GDF Error upon install attempts? HELP PLEASE!!!!

Can you post the contents of your log?

The one you linked to ran into the error 

E_FAIL Unspecified failure 0x80004005

from GameExplorerInstall

Which is rather unhelpful.

Most commonly this is a permissions thing.  Do you have administrative privileges while installing?

Are there system folders your user account does not have read/write/execute privileges to?

From my original log, here is the excerpt from the GDF section:

23:19:53 Setting up uninstall data ...
23:19:53 Installing GDF ...
23:19:53 Installing C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect 3\GDFBinary_en_US.dll ...
23:19:53 Alternate GDF game name Mass Effect 3
23:19:53 IGameExplorer2 for windows 7
23:19:54 GameExplorerInstall returns 0
23:19:54 Successfully installed 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect 3\GDFBinary_en_US.dll'.
23:19:54 Successfully installed GDF
23:19:54 Installing Firewall exception ...

Hi I don't think I need the install log anymore I reinstalled from the disc completely, and the "play" button pops up, but it said the first time that "64bit windows is not supported please contact EA for help" or something of the sort now whenever I attempt to launch it just has a message telling me syncing with cloud, and then it looks like its loading then nothing happens and just like "install" before it does nothing.

BTW I am running 64 bit Vista, with an AMD 4650, and I meet all of the other system requirments

I launched the game as admin and I keep getting a pop up that says "Windows Cant find C:\Program Files (x86)\Mass Effect 3\Mass Effect 3\Binaries\Win32\masseffect3.exe  I looked in the directory and the file is there, and also I think it may have installed as a windows 32 bit program I have 64 dont know if that makes much of a diffence

Most software out there was compiled for 32 bit architecture, Mass Effect 3 included.

A lot of hardware and Operating systems support 64 bit architecture, but they can still run 32 bit programs.  (And end up running 32 bit programs faster than 32 bit hardware)

Can you describe the steps you take to install?

Something sounds fundamentally off if it thinks Mass Effect is installed as 64 bit and placed in the Program Files x86 folder.

That folder directory seems to be off, as there is no "Origin Games" folder in the path.

Hello,

Have the same error with Mass Effect 3. Here is my InstallLog:

10:06:05  Installing GDF ...
10:06:05  Installing D:\BigGames3\Mass Effect 3\GDFBinary_de_DE.dll ...
10:06:05  Alternate GDF game name Mass Effect 3
10:06:05  IGameExplorer2 for windows 7
10:06:05  ERROR: Windows IGameExplorer2 is unable to InstallGame (80070005)
10:06:05  GameExplorerInstall returns 80070005
10:06:05  ERROR: Failed to install 'D:\BigGames3\Mass Effect 3\GDFBinary_de_DE.dll' for install path 'D:\BigGames3\Mass Effect 3\'
10:06:05  Failed to install GDF
10:06:05  Installer finished with exit code: 3
10:06:05  Shutting down data reader.

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10:06:05  Stopping install logging
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I already have the newest Origin-Version and downloaded the whole game files once again. I really don't know what is the cause of this GDF Error. All files are in place so there is no reason for an error. Very annoying. Spend couple of hours in solving this matter :-/

BTW the same error occurs in BF 3 - but this has a very low priority at the moment.

@MacCommando

Run Origin as Administrator. > test the installation again.

If that don't works, I would suggest to create a folder named "Origin Games" in the root of your D drive.

- Set the "Game Library" to that folder. (In Origin, menu top left corner > Origin > Application settings > Installs & Saves > On your computer > Game library location > navigate to the "Origin Games" folder > apply.)

- close Origin completely.

- rename the "Mass Effect 3" game folder under "BigGames3" to "ME3".

- Start Origin and start the download of ME3 > pause the download after 30 seconds.

- Copy all files from inside the "ME3" folder into the newly created "Mass Effect 3" folder inside the "Origin Games" folder. (override) / (So you don't need to download everything again.)

- Start Origin as Administrator > Game Library > ME3 > Download > Origin will verify the data and should install the game properly.

