Having a few problems with getting Skyrim to play properly? Here are a few common problems, and a few common fixes for those problems. While none of these fixes should seriously mess up your computer, keep in mind that it’s possible that they will. Proceed at your own risk.
“TESV.exe” stops working causing Skyrim to crash while launching
Open up Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Sound
Click on your default sound device, click properties and then choose the Advanced Tab.
Change the default sound format to 44.1Khz 16-bit if it is not already. Click “Ok.”
Open up Elder Scrolls Skyrim and see if that fixes the error.
Skyrim’s first dungeon crashes computer
This problem is experienced by a lot of users who are crashing while playing Skyrim. Unfortunately, you will have to wait for a patch on this one, unless a work around arises.
Skyrim install fails/cannot install
A lot of users are experiencing a crash and/or failure while installing Elder Scrolls V Skyrim. This is usually due to to a problem with the Microsoft Visual C++ Package. This can generally can be resolved by re-installing the Microsoft Visual C++ Package.
Note: Sometimes if you have both the x86 and x64 version there can be some problems. For most cases we recommend x86.
Skyrim crashes upon opening/loading
Reinstall DirectX. Make sure you install the latest version.
Update your video drivers. The easiest way is to just have Steam do it for you.
Try the sound fix listed above.
Try playing in window mode and using just one monitor if you have several.
Verify Skyrim’s integrity by using Steam’s integrity check function.
Mouse is inverted
This can be a mouse acceleration problem.
Just navigate to your SkyrimPrefs.ini file in steam. Change its bMouseAcceleration=1 value to “bMouseAcceleration=0″ (no quotes).
Skyrim graphics are glitching
Update your video card drivers. The easiest way is to have Steam do it for you.
Turn off V-Sync.
Verify that your video card is not overheating, this can can commonly be done from your video card’s drivers, or with a number of other utility programs.
Run a memorytest program to verify your ram is ok.
Disable SLI/Crossfire to see if it fixes your problem. Download the latest profile for them
Elder Scrolls V Skyrim : Forcing Off V-Sync
Keep in mind that if graphical glitches or “artifacts” are persistent with most of the games you play, this could be a sign that your video card is either overheating or going bad.
V-sync lowers game performance
Navigate to your SkyrimPrefs.ini file in steam. Change its “iPresentInterval=1″ value to “iPresentInterval=0″ (no quotes). You can find it by going to your
Stream Directory -> Steamapps -> common -> skyrim -> Skyrim
Mouse is invisible
Check your game options to see if Xbox Controls are enabled or disabled. Disable them.
Audio/sound don’t work
If you are using a 7.1 or 5.1 sound system / PC speaker setup, then set your configuration through Windows to 5.1 or 2.1 respectively. If this doesn’t help then undo the changes.
Conversely, if you just have a normal speaker setup, then you’ll want to try going to Start -> Run -> DXDIAG -> DirectX Features. Try lowering your Hardware Sound Acceleration and Sample Rate Conversion Quality, as this may fix the problem.
Source: Geekmontage.com
Update: Bethesda is hard at work on some patches to fix as many bugs as they can. Pete Hines, VP of PR and Marketing at Bethesda, has tweeted a string of messages about the patches including: “We will fix as much as we can for your platform. I don’t know if it will fix “your” bug. Takes a while to test/fix/regress. Hang in there.” and “Patches/updates take a little time. We can’t turn it around quite that fast. It’s been three days. Calm down. We’re working on it.”
Hohohoho I don’t run into those because I’m running it on a Radeon 6870. But DANG that’s a good number of problems for other guys with PCs. Best of luck!
What**
There’s also the Esbern bug that can happen which pretty much breaks the game. Luckily your modding friend is here to help
1. Download and install the Oblivion Mod Manager (OBMM), which can be found here
2. Open the Skyrim Data folder and open the file named VoicesExtra with OBMM (If a window appears saying “Can’t verify version, open anyway?” click “yes”.)
3. click on “Extract All”, and choose the Skyrim Data folder as the destination.
This places Esbern’s missing voice and subtitles, and he will open the door the first time you met him, and shouldn’t give any more trouble from then on.
src:http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Esbern
Hi, can u help?? i cant istall obmm because when i want istall obmm it shows choose directory and always saying that mine directory is bad, because he cant find oblivion.exe , i think that obmm is for older game elder scrolls of oblivion IV am i right? P.S i cant fix esbern…
Try using this .bsa unpacker
http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=3117
hi i have noticed what seems to be a bug, while running the Dawnguard DLC i have recieved many error instances from microsoft visual C++, errors which are causes CTD’s every time they appear. they are visual call errors…. i dont know enough about microsofts c++ software to be sure of why this is appearing however tried a few different fixes including changing the options around and updating the c++ software, to no avail. my system has no problem running vannila skyrim, as well as a few other programs open at the same time, i dont know if this is simply a system setup issue or if it is part of a larger bug, as it only showed up today when starting a specific part of the DLC
Did you try doing a reinstall or verify the game cache integrity?
Wat do u do when the message comes up that said im srry u cant continue save game its is version 0 now its version 9 i was seriosly at the part where i had to find the elder scroll now i can continue from my last save it keeps say my last 3 saves are unknown