Installing Mods for Oblivion

Hi everyone. I was in the mood to play Oblivion again, and I have it installed and it works. (Using my HP laptop from 2015-specs below) But when I try to install mods for it, I get a message that I need to have administrative privileges to run the mod installation. As far as I know I am the administrator on this computer (I'm the only person who uses it) and so I'm not sure what to do next.

I would love to have your help you guys!

Thanks SO much!
Tracy


Specs:

System Information
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Time of this report: 6/3/2016, 19:18:02
Machine name: TRACYSLAPTOP
Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build 10586) (10586.th2_release_sec.160422-1850)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: HP Pavilion Notebook
BIOS: F.03
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5500U CPU @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Memory: 6144MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 6066MB RAM
Page File: 3736MB used, 3290MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: 12
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
Miracast: Available, with HDCP
Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Not Supported
DxDiag Version: 10.00.10586.0000 64bit Unicode

Have you tried right-clicking the installation file and then clicking on "run as administrator?"

Hi Marian. Thanks so much for replying. Well, lol, I feel silly saying this but I'm not sure how to do that as far as what to click on. For example, when I download a mod from nexus, it goes through WinZip and I tell it where to unzip it to. It's:
c:programfiles(86)\BethesdaSoftworks\Oblivion\Data

When I get to that part, that's when I get the error, and I'm not sure where to click to run as an administrator.

Thanks for your help--I need it! lol

Tracy

I Googled and found this
https://wiki.nexusmods.com/index.php/How_to_install_Oblivion_mods

For manual installation it says...

You seem to be up to the "Activate" part, though your Oblivion folder is in
a subfolder of C:\Program Files (x86).

It looks like you need a "preferred launcher" to "activate" the mod. Maybe the "NMM" from
http://www.nexusmods.com/games/mods/modmanager
that they mention.

They also say

Thanks so much, Marian. I'm going to work on this tonight and hopefully get things installed. : )

Tracy

Good luck. I made a small contribution here, Jenny a large one.

Here's a video tutorial on using NMM for Oblivion mods
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n_8ekHSrG0

Pardon my ignorance, fellow Boomers,
What the heck is a "MOD"?
Sandy
BTW: Where can I buy\download this game?


never mind, folks. Looking through a walkthrough of this game, I think that it's "over my head", just too much action for me. LOL

Just to answer the first question, I assume Mod stands for Modification. A big or small program that does something in the game. It can be something that changes how the clothes work, or extra quests for example. Others will correct me if this is not right.

Hi everyone. I still can't get mods to install, darn it. : (

btw---mods are modifications to the game, like new houses, quests for the character, new clothing, etc. They make games so fun, especially older ones!

PS If anyone has any other ideas about getting mods installed, I'd love to hear from you! I have a feeling I'm going to have to get an older computer with an older operating system in order to get this to work. Not sure if it's my laptop or Windows 10, but it's just not happening.
: (

Thanks so much for all of your help though, you guys are patient and terrific,
Tracy

Tracy, if you describe the problem you are having, maybe someone here could help you further. Is it exactly the same problem you were having before?

I doubt that Windows 10 is the obstacle, although I could be wrong.

It would help to know which mods you're trying to install and where you got them. Maybe there is something in particular you have to do to install those particular mods.

Also are you using the original disc version of Oblivion or a download version? A download version of Oblivion might require being modded using a different program than the disc version.

Hi again everyone. I was able to get mods installed tonight in Oblivion! Yay! I'm so grateful for your help and I may be back, but for now I'm thrilled to say that I have all of the Oblivion and Shivering Isles mods I've been wanting to install! : )

Tracy, happy dancing : )

Good news, Tracy.

Have fun gaming, Tracy!