1) First, install Oblivion. DO NOT install to Program Files Change it, like so. 2) Then, install Shivering Isles, the official patch, then whatever DLCs you want. Personally, I install Knights of the Nine, and that's it - all of the DLCs just require you more patches, more esps, more instability. Reduce that as much as possible. Knights, however, actually has several fun mods that pull from it/use it. 3) Now do the following: Download a)Oblivion Mod Manager (OBMM) (I suggest the "Full Ins