Thanks AnneG. Yes I unzipped the file. LOL, have no idea how to save it to the desktop like you said or how to get the other file up at the same time to drag and drop. Maybe this is just out of my league.

Andrea, open your SKSE (the script extender) with WinRar or whatever unzip program you use and here's the place to put them when are told to extract the SKSE folder:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\skyrim
Don't open that SKSE folder when you extract it to this directory. It should put it's pieces in all the right places when it's moved into the directory.
Don't give up. Once you get the hang of it, it's not so bad. I wish I could sit next to you and show you how to do it, but maybe these directions will help a bit more.

Just redownload it again from silverlock. When you double it to bring it up, you'll see a button on top that says Extract To. On the box that comes up, you'll see a list on the right hand side. At the top of the list, it should say Desktop. Left click on that to highlight it and then press OK. That's it, it'll immediately unpack everything to your desktop.

Then you're going to go to your Start button on the bottom left corner of your desktop and go to Computer, then double click on where it says OS(C:), then double click Program Files(x86), then double click Steam, then steamapps, then common, then skyrim. That is the folder you want to drag and drop all the Script Extender files to. When you have that folder up, you can take your cursor and put it on the top part of the window. If you left click it and hold the mouse button down, you can drag the window around so it's out of the way of the files you need to drag and drop.

Hope this helps.

Looney---LOL! I guess you're right. Maybe he wants me to bring home the bacon and then he can fry it up in a pan.

btw---I was playing again tonight and realized that what I really need is a dating mod. Then I can hang out with the guys I like before settling down with them for life! (Imagine that! LOL) Maybe some wonderful modder will help us out w/ this.....I know that I have some ideas of my own but writing is my forte, not graphics so maybe I could whip up a scenario and have a modder do the graphics part.

Tracy, who seriously needs to get a life outside of Skyrim!

Debra, I wish you could too. I did what you instructed, I think. When I go into the game, I am still getting the SKSE error message. Am I supposed to start the game elsewhere? Cant find any loader with dot exe file. I find files that say loader, but no .exe.
I could call you or you could call me. Let me know. Thanks!
Andrea

Here, Andrea, I took a screenshot for you. This is the folder that your Script Extender files should be in and I've highlighted the launcher for you. skse_loader, that's what you need to use to start the game with so that Script Extender will run in the background.

http://sheercheek.net/pics/skselauncher.jpg

Great screenshot AnneG!! Did that get you up and running Andrea? Gosh, I hope so. I know you're tired of messing with this thing.

Anne G--could you point me in the direction of how to take a screenshot? (maybe a link to a Skyrim site that has good instructions?)

Thanks so much!
Tracy

Skyrim screenshots, eh? Steam has its own screenshot capability when you play any game through there. Just hit F12 and it'll automatically take a screenshot and put it in your screenshot library. After you exit the game, your Screenshot Library window usually pops up automatically with whatever shots you took while you were playing.

I would like to send you a screenshot of what I have so you can see what I'm doing wrong. When I try to launch I get an error message that it can't find TESV (or something). I can't figure out how to do what you did.
Andrea

Thanks Anne G!

Well, I'm not going to let it spoil my fun. Just going to ignore the error messages and enjoy the game. I blame the programmers who had a great idea but didn't follow through. They should have made sure that using the mod was easy and complete for anyone to use. (grumble, grumble) Sorry for my bad mood, and thanks to AnneG and Debra for doing your best to help. I have always had problems with issues like this one, because I have never learned how files in the computer work and how to move and change them.
Everyone!
Andrea

Andrea, I think the little people who live inside your computer must be on Spring Break

I can't do that stuff either...thank God I have in house tech support.

I wish I could make a video for you, Andrea. That would probably be a lot easier to follow. Unfortunately, I've got no idea how to do that.

I think I've finished Skyrim. I logged just over 300 hours. I finished every quest that I generated except for a few that had glitches and my logbook didn't update properly. I explored every location that I hadn't visited.

I never did get back into the Embassy. I tried the cave entrance approach but I could never get up on that ledge that would have allowed me access to the back door. At least now I know that next time I will clean out the embassy when I'm in it the first time.

Now, is there life after Skyrim? BTW, hagatha, congratulations on your retirement.