I'm just assuming things, based on description. You may want to post some screenshots.
Go into the nif file:
Nistristrips:
-BSShaderPPLightingProperty
In the block details, drag down the shader flags. Make sure these are checked, and nothing else:
The first 2 at the top: Sf_Specular and Sf_Skinned
Towards the bottom: Sf_Remapp (I forget the rest) and Sf_ZBuffer_1