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Posted November 14, 2017
I recently got oblivion from a friend who was uninstalling his copy (too many hours "wasted"). I got the game from him and tried to play it on my laptop. I the folders there was no install application and it seems like the game is in an installed state. However it will not, screen goes black as if to play the titles, then straight back to windows home.
I wanted to do a reinstall to see if that could fix the issue but even the uninstall program will not run. Gives a .DLL error.
Any ideas what I could do to get up and running?
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Posted November 14, 2017
I guess you are aware that this sounds like you are trying to run Oblivion in an illegal way. Oblivion requires certain registry entries to run, and the registry of your PC doesn't have those.
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Posted November 14, 2017
Yes I am aware of that. I have had oblivion on Xbox for years, just thought it would be more convenient to have on laptop. Seeing as the opportunity arose.
I don't know the written laws, country to country. And I can see how this sort of thing would/could be a legal issue. Logically and ethically though I see no problem, one user purchased the game so one user should play the game, that's fair. But seeing as the person who purchased will no longer be playing it, there would be no duplicating or simultaneous playing of the game. So really its more like a gift, a hand-me-down.
Either way, it seems like your product key point answers my question.
It does seem like a shame however to put such a game as Oblivion on a virtual shelf to gather virtual dust.
Posted November 14, 2017
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J.Coltrane: Yes I am aware of that. I have had oblivion on Xbox for years, just thought it would be more convenient to have on laptop. Seeing as the opportunity arose.
I don't know the written laws, country to country. And I can see how this sort of thing would/could be a legal issue. Logically and ethically though I see no problem, one user purchased the game so one user should play the game, that's fair. But seeing as the person who purchased will no longer be playing it, there would be no duplicating or simultaneous playing of the game. So really its more like a gift, a hand-me-down.
Either way, it seems like your product key point answers my question.
It does seem like a shame however to put such a game as Oblivion on a virtual shelf to gather virtual dust.
If you really want to play Oblivion on PC just buy it here on GOG, you can wait for it to be on sale or split the cost with your friend since the GOG version is DRM free so you could just share it with a usb key
Posted November 14, 2017
I'm not an expert on either legal matters within the UK nor did I use a lot of cracks. But I've spoken to a lot of different customer supports over the years and it sometimes amazes me what they can (and sometimes can't) do for you. Maybe your friend can simply resolve this issue by talking to Bethesda's customer support. If I understood you correctly they gave you the physical copy of Oblivion as a gift, so you're now the new owner. It would seem only just that you would be able to actually run the game that you acquired legally.
Posted November 15, 2017
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J.Coltrane: ... seeing as the person who purchased will no longer be playing it, there would be no duplicating or simultaneous playing of the game. So really its more like a gift, a hand-me-down. ...
In this case I'm sure the original owner can give you access to his installation CD's/DVD, or to another method to let you perform an installation which is compatible with your legal environment.
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