Yesterday I started reading into modding and installing mods but I kinda got stuck.
I tried to make a new race (ooo, you can make a custom race.... goody....), got to the point I could actually play it but had no graphics to go with it (go figure :lmao: ). I just couldn't figure out how to set the base-model graphics but whatever... I was in waaaayyyyy over my head. Deleted everything I did, un-installed the game and re-installed it because I wanted to start over with a clean sheat. (I have bought the game so could do that again if things go pear-shaped)

Anyway; the first I learned I should do is make a back-up of the original morrowind.ini file but I couldn't find that file anywhere. I figured it should be in the programfile folder but couldn't see it. Am I barking up the wrong tree and should I bee looking for the morrowind.bsa or morrowind.esm file? Forgive me if it's a really dumb question but I am entirely new at this modding and have no idea what I'm doing but I learn really fast.

I also decided it might be wise just to play with some mods someone else made so I can first figure out how to implement them.
Which are fairly straightforward and an immediate improvement over the original game? I already have the TR and BM expansions so that's no restriction.

Thanks for any help you can offer.

It is in your Morrowind folder C:\Program Files\Bethesda Softworks\Morrowind

If I were you I would install a fresh copy of the game. Compress it into a zipped folder, then you don't have to keep installing the game. You can also re-name the morrowind folder and have a separate directory called whatever you like just for testing out mods you download. Its very handy for having a quick look to see weither something is to your taste, and if it isn't to your taste you don't use it in your game folder

Yacoby has backups of the GoTY INI http://yacoby.silgrad.com/MW/Tuts/IniTut/IniPopup/StockGOTYini.htm.

Pluto's http://www.gamesas.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=1060141&hl= thread is a good place to start.