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Skyrim Crash on Startup FIX : Part 1 (Troubleshooting your Load Order)

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One of the most common requests for help I get are those from people who have crashes when they start Skyrim. This is usually caused by a missing master in your load order, so in this video I show you how to find out if that is the case, and which file is the problem.

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  1. freemanshackled
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    I just wanted to say... THANK YOU for posting this.  It absolutely fixed my problem.  It would sometimes load my game but, it would crash 4 times out of five just trying to load a save.  Since I did this, I have had NO ctd's while trying to load my game.  Thank you.  You have saved me hours of frustration and heartache.  I was about to uninstall everything... again.  This saved me hours of work that may not even have solved my problem.
  2. pr3st0n2
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    It's been loading on Update.esm for a long time now, is it supposed to or do I need to change anything??
  3. LordMyotis
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    So watched your video and everytime I start the game I ctd was working fine till I updated Hialgo any ideas?
  4. FPSOtsal
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    You are awesome!
  5. ivy21jaw
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    Phenomenal. Fixed my problem.
  6. llorangesll
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    Very valuable information - much appreciated to the max.

    This funnely enough solves alot of issues for me

    Thank you!
  7. jmcdonald4
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    Dear Mr Gopher, Thank you so much for your wonderful video series! The one about crash on startup was my favorite as it has helped me have a stable game. I took your advice and ran the TESv edit program and it showed me that some of the mods I had installed had world space (red print,red background) conflicts. As soon as these were identified and removed my game would stay running. I could start the game but would crash to desktop pretty quickly before. Again thank you for investing so much time in helping us.
    1. mustachemanny3
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      i love his accent
    2. Thorne67
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      wish I could watch em. I'm on 56k modem. Unless he actually writes it down and puts that helpfile on the Nexus main page i'm stuck.
  8. mello95
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    Hello.I have huuuuuge problem about Dragonborn DLC. I accdently killed a group of Skall hunters and now EVERY SKALL NPC's go agro on me ! Do you know how to fix this ? A last save from before killing hunters is ages ago ! Please help !!!!
    1. Thorne67
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      Aint one. Try DLing the..uh.. wait menu...http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/12625/?tab=3&navtag=%2Fajax%2Fmodimages%2F%3Fuser%3D0%26id%3D12625

      Find someplace safe, wait for 30 days... about 10 minutes on my system... and leave your hideout.Might get you through it. That or some enhance invisibility/muffle potions...
  9. Awesome88
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    I need severe help with this "Background Loader: Fatal: <EOSError: System Error. Code: 2.
    The system cannot find the file specified>" this is what it finishes with I cannot seem to find the problem the Background Loader just before this happens is the Dawnguard update.esm...Help is much appreciated
    1. TXMocke
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      (Sorry Figured It Out) Look for first directory above that. That is the glitched or deleted file.
  10. clutcheroo
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    So helpful! Thanks!