No notifications or errors except the "Invalid License. Reason Code= missing DLL MSVCP80.dl
This message does not appear when the .exe files have their default names.
Ran systems file checker during multiple attempted "solutions" over the weekend. Never finding any problems.
Tried renaming the .exe files as suggested in several threads, ran repair tool, reinstalled, clean install even on different hard disks.
ME2 won't launch at all.
Click play, Origin status changes to "Playing Mass Effect 2 Digital Deluxe Edition." for about 5 seconds, then goes back to "Online." and nothing happens.
Well how about that!
Uninstalled Origin, reinstalled Mass Effect 2 from my pre-origin disk. Instant profit.
Reinstalled Origin, ME1 and ME3 after. all 3 now run again.
Running ME1 and ME3 on Origin. ME2 without Origin.
Now it just remains to be seen if it will keep running when I import saves.
Edit: If anyone else tries this, make sure your Origin is set to NOT auto update your games. As soon as Origin starts to install any updates for ME2, the game breaks agian.
Not that I need another reason to hate Origin, but there it is.
