DAI won't launch -- tried so many things already
DAI used to work absolutely fine on this exact same PC; I have 158 hours in the game and have completed a whole playthrough with minimal problems! I started replaying the whole series earlier this year, finished DA2, and was surprised to see that DAI simply would not open anymore. It is a Steam copy. Launching through Steam opens Origin; launching through Origin does nothing.
I have tried:
- Disabling antivirus
- Reinstalling Origin
- Repairing DA:I through both Origin and Steam
- Reinstalling DA:I (twice)
- Clean boot
- Clean reinstall of GPU drivers (they're fully updated, btw)
- Manually installing the software in the _Installer folder of the DAI local files
- Running in compatibility mode
- Running the .exe directly as an administrator
- Running Origin/Steam as an administrator
- Checked for NVidia 3D Vision -- don't have it
Edit: I also do not have AVG or Avast, which have also been noted as possible causes for this issue. I'm guessing maybe an issue with a driver update, since a problematic one could've come out between when I last successfully played and now? /edit
I've talked to customer support; some of the things above were recommended by them. None have helped. I would really appreciate it if anyone has a potential solution! Thanks!
- It's a pretty big step, but could you try launching the game on an alternative Windows profile and see if that helps?
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/fix-a-corrupted-user-profile-in-windows-1cf41c18-7ce3-12f9-8e1d-95896661c5c9
