Thanks, Anne! I'll do that later today.

Thank you AnneG. Remember that this is Beta Patch and theordinary patch will come along shortly, maybe in this week. But so far, from the websites I've seen, the beta patch hasn't caused any troubles at all.

Thanks Karsten

I haven't had time to play lately so will wait for the non-beta release.

I've been using it since the release and I haven't had any issues at all except for new cells loading tend to hitch a little bit and that never happened at all before. The quest in Windhelm, Blood on the Ice, actually started normally and I got to play that through for the very first time.

I thought Blood on Ice was a glitched quest because for the longest time nothing happened for me. It wasn't until I bought a house in Windhelm that this quest automatically updated itself. If you own a house in Windhelm you will understand why.

I owned the house with my last character but the quest never started. I waited around in the cemetery at all hours but nothing ever happened. I think for some people the quest worked perfectly fine but for a lot of people it would just never initiate.

AnneG -- I waited around the cemetery for a whole night, too, without anything happening. The next night I got bored and wandered over to the nearby market, and it turns out that was where the action was.

The second time through the game I had trouble with 2 quests in Markarth (The house of horrors and The Forsworn conspiracy). They just never started, although I had no trouble the first time I played the game.

Why do some items in chests have red letters? It hasn't affected my game but am just curious.

Red letters mean stolen item

Manx, I didn't know that for the longest timne...

You can take the stuff that is not in red

Manxman,are you sure it means stolen? I've seen red lettered items in other people's chests. some of my own stolen items are in black but say STOLEN at the top right hand.

Looney, you can take stuff if the E key says TAKE, or you can risk taking it if E says STEAL. I've taken red and black lettered items and it makes no difference. Any more opinions?

Yeah, same with me
You can take the red lettered stuff for your own use but you can only sell it to the fences of the Thieves Guild.

I've got a question on companions. Do they level along with you? I had the archer for the longest time, and now I can have a mage from Winterhold come along instead as a companion if I wish. Can you switch between them depending on what you need?

Yes, you can switch companions any time by telling them it is "time to part ways". They are always available later if you want them to join you again.

Yeppers, you can take the Red stuff that says steal, but you can't sell it and if you get caught with it, the gaurds take it, I believe. I'm a chicken...hate to get caught stealing.