So, after 5 tries of making a balanced and likeable party (which does take a while), I finally got started, decided to do some actions, save, and come back. When I restarted the game, the saves were gone!

Now I have to start again!

I'm getting tired of not actually getting into the game, there's always something you have to keep in mind :\

This may be an obvious question, so forgive me, but are you running the game as administrator?