So I reinstalled Morrowind awhile ago on my computer (I have Vista) and everything was fine until I decided to install Bloodmoon as well. I immediately ran into the Snow flake mesh problem that you folks have already solved but I totally screwed the pooch and decided to try and deal with the problem on my own... As I am extremely inexperienced when it comes to fixing problems of any kind on my computer, I shouldnt have tried...

So what I did was to first look through the Construction Set first(A fools errand) and then I just plain decided to uninstall Morrowind and Bloodmoon and then re-install to see if that fixed things... But when I tried to uninstall it the computer told me I didnt have a specific file that I needed to uninstall it. So I just completely deleted the Morrowind folder...

Then I re-installed Morrowind no problem... And, after making sure it worked by itself, I installed Bloodmoon again only to encounter the Mesh problem again... So I completely deleted the Morrowind file again...

Now when I try to reinstall Morrowind I run into an error while its installing.

The box is labeled "Component Error Transfer" and reports

Component: Music
File group: Music
File: E:\data2.cab
Error: Data error (cyclic redundancy check)

I now do what I should have done and ask the professionals:
What do I do to fix this?

Read the http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/781497-vistawindows-7-problems/ to solve your Snowflake errors.

Cycle Redundancy errors are usually from a damaged disc. make sure it is clean and free from scratches.
Be sure to close all other programs while installing, including turning off your Anti-virus. (turn it back on when done installing)

First you need to fix the Windows registry just to get rid of Morrowind registry keys of your PC.
Just grab the http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/registry-cleaner/download/ for an installation and wipe out any registry entries of Morrowind GOTY. :user:

If you need to *uninstall* any expansions/mods of Morrowind remember to http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/106063-morrowind-mods-faq/ the esm/esp in the "Data Files" option of the Morrowind Launcher. Just double click it to uncheck and use the 'OK' button.

I thank you both for replying, and thankfully what Pluto suggested was what solved my problems... It had been a loooong time since I had cleaned off that CD and after I got it re-installed, as well as copy pasting the Bloodmoon stuff everything has been just fine... Well except for one thing thats only minor... When Im on Solsthiem I run into a error that reads Textures\Tx_Sky_Blizzard.tga is not functioning. Continue Running Executable? If I hit no, Morrowind closes but if I hit yes, It continues running jut fine until the warning pops up again... All in all its not more than a passing annoyance, but if somebody knows how to fix it thatd be nice.

I had this before on Vista. I wrote something about it in some other threads... Here we go.

Hey,

I finally did find the solution by checking both inis in Windows Vista. Vista actually has a little secret folder called "compatibilities folder" where it likes to stash most recent saves and, of all things, an extra morrowind ini. That happens to be the primary ini for the game. I opened it up and realized it was missing things from the other ini you normally see in your data files, like the blizzard and snow weather. So I had to copy and paste them in, and it works fine. I'll make you a mini guide:


Step 1: Go to my computer, C drive, program files x86, Bethseda, Morrowind, and click "Morrowind" configuration settings (it should come up in notepad). This is the ini you'll be copying from if you installed Bloodmoon.

Step 2: Minimize the first ini. If you look at the organize bar on the my computer/morrowind screen, you'll notice a folder that says "combatability files". Click it, and you'll see a very different layout. This is also where all those recent saves you can't always find on the normal screen are, if you ever need to delete some. Anyway, you'll want to click this one's morrowind configuration settings (ini). It should also open up in a new notepad.

Step 3: Okay, minimize the my computer screen and bring up the first morrowind ini, moving the borders of the application so you can put up the other ini side by side (the reason I say you should open the first one up first is so that you don't get confused). Click one of the notepads and press control+f and put in (weather snow) without parenthesis (it should be under an archives line). One of them will not have that, so, using the same search method (control f), find it in the other ini and copy and paste. Do the same with (weather blizzard). In addition, if you are missing the archives line as well, you can add that in as well (as Bloodmoon has updates Tribunal doesn't). Here's the order if you want to make sure it loads in the right order:

[Archives]
Archive 0=Tribunal.bsa
Archive 1=Bloodmoon.bsa

This isn't really necessary as far as I can tell, but if you load a lot of mods, some of them will conflict if not loaded in a certain order. Likely you won't need it, but I did just in case.


Go ahead and load up a Bloodmoon save and see if you have anymore problems.

Good luck,

Silver Dreamer