MGE XE problems

[nerofiddler]

I downloaded morrowind and MGE XE, I install MGE XE and I can't launch the gui. I have tried putting it in administrator mode with morrowind, but that does nothing nor does installing outside of program files. Can someone please help?

[Lobo de hielo]

Install MGE XE to the Morrowind directory. If you've never used MGE before, run the Morrowind launcher as admin and set a resolution in the launcher options (to generate Morrowind's first time settings). If you are using HUD mods made for standard MGE, you should deselect them from your load order.

It needs to go in same folder as Morrowind.exe etc.
You must run morrowind, set launcher options, start and exit to create an ini for MGE XE to use.

Have you done those things?

[nerofiddler]

Originally posted by slayor3000:

Install MGE XE to the Morrowind directory. If you've never used MGE before, run the Morrowind launcher as admin and set a resolution in the launcher options (to generate Morrowind's first time settings). If you are using HUD mods made for standard MGE, you should deselect them from your load order.

It needs to go in same folder as Morrowind.exe etc.
You must run morrowind, set launcher options, start and exit to create an ini for MGE XE to use.

Have you done those things?

I will give it a try and get back thanks.

[nerofiddler]

Originally posted by slayor3000:

Install MGE XE to the Morrowind directory. If you've never used MGE before, run the Morrowind launcher as admin and set a resolution in the launcher options (to generate Morrowind's first time settings). If you are using HUD mods made for standard MGE, you should deselect them from your load order.

It needs to go in same folder as Morrowind.exe etc.
You must run morrowind, set launcher options, start and exit to create an ini for MGE XE to use.

Have you done those things?

That didn't work.

[Lobo de hielo]

Just came across this on Reddit, a couple of things you might try.

https://www.reddit.com/r/tes3mods/comments/hk4hlx/mge_xe_gui_isnt_launchingopening/

[nerofiddler]

Originally posted by slayor3000:

Just came across this on Reddit, a couple of things you might try.

https://www.reddit.com/r/tes3mods/comments/hk4hlx/mge_xe_gui_isnt_launchingopening/

what's messed up is that I was able to use this morning, though due to a stupid decision I made had to reinstall windows and ever since have had this issue. I tried what I could the post, but the information about this problem is so obscure for some reason.

[Lobo de hielo]

Did you install all the DX's needed . Link here for a DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35

New install could be missing the older DX9 that is needed. Try the link above, as other games you may wish to play may require them.

[nerofiddler]

Originally posted by slayor3000:

Did you install all the DX's needed . Link here for a DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35

New install could be missing the older DX9 that is needed. Try the link above, as other games you may wish to play may require them.

I already did that. I did notice however that it seemingly is trying to launch but crashes before it can.

[Lobo de hielo]

In that case a few other things come to mind, do not know what OS you are running, but is DEP turned off for morrowind.
Is file/ folder set to read only. Need to be read/ write.
Have you white-listed with anti-virus?

[nerofiddler]

Originally posted by slayor3000:

In that case a few other things come to mind, do not know what OS you are running, but is DEP turned off for morrowind.
Is file/ folder set to read only. Need to be read/ write.
Have you white-listed with anti-virus?

Interesting ideas, what doe DEP mean? And I am using windows 10.

[Lobo de hielo]

You run Win 10, DEP I believe is turned off by default, but it means:

"Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is a set of hardware and software technologies that perform additional checks on memory to help protect against malicious code exploits"
So on WIN 7 it can see MGE XE as "malicious code" and prevent it opening.

[nerofiddler]

Originally posted by slayor3000:

You run Win 10, DEP I believe is turned off by default, but it means:

"Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is a set of hardware and software technologies that perform additional checks on memory to help protect against malicious code exploits"
So on WIN 7 it can see MGE XE as "malicious code" and prevent it opening.

It may be worth mentioning that all I get when I try to launch the gui is blue circle for a few seconds before doing nothing.

[nerofiddler]

Originally posted by nerofiddler7570:

Originally posted by slayor3000:

You run Win 10, DEP I believe is turned off by default, but it means:

"Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is a set of hardware and software technologies that perform additional checks on memory to help protect against malicious code exploits"
So on WIN 7 it can see MGE XE as "malicious code" and prevent it opening.

It may be worth mentioning that all I get when I try to launch the gui is blue circle for a few seconds before doing nothing.

could that mean anything?

[Lobo de hielo]

Back in a minute sounds like an old type of bug I seem to recall.

[nerofiddler]

Originally posted by slayor3000:

Back in a minute sounds like an old type of bug I seem to recall.

alright.

[Lobo de hielo]

Bad internet connection, thought it reminded me of something.
By the way the blue circle is just the loading animation.

Have you checked the MGE XE log? See if it says anything.
Have you tried running it in Administration mode?