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spI4t
9 years ago

Mass Effect 2: Invalid Licence. Reason Code = Invalid Cipher (0x0006)

Hi! I reinstalled ME2 Digital Deluxe to my new computer and now I get this error from Origin whenever I try to start the game.  I have done the following: - Check for updates - Fix the installati...
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spI4t
9 years ago

Hi @EA_David, 

Thanks but this didn't help either. I also disabled Windows Firewall for a second but that didn't help.

Could something actually  be wrong in the license or my Origin account?

- sciss0rs

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EA_David
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9 years ago

It's unlikely, usually this is due to a local tech-related issue that prevents the correct info from being written locally. Normally the repair steps will overwrite the local license, I'm not sure why it's not working now. 


Can you try temporarily disabling your anti-virus, then close Origin and clear the .dlf file again? Start Origin back up and try the repair once more.

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    spI4t
    9 years ago

    Alright then.

    Did that just now and it didn't help. 

    sciss0rs

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      EA_David
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      9 years ago

      Thanks, sorry that the regular steps aren't doing the job.

      I want to try from a different angle, can you go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect 2\__Installer\vc\vc2005\redist and run the application there as an administrator?

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        spI4t
        9 years ago

        No help either. 

        I also manually uninstalled this program from my computer and installed it again from that folder. Did a repair also.

        - sciss0rs

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