Mass Effect 2 won't launch (Windows 10 x64)
Greetings. Windows 10 x64 user here, i wanna finish all Mass Effect parts before Andