Help please

papajosh_91 · Post by **papajosh_91** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 9:33 pm

hey chus cousin here. i recently bought oblivion for pc. i installed it but when i go to run it says oblivion has encountered an error and needs to shut down. i do not believe that the problem is my my computer because we bought it no too long before the game came out and it was the best comp you could buy at the the time.

thanks, josh

ch85us2001 · Post by **ch85us2001** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 9:40 pm

You DLed the North American Patch?

[url="http://elderscrolls.com/downloads/updates_patches.htm"]Link[/url]

papajosh_91 · Post by **papajosh_91** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 9:17 am

yeah i did last night

fable · Post by **fable** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 9:20 am

What are the basic specs on your computer? The CPU speed, your amount of memory, your video card, your Windows type?

papajosh_91 · Post by **papajosh_91** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:02 am

1 gig of memory, windows xp, not sure on the video card or cpu speed but its good enough to run world of warcraft and dungeon seige 2

fable · Post by **fable** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:45 am

There are incompatibilities between Oblivion and some cards. I suggest you check Bethsoft's tech forums for details, to see if yours qualifies. After finding out what it is, of course.

As for CPU, I don't really see that as something that could cause this problem. It might cause problems within the game, in terms of loading time, primarily.

If worse comes to worse, I would uninstalling, rebooting, then reinstalling, and trying again.