Long story short, my laptop was replaced with a new Vista one, for free. It plays Oblivion very nicely with high detail, it's wonderful, yadda yadda yadda.
But the rumors were true. You have to give permission for EVERYTHING.
And because of that, if I want to install an Oblivion mod, I have to move the files bit by bit. It's going to take me forever because 7-Zip doesn't work well on a Vista, and it doesn't work well on a Vista because it can't automatically obtain permission to move folders.
So how do I get this Vista computer to quit asking me permission to move folders and stuff like that? There's gotta be a way to turn this security function off!