Mass Effect 2 won't launch- origin failure
I was playing Mass Effect with no issues at all for like a week. Beat it, wanted to start ME2. It wouldn't launch. It tries two ways- The first way it begins to say "Bioware" and I think it's going t...
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Did everything, until I come up to this step:
Start Origin > inside the Origin Game library click on "Download" for ME2 again > after the installation finished > reboot > Test.
I clicked on the Mass Effect 2 banner in the Origin Game library (Play button is inactive) I clicked on Settings icon, no Download option is available other than Update Game, Repair, Game Properties, Uninstall.
I'm guessing click on Update game / Repair? Anyway, did both of Update game and Repair as well, Reboot and tried to tap on Play button. Origin dashboard went away, then it come back very shortly and the Play button becomes active again.
I suspect it may be my computer issue as I tried to install a family member's ME2 on Steam and it has the same issue too ☹️
Maybe one of the installs? e.g. Microsoft Visual C++ 2005? What are the add-ons that was installed on ME2 that are different from ME1 and ME3?
Thanks for your help!
@rezsirrect
Soooooo I just found a solution on a different thread that worked for me. And I'm like... confused because its so simple and so dumb at the same time.
Open file location in ME2, open up the config, and change the resolution...
The game INSTANTLY booted up for me. I am in shock. Shook. Shooketh.
Haha.
Thanks to @n7arishok for that fix.
That's great! I'm afraid in my case, it didn't help. I tried this as well and it didn't help. Can I check that it is the MassEffect2Config.exe config file in Binaries folder is that right? Do you have to do it in a particular sequence? e.g. Change the resolution first before starting up Origin?
Yes, thats right. Origin was running when I tried it
