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11 years ago
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Mass Effect 1 won't launch

Just what it says on the tin. I can't launch Mass Effect. I open up origin. Go to my game library. Click the button to play Mass Effect. A box that says "launching" comes up. It says "Synching Cl...
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    EA_David
    11 years ago

    There's a Mass Effect-support board here, you might get some more in-depth steps there. 

    http://answers.ea.com/t5/Mass-Effect-1/bd-p/mass-effect

    However, to start with, try running ME in Windows XP Compatibility mode. 

    To do this, go to Origin Games > Mass Effect > Binaries, then right-click the Mass Effect exe file, and go to the Compatibility tab, where you should see a checkbox for available modes. 

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11 years ago

There's a Mass Effect-support board here, you might get some more in-depth steps there. 

http://answers.ea.com/t5/Mass-Effect-1/bd-p/mass-effect

However, to start with, try running ME in Windows XP Compatibility mode. 

To do this, go to Origin Games > Mass Effect > Binaries, then right-click the Mass Effect exe file, and go to the Compatibility tab, where you should see a checkbox for available modes. 

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