make your own mods using the construction set, you will run into these problems again.

[Salaber]

Ok, sorry to say, but that did not help at all. I forgot to mention that it is installed in this directory C:/Games/Bethesda Softworks/Oblivion/Oblivion

 

 

Also I tried doing the "Run As Administrator" and that did nothing. Also I do not even have the TES Construction Kit downloaded. So if anyone else has another solution to help my problem please do post.

[Salaber]

Ok! I got it working! I had some bad drivers and the game wasn't working right, my entire windows has been acting up lately, after a quick format and re-installation everything is top notch again! Thank you for any help even if it didn't really work.