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Laurie52 · 11-20-2008, 03:38 AM

Ouch!

I did some looking around. From what I am reading, trying to reinstall using the .iso backup disk will be killed because SecuROM is preventing it. No "what ifs", "ands" or "but"....period.

Because you had from the game already installed before, that .iso backup "image" disk was allowed to act as the "game play disk". But the reformatting changed all that. The pre reformat, installed game is gone and there is Nothing for the .iso backup to act as a "play disk" anymore. The SecuROM now sees the .iso backup differently and will Not allow any reinstallation using it. Morrowind GOTY uses one disk for everything. But Oblivion GOTY uses two disks to install with...plus having SecuROM cd authentication from Shivering Isles.

So, I am afraid your .iso backup disk is useless now. You will have to buy another Oblivion GOTY DVD set to play it again.

(For everyone else's information, the Oblivion GOTY uses two disks to install the game, expansions and TES Construction Set. GOTY Disk One is the "play disk" after that...normally.)

11-20-2008, 03:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
Laurie52 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 221 OS: WinXP Home SP2 My System	Re: Oblivion Installation problems Ouch! I did some looking around. From what I am reading, trying to reinstall using the .iso backup disk will be killed because SecuROM is preventing it. No "what ifs", "ands" or "but"....period. Because you had from the game already installed before, that .iso backup "image" disk was allowed to act as the "game play disk". But the reformatting changed all that. The pre reformat, installed game is gone and there is Nothing for the .iso backup to act as a "play disk" anymore. The SecuROM now sees the .iso backup differently and will Not allow any reinstallation using it. Morrowind GOTY uses one disk for everything. But Oblivion GOTY uses two disks to install with...plus having SecuROM cd authentication from Shivering Isles. So, I am afraid your .iso backup disk is useless now. You will have to buy another Oblivion GOTY DVD set to play it again. (For everyone else's information, the Oblivion GOTY uses two disks to install the game, expansions and TES Construction Set. GOTY Disk One is the "play disk" after that...normally.) Last edited by Laurie52; 11-20-2008 at 03:45 AM.