Oblivion Goty wont launch

Post » Mon Jul 25, 2011 8:07 pm

My Oblivion GOTY on steam wont launch past the splash screen, it just tells me it stopped working. I have no problems with my non steam version. I have no mods installed. Running windows 7 32 bit, 6 gig ram (unoptimized as its still 32 i'm to lazy to go to 64) intel core duo radeon hd 4670
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Lily Something
 
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Post » Mon Jul 25, 2011 6:06 am

My Oblivion GOTY on steam wont launch past the splash screen, it just tells me it stopped working. I have no problems with my non steam version. I have no mods installed. Running windows 7 32 bit, 6 gig ram (unoptimized as its still 32 i'm to lazy to go to 64) intel core duo radeon hd 4670


Is Steam installed in the Program Files directory?
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Robert DeLarosa
 
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Post » Mon Jul 25, 2011 7:18 am

Is Steam installed in the Program Files directory?


Yes, but I recently reinstalled it to my X drive for more space, Oblv was installed on that drive and has been defraged and and verified
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john palmer
 
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Post » Mon Jul 25, 2011 2:08 pm

Its kinda starting to make me angry :P
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Darian Ennels
 
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Post » Mon Jul 25, 2011 5:08 am

Did you try deleting the Oblivion.ini file located in My documents>My Games>Oblivion? Or just renaming it?
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Chris BEvan
 
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Post » Mon Jul 25, 2011 1:12 pm

Did you try deleting the Oblivion.ini file located in My documents>My Games>Oblivion? Or just renaming it?


Doesn't actually exist as this drive only has program files right now and since it wont launch it wont make those folders
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Maria Garcia
 
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Post » Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:55 am

Looks like deleting that folder fixed it, thank you very much :P any mods you recommend for a fresh install?
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Shiarra Curtis
 
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Post » Mon Jul 25, 2011 5:26 am

Looks like deleting that folder fixed it, thank you very much :P any mods you recommend for a fresh install?

Eh it depends. I have just been using OOO, MMM, and Fran's in my latest build. Thats more of a question for the mod forum though.
Also, glad to hear it worked out.
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