There are a few programs I normally like to run that don't seem to start on my new laptop, which has Windows 7 64 bit as its OS. The programs specifically are BSAReg, BSA Browser, and TES DEpenddency Toolkit. When I try to run them, nothing happens. How can I make them run again?

I'm not overly familiar with the various compatibility modes in Windows 7, but if you don't get a better or easier solution before too long, you should consider getting Microsoft Virtual PC and running the programs in XP mode. So long as your version of Windows 7 is one of the supported variants (I think all are except the "home" version) you can download it for free, and the XP client which it emulates is the 32 bit version regardless of whether you're running the 32 bit or 64 bit host program, so it should allow you to run all the programs you're used to running.

I have a laptop running 64 bit Windows 7. What I have found to work is to install all game-related programs to the root directory. For instance: C:\Games\Bethesda or C:\Games\Utilities The two Program Files Directories do not allow you the permissions you need to run any program which must write to files in those directories. This is why you might see newer games' save files in a completely different directory.

In addition, you'll want to change the attributes of all folders and subfolders you install these programs to. In the example above, you would right click on the Games directory, select 'Properties', and then clear the shaded check box next to 'Read Only'. Click 'Apply' and in the pop up message box, select 'Apply changes to this folder, subfolders, and files' and click 'OK'. NOTE: if you go back and right click on that directory again, it will still have a pink box next to 'Read Only', but the changes have been made.

After this, you'll want to go through and right click on every .exe file in this directory. Select 'Properties' and then click on the 'Compatibility' tab. Then check 'Run this program in compatibility mode for:' and select XP SP3 from the pull down window. Also check the 'Run this program as administrator' box. I did this with Morrowind.exe, MGEgui.exe, python.exe, mlox.exe, BSAReg.exe, GHFCensus.exe, etc.

Some people have reported they get satisfaction simply by disabling UAC and/or DEP, but these are security 'features' and from what I have read, turning them off really does no more good than simply installing to a directory that is NOT a system folder.

Yes this is all a pain in the rear and different people say they don't have to do all these steps. Windows is like that. However, short of running a Virtual Machine or a dual boot, which will likely ruin the recovery partition on your laptop, follow the steps above. This is my setup and it works.

I know this doesn't help much, but I use 64-bit W7, and I use BSAReg and BSA Browser without issues and without running in compatibility mode. :shrug: Oh, and very happy to see you back in the world of Morrowind. :wavey:

Well, after all this time continuing to scratch my head, I figured out the problem... I'd forgotten to download and install Java.

Derp. There's some serious PEBKAC for you, eh?

Hehe... error code ID-10-T :flamed:

Hehe, you know, in the military, the ID.10.T form is the first one we tell new recruits to fill out, mostly just to see what we're working with.