Interesting solution. But ... it doesn't work. Why should that anything change if I rename some folders?

Only difference is the other folder names in the InstallLog.txt:

11:18:46 Installing GDF ...
11:18:46 Installing D:\Origin Games\Mass Effect 3\GDFBinary_de_DE.dll ...
11:18:46 Alternate GDF game name Mass Effect 3
11:18:46 IGameExplorer2 for windows 7
11:18:47 ERROR: Windows IGameExplorer2 is unable to InstallGame (80070005)
11:18:47 GameExplorerInstall returns 80070005
11:18:47 ERROR: Failed to install 'D:\Origin Games\Mass Effect 3\GDFBinary_de_DE.dll' for install path 'D:\Origin Games\Mass Effect 3\'
11:18:47 Failed to install GDF
11:18:47 Installer finished with exit code: 3
11:18:47 Shutting down data reader.

I will undone this, because this folder-architecture is not in my interest and the error must be anywhere else.

Bevore this error I have got a problem with the "DirectX-Phase". The installation aborted there. But I could fix this.

Furthermore there is an entry in the InstallLog that could be helpful:

11:18:32 Processing EAIN file 'D:\ORIGIN~1\MASSEF~1\__INST~1\Touchup.dat'.
11:18:32 Installation registry missing. Game not yet installed.

Maybe it would be anything changed if I manually add these entries? What are these?

@MacCommando

Because this is most probably a permissions error and creating a new directory by hand under your account was wohrt a try. 

I assume you use Windows 10 1607 as OS because I heard of this error most often on this version.

I am pretty sure that installing the game to your C drive would work without problems, if you could test this it would help to isolate the problem.

If you use a diffrent OS or OS version create a DxDiag in text file format and post it with your next reply. You can do that  with the "choose file" button at the bottom right corner of the reply window. 

Haven't played ME3 in a while, and downloaded origin, and the game today, but keeps giving me this error when trying to install. when i open the install log heres what a got:

19:35:18 Data reader config: INSTALL_LOCATION_DOUBLE_BACKSLASH = D:\Games\Mass Effect 3
19:35:18 Data reader config: CREATE_DESKTOP_ICON = 0
19:35:18 Data reader config: CREATE_STARTMENU_ICON = 1
19:35:18 Data reader config: 32BIT = 0
19:35:18 Data reader config: 64BIT = 1
19:35:18 Processing EAIN file 'D:\Games\MASSEF~1\__INST~1\Touchup.dat'.
19:35:18 Installation registry missing. Game not yet installed.
19:35:18 (Config)Studio: BioWare
19:35:18 (Config)Game Name: Mass Effect 3
19:35:18 (Config)Display Game Name: Mass Effect™ 3
19:35:18 (Config)Updating ForceUninstallAllFiles to: 0
19:35:18 Start redistributables install phase
19:35:18 Installing DirectX
19:35:18 Launching process:
Command: D:\Games\MASSEF~1\__INST~1\directx\redist\dxsetup.exe /silent
Working directory: D:\Games\MASSEF~1\__INST~1\directx\redist\
19:35:42 Process exited with exit code 0.
19:35:42 Successfully installed DirectX runtime.
19:35:42 Installing PhysX
19:35:42 Newer version of PhysX was installed
19:35:42 x86 VC runtime already installed.
19:35:42 x86 VC runtime already installed.
19:35:42 End of redistributables install phase
19:35:42 Setting up uninstall data ...
19:35:42 Installing GDF ...
19:35:42 Installing D:\Games\Mass Effect 3\GDFBinary_en_US.dll ...
19:35:42 Alternate GDF game name Mass Effect 3
19:35:42 GameExplorerInstall returns 80004005
19:35:42 ERROR: Failed to install 'D:\Games\Mass Effect 3\GDFBinary_en_US.dll' for install path 'D:\Games\Mass Effect 3\'
19:35:42 Failed to install GDF
19:35:42 Installer finished with exit code: 3
19:35:42 Shutting down data reader.

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19:35:42 Stopping install logging
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see attached for dxdiag.

i have tried to clean install origin again by delete all cache and such. no avail same error