Before I built this 8.1 machine my Skyrim was rock solid stable and I went through a lot of effort to get it that way. I know some of the files didn't transfer when I copied them because it said the file paths were too long or something which is probably why, but... now I'm put into the position of having to go one by one and finding which mod(s) cause my game to CTD then reinstalling them. It's very inconvenient and will probably take weeks to get a good stable Skyrim again.
Kinda puts me off even playing Skyrim since I gave up the really nice save I was on due to the stability issues. I'd CTD like every 5-10 mins at random... I had to quicksave constantly, and use an autosave mod just in case I forgot.
I reconfigured it to an absolute minimal arrangement the other day and it didn't crash for the little bit I played but I think it'll probably take a bit more before Ill know if it's stable or not... then I guess I can try adding like 5 mods at a time.
...so much work.
Well, I don't have time for all that so it'll probably take me a few months before I can actually realistically play it with a serious save that isn't just testing stability. That kinda makes me sad...