So recently I tried reinstalling Oblivion but it won't save. I press the save option and click a spot to save my game but it never saves, only auto saves work. I tried reinstalling and that didn't work. Is there a way to fix this?

Look in the same folder your saved games are kept in, I have Vista and my saves are in C:Users\Bradley\Documents\My Games\Oblivion, There is a file with your configuration settings named Oblivion. Make a copy and then delete this File. The game will create a new one when you restart and choose your graphics options. If this does not fix the issue then reinstall the copy and post your load order.
EDIT this is where you can make changes to your ini settings to disable the borders and take screenshots.

I've already reinstalled it twice and it didn't work.

Are you on a PC or console, and what kind of mods do you have if you are on a PC? I know a console will reach a point where it does not have enough memory to make a new saved game.

PC with no mods

Look at the pinned topic "FAQ-Read This First" I think it may be your answer.

I am having the same problem as well. I've tried the options in the pinned FAQ, but nothing has worked. Tried reloading to a much older save (where I was level 1) a, saved again and nothing. Autosave or quick save doesn't seem to work no matter what I do. Did the player.SetActorFullName trick, then used console to save via save [name] after but alas nothing. Any help would be appreciated.

Edit: Here is my load order

Oblivion.esm
Windfall.esm
Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esm
Mart's Monster Mod.esm
Mart's Monster Mod for OOO.esm
CyrodiilUpgradeResourcePack.esm
CURP_Controller.esm
CM Partners.esm
DLCShiveringIsles.esp
C&C - The Blackwood Company.esp
DLCOrrery.esp
DLCVileLair.esp
Akorithi's Jade Bow.esp
Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esp
OOO-ThiefGuild_Difficult.esp
Mart's Monster Mod for OOO.esp
Mart's Monster Mod - Shivering Isles.esp
Mart's Monster Mod - Additional Enemy NPC Vars.esp
Mart's Monster Mod - Diverse Imperial Armor.esp
Mart's Monster Mod - Gems & Gem Dust.esp
Mart's Monster Mod - Hunting & Crafting.esp
Mart's Monster Mod - Looting NPCs & Creatures.esp
Mart's Monster Mod - Durability & Damage.esp
Mart's Monster Mod for OOO - LessReaversInGates.esp
Mart's Monster Mod - Safer Roads.esp
Mart's Monster Mod for OOO - NoReaversInGates.esp
Mart's Monster Mod - Spawn Rates - Reduced Reduced.esp
Mart's Monster Mod - Safer Quest Locations.esp
Mart's Monster Mod - Dungeons of MMM.esp
Mart's Monster Mod - More Wilderness Life.esp
Mart's Monster Mod - More Passive Wildlife.esp
Mart's Monster Mod - Extra Wounding.esp
Mart's Monster Mod - Friendlier Factions OOO.esp
Mart's Monster Mod - Farm Animals.esp
Mart's Monster Mod - Diverse WaterLife.esp
Mart's Monster Mod - Slof Horses Complete.esp
Mart's Monster Mod - Diverse Runeskulls Loot G&GD.esp
Mart's Monster Mod - Diverse Runeskulls Loot OOO.esp
C&C - The Blackwood Company - OOO.esp
OOO-WaterFish.esp
Armageddon.esp
ImpeREAL City Unique Districts - Talos Plaza.esp
ImpeREAL City Unique Districts - Elven Gardens.esp
ImpeREAL City Unique Districts - Green Emperor Way.esp
ImpeREAL City Unique Districts - Prison.esp
ImpeREAL City Unique Districts - Arena.esp
ImpeREAL City Unique Districts - Waterfront.esp
ImpeREAL City Unique Districts - Temple.esp
ImpeREAL City Unique Districts - The Arcane University.esp
ImpeREAL City Unique Districts - Market.esp
ImpeREAL City Unique Districts - Arboretum.esp
kingdomofAlmar.esp
KvatchRising.esp
Malevolent.esp
Sheogoraths_Accords_of_Madness.esp
SunderedKeep.esp
TheElderCouncil.esp
TheElderCouncil_TempleOfTheOne.esp
TEC_4ERA_Dialog_Filter.esp
Windfall.esp
za_bankmod.esp
DLCFrostcrag.esp
TOTF.esp
TOTF Delayer.esp
The Lost Spires.esp
Blood&Mud.esp
Origin of the Mages Guild.esp
TheNecromancer.esp
HeartOftheDead.esp
CUO_Bruma.esp
CUO_Chorrol.esp
CUO_Leyawiin.esp
Castle_Almgard-V2.esp
bgBalancingEVCore.esp
bgMagicEV.esp
bgMagicEVPaperChase.esp
bgBalancingEVOptionalFangs.esp
bgBalancingEVOptionalMoreEyes.esp
bgIntegrationEV.esp
bgMagicLightningbolt.esp
VHBloodlines 1.2.esp
P1DkeyChain.esp

Check the folder properties, is make sure it isn't set to read only.

It the folder Saves was set to read only, I have unchecked it. Loaded the game, and my most recent save, did a overwriting save, but again, the save is not registering. I will try to delete the configuration files within the My games/Oblivion folder with the Saves folder not set to read only and post my results.

Edit: Hmm, seems everytime I untick the "Read Only" box then click Apply, then open it back up via properites, Read only is checked again. Anyway I can fix this?

Edit2: After deleting the configuration files in My Games/Oblivion and loading the game, trying to save the game again, same problem, the save is not registering. Still having the issue of the Saves folder overriding my changes to Read Only even after applying as Administrator (Windows 7 64-bit)

Is it a black check, or kinda grey? I know windows uses that setting for some other stuff as well......

Open notepad, type a few words, then try and save it to your Saves folder.... See what happens.

It is a kinda grey check mark.
A notepad file saved just fine within the Saves folder.

Ok, gray is good, and you can save.... how many save files in the folder?

There are currently only 5 saves. Not including autosave.bak

That's just odd......

Did you by any chance hit the Tab key when naming your character?

Try opening the console, and typing in:

player.SetActorFullName XXX

replace XXX with whatever you want your characters name to be.

It that doesn't help......

Does your game crash on exit?

As a last resort, try a thorough uninstall/reinstall..... Run the oblivion uninstaller, when it is done, delete the folders in my games, and the installation folder. Empty recycle bin, reboot, reinstall.

You can back up your saves first if ya like.

As stated previously, I have tried to do the player.SetActorFullName trick before, and then saving via console, to no effects. Just trying to resolve the issue without having to reinstall, but it seems like that may be my only option.

Well, you can write to the folder, so, it has to be a game issue...... Are you patched up to 1.2.0416? That is about the only other thing I can think of.

Yup, all patches are up to date as I use OBSE 19, which require all official patches.

So much for that thought......

I did a bunch of poking around in various places, and the most common problem seems to be the tab in the character name. But, you already tried the fix for that, and even consoling a save doesn't work..... the only other solution I saw (if you really wanna call it that...) was a guy loaded/exited the games a bunch of times (no specified number...) and it just started working again.

If you run vista, or win7, you could try turning off UAC for your oblivion install folder, see if that makes any difference......

Gotten any windows updates lately?

Nope, no windows updates. I'll go ahead and try turning off the UAC. I'll do a completely clean install and report back here if it worked or not.

When you reinstall, (if it comes to that.) put the game someplace like C:\Games\Oblivion. Don't put it in the Program Files directory. (the default location.)

So, I've done a totally fresh install and placed my save files back in the My Games/Oblivion/Saves folder, loaded up my save and I'm still having the same issue from before. Oblivion simply isn't saving my files. Arg

I had to create the folder Saves within that directory, saves appeared just fine.

Now I am having an issue I had over at in another topic, and the reason why I did a fresh install.
When I try to save my game, Oblivion simply doesn't accept it. I've done the console trick doing player.SetActorFullName [blah blah] as I've heard that might help, but to no effect.
I have also tried manually saving the game via console [save (file name)] It says saved, but a new one is not created. Anyone know how to resolve this? It has been pretty frusterating, especially after a fresh install.

What Hey You meant was place the game Oblivion into a new folder on your hard drive, never place a game you can add content to in C:\Program Files. After you click on yes to accept the EULA, you get a new screen where you can choose the path the installer uses to place Oblivion.
The default is C:\Program Files\Bethesda Softworks\Oblivion.
You can change this to C:\Games\Oblivion.
Using this method avoids UAC, and makes finding your indiividual games easier.

Try starting a new game, and see if the problem persists.

I have tried that as well, with no change.