Failed to Launch Game Error
History: I purchased this game a few years ago and discovered the computers I had were inadequate to run the program so I put away until I recently realized that I had both a new computer and already...
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- Hit Windows key and X.
- Choose either “PowerShell (Administrator)” or “Command prompt (Administrator),” or "Windows Terminal (Administrator)", whichever option is offered.
- Inside the PowerShell or CMD, enter “DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Checkhealth” without quotes. > ENTER.
- If errors are found, notify us. If no errors were found reaped steps 1 & 2.
- Inside the PowerShell or CMD, enter “DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth” without quotes. > ENTER.
- The system will start validating soon. If it throws an error, please list it here.
- After it reaches 100%, hit Windows key and X again.
- Again, choose “PowerShell (Administrator)” or “Command Prompt (Administrator)”
- Inside the PowerShell or CMD, enter “sfc /scannow” without quotes. >ENTER.
- Post the message you receive at the end of the processes here.
I will be away until the weekend but asks a friend of mine to look at this thread.
Update on the issue.
I ran both of the DISM's no error listed. Only thing reported by SFC was an issue with an Intel Community Reporting app crashing, which I recognized as having an unprompted restart issue. That one was removed.
A few others had some issues with being checked, so I will run SFC again as soon as I am able to get to it.
As it so happens, after running these ME Andromeda had some odd hiccups when starting. So I'm not sure of something was affected in the clearing of those issues. I may also need to kill off my AV and Firewall and see if those are interfering in some manner.
Took off the AV and attempted to run ME but got an error that it couldn't find my account information. Tried again running the EA app first, same thing.Odd issue is that it never appears to open either Mass Effect, or the EA programs at all. How can I sign in or keep signed in if it never reaches those options?
- Also since that doesn't operate, now I have to be concerned if my other programs from EA/Origin will work.
I'll try those next.- I realized that my computer wasn't connected to the internet and suspected that the failure was because it couldn't validate the account since it wasn't actually connected.
I rarely have my computer connected due to security and other concerns. I really don't like the idea that I have to submit a request every time I play a game, particularly one I prefer playing offline anyway.
In either case, I activated my internet connection and was able to apparently have Mass Effect start up. I say apparently because after the EA window drops to the taskbar, the ME window never opens.
After waiting for a extended period I checked the task manager and EA window. Task manager reports that EA is operating in a background manner, as is "activation UI (32 bit)" and "Mass Effect (32 bit)".
The EA window can be brought forward, the ME window cannot and has no access on the taskbar. EA currently reports the game has played for 20 minutes.
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