Re: DA:I won't launch in EA app
I have the same problem -- tried everything in this thread without any success.
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Lets see if the game starts at all.
- Press the Windows key and "R" at the same time.
- In the new Window, type or copy and paste "%LOCALAPPDATA%\CrashDumps" (Without the quotation marks) > Press ENTER
- Look if there are any "DragonAgeInquisition.exe.Xxxx.dmp" files in the "..Local\CrashDumps" folder.
- Zip 2 - 3 "DragonAgeInquisition.exe.Xxxx.dmp" files together and upload them at a free file hosting service like Dropbox or Onedrive.
- Post the link here.
If there aren't any dump files of DAO:
- Press the Windows key > Write: Command Prompt > Right click on "Command Prompt" in the search results > Run as administrator.
- Copy and paste reg add "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LocalDumps\devenv.exe" /v DumpType /d 2 /t REG_DWORD into the prompt Window > Press ENTER.
- Play the game until it crashes.
- After the game crashes, let all Windows crash dialogues finish.
- Press the Windows key and "R" at the same time. > Type "%LOCALAPPDATA%\CrashDumps" (Without the quotation marks) into the new window > Press ENTER.
- Zip 2 - 3 "DragonAgeInquisition.exe.Xxxx.dmp" files together and upload them at file hosting service like Dropbox or you can use the Onedrive "public" folder.
- Post the link here.
If you want to undo the automatic dump creation, use the command below in a elevated command prompt (As in point 1) reg delete "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LocalDumps" /f
So for the first part, there are no Crash dumps of any Dragon Age game. Secondly, it's not Dragon Age: Origins that's not starting, it's Dragon Age: Inquisition.
Thank you for your help. As I noted, the game doesn't even start so I can't play it at all.
@srehman wrote:
Secondly, it's not Dragon Age: Origins that's not starting, it's Dragon Age: Inquisition.
Sorry about that, I edited the post above accordingly.
Set the system to get automatic crash dumps so we know for sure if the game crashes or just don't starts.No crash dump files after the above steps.
Then there is little to go by and all we can do is standard troubleshooting.
- Follow this manual to the letter to cleanly uninstall all NVIDIA driver components.
- Install the graphics driver > Go online.
- Test.
If that don' helps:
Create a new Windows user account (Administrator) don't use local special characters, use only characters from the ASCII table
- Reboot > Log in to the new user account.
- Test.
One thing I did notice in your DXdiag file to check....uninstall your Razor products background program. I know both Razor and Steele series programs have caused starting issues for DAI in the past.
Reinstalled drivers with strict adherence to instructions
Created new profile
Removed Razer background processes with clean install.
No luck still. Game still won't run
I'm attaching a recording of what I've been seeing all this time at this dropbox link
Please preform a clean boot and test the Game in clean boot mode.
In clean boot:
- Make sure the "EABackgroundService" remains enabled under point 3 in the guide.
- Make sure your virus scanner and other security software and also Afterburner and similar software is disabled.
- Make sure any CORSAIR/Razor software is disable or deinstalled and that your GPU & CPU are not overclocked.
- Make sure only your Mouse and keyboard are connected to the PCI had already done the clean boot (per EA support instructions) -- that didn't work either.
The Razor software was not running in that clean boot?
No, it has been clean uninstalled.
- Go to your "Documets\Bioware" folder.
- Move the "Dragon Age Inquisition" folder to your desktop.
- Test
Sorry, still doesn't start.
OK, wee need to make sure anything is installed as it should be.
Leave the Dragon Age Inquisition folder out of the normal path.
Please clear your temp files:
- Press the Windows key and "R" at the same time
- Into the new window, type or copy & paste: "%temp%" (Without the quotes.) > hit "ENTER"
- Now your Windows Explorer should have brought you to the "C:\Users\>your user name<\AppData\Local\Temp" folder. > Delete all files and folders in it.
(If some files or folders can't be deleted, reboot and try again.)
Then:
- Go here and download "Revo Uninstaller". (The freeware version, Portable version works too.)
- Run "Revo Uninstaller" > Uninstall DAi.
- At the end of the main uninstall, Revo will ask you which cleaning method you want to use. > Select "Advanced" > Browse
- If "Remaining registration content found" is displayed > Select All > Delete > Next
- When "Remaining Data and Folders" is displayed > Select All > Delete
- Run "Revo Uninstaller" > Uninstall EA app.
- At the end of the main uninstall, Revo will ask you which cleaning method you want to use. > Select "Advanced" > Browse.
- If "Remaining registration content found" is displayed > Select All > Delete > Next
- When "Remaining Data and Folders" is displayed > Select All (Make sure the "Origin Games" or "EA Games" folder is not in the list) > Delete.
- Restart the PC > Reinstall the newest version of EA app from here.
- Reinstall DAi. > Test.
I've done that twice before and once again without success.
- EA_Shepard
Community Manager
@srehman Hey there!
Just following up to see how things are going. Are you still running into any issues? Let us know if you need any assistance.
Thanks!
