oblivion won't launch

[xat.com/flirt]

i installed and re-installed still, but whenever i press play on the launcher it just launches the launcher again and doesn't launch the game.

[ManualMakron]

Go to your steam folder>steamapps>common>oblivion>oblivion.exe Try it and see if it launches the game.

[xat.com/flirt]

Originally posted by Marko♣™:

Go to your steam folder>steamapps>common>oblivion>oblivion.exe Try it and see if it launches the game.

i did that. the application itself just launches the oblivion launcher and when i press play on the launcher it continues to launch the launcher again.

[ManualMakron]

Originally posted by CokeVoAYCE:

Originally posted by Marko♣™:

Go to your steam folder>steamapps>common>oblivion>oblivion.exe Try it and see if it launches the game.

i did that. the application itself just launches the oblivion launcher and when i press play on the launcher it continues to launch the launcher again.

Ok, I'm just confused here right now. Try downloading the offical patch. If you have a GOTY version of the game, make sure you download the Shivering Isles patch only. Why would the exe of the game itself force the launcher..

[xat.com/flirt]

Originally posted by Marko♣™:

Originally posted by CokeVoAYCE:

i did that. the application itself just launches the oblivion launcher and when i press play on the launcher it continues to launch the launcher again.

Ok, I'm just confused here right now. Try downloading the offical patch. If you have a GOTY version of the game, make sure you download the Shivering Isles patch only. Why would the exe of the game itself force the launcher..

i'm not sure what the issue was, but i restarted my computer and it's working now.

[Z Ro DMG]

Originally posted by #Bernie2016 - Coke:

i installed and re-installed still, but whenever i press play on the launcher it just launches the launcher again and doesn't launch the game.

Its been a while since this discussion was visited but I tried to find the most recent one online on the matter of oblivion not starting up for people. I bought the game a long time ago and never was able to get it to work but today I set the resolution from the default 1024X768 to 1600X1200. So yea try it, the first minimenu you get has options on it no going into the matrix to play the damn thing. Hope this helps!

[r1ch8rd]

Problem
Oblivion crashes on startup, I don't even get to the main menu.

Cause 1
Other programs disrupting disk operation, or you have old save games and settings in the (My Documents/My Games/Oblivion).

Solution
Disable them. Most likely you'll have to switch off your antivirus (if it scans all files you access), Google Desktop (same), possibly any P2P apps running in the background (they are rather disk-intense and memory-heavy) and anything that could pop up a message from system tray during the game (email notifiers, instant messengers, automatic updaters). This is the recommended minimum, but for optimal performance and stability turn off everything that is not essential to the system operation, freeing up resources for the game. You can safely switch this all back on after you finished playing. Note the firewall apps shouldn't affect the game stability (theoretically...) so feel free to leave them on, or if you feel unsafe, disable the network connection together with the firewall for time of playing.

Second Solution
Move all files in (My Documents/My Games/Oblivion) to a different location. Start the game and see if it works. If it does then you may copy back the "Save" folder back in.

Cause 2
Mods selected without having the correct master files

Solution
Check through all mods and ensure they have the required master files present and clicked on.

Cause 3
DirectX is missing newer d3dx9 revision files.

Solution
Download and install the newest DirectX End-User Runtime.

Cause 4
Installing a mod in the wrong folder, i.e placing a "textures" or "meshes" folder with files in them, in the root folder instead of in the data folder.

Solution
Remove/move mods that are out of place. Almost all mods should go to the data folder, unless otherwise specified.

Cause 5
You have multiple monitors.

Solution
Disable all monitors except your primary display. If you have an Nvidia graphics card, right click on an empty space on the desktop, and select "Nvidia Control Panel". Under the display tab in the sidebar there will be a line that says "Set up multiple displays". Disable all monitors except your primary display. If you have an AMD/ATI graphics card, go to "AMD Catalyst Control Center" and select "Display Management". Disable all monitors except for your primary display.

Alternative Solution
Set the video settings to ultra-high and select the native resolution corresponding to your primary monitor before starting the game. (Does not require you to disable your secondary monitor)

Cause 6
Switched to monitor with different resolution.

Solution
The easiest way to fix this without deleting your oblivion.ini file (by doing would delete any good changes you've made) is to go into the My Documents/My Games/Oblivion/oblivion.ini find iSize W= and iSize H= and change the values to the correct ones. So if you have a screen which uses 1440x900 you would make the following changes: iSize W=1440 iSize H=900 then save changes.

[TwiggyBeing]

for me it won't launch because it is missing the file: d3dx9_27.dll

I have uninstalled, and reinsalled it, though it doesn't fix the problem

[cheshirm]

try installing this with admin permission:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109

[Isildur]

In the game launcher do not max out the qualitty on ultra high but just high. This should help, once inside the game you can max out everything. Hope this help.