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I had attempted to download and install Mass Effect 2 using the On The House option provided on origin.com, however after I downloaded Mass Effect 2 and clicked "Install," it has said on the bottom t...
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Ok, first it should work with this Origin version on XP.
What is happening if you click on Install again?
Please try this:
- Close Origin completely.
- go to your ">dive<:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect \Binaries" folder and delete the "MassEffect2.exe" and the "ME2Game.exe"
- go to your ">dive<:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect" folder and delete the "Data" folder
- Start Origin as Administrator. > Go to the Game Library and start the download again.
If that don't works, and if your internet connection doesn't causes additional cost, try to download and install "The Sims 4" Trial version to see if this is a Origin problem or a specific ME2 installation problem.
When I would click install, it would show at the bottom that the installation of Mass Effect 2 was complete, which I have shown in the picture I provided in the original post. After it said it was installed, I would attempt to download the additional packs and it would say I couldn't because Mass Effect 2 wasn't installed, where is where my issue began. No matter how many times I would click install, it would say that it was, but it never truly was. Other games, however, such as The Sims 4, which I already have downloaded, update and install updates regularly without any problems, even if I attempt to download additional packs.
Thank you for the step-by-step instructions, I really appreciate it. I tried those steps, but when it came to the "run as administrator" part, I didn't know the password and couldn't find any way around it, so I ended up having to delete the entire Mass Effect 2 folder, so that I could initialize the download process again. Currently, I'm in the process of downloading Mass Effect 2 from the very beginning, but after it's finished I'll inform you as to whether I can install it afterwards, or if the same issue persists.
