Whenever I click on the "Face" Tab of the NPC Window my CS crashes. I presume it is because I am running Vista 64-Bit, neither of which Bethesda "Officially Supports".

Is there any known way around this? Or is there another way to somehow edit an NPC's face?

I run Vista, but the 32-bit edition. I think you should try disabling desktop composition under the compatability tab, along with that enable Admin Mode. If all else fails, try turning off the UAC.

i don't know much about vista, but i do recall some sort of mod where u can customize npc's stats and faces ingame. i forgot which one it's called, maybe fellow modders can help me with this one. depending on if ur trying to altar the face of a vanilla oblivion npc, how many, and if it's from a companion mod, etc. but if it's on a vanilla npc(s) if worst comes to worse, try saving ur construction set on a memory card "forgot what their called at the moment" and maybe going to your local library or school/university computer. and of coarse when u edit it their, save it then load the construction set with the edits into your computer. If i remember correctly, you need to also copy the data folder from your oblivion program. And yes at one time i had to do this since my computer wasn't up to date, though my current one still isn't lol.

good luck.

Thank you. The compatibility tab makes for a little more elegant crash, and not -quite- as quickly, but that's about it. I will try running on my computer at work to see if I can get it to run.

BTW, there is NOTHING I don't like better about XP than Vista. I am REALLY sorry I didn't get XP on this machine.

we live and learn, but good luck with the one at work. let us know if that doesn't work and if it doesn't i'll see what else i can pull out of my small brain. btw, make sure u do it on breaks and not on paid time young man

My CS also does that . . .

Check the 'Preview Head' box (bottom right corner) before clicking the Face tab.

(Humm ... I run XP x64. Interenting . . . maybe it has to do with x64 OSs.)

Viola!!! Checking the Preview Head box before clicking the face tab did the trick.

Thank You!!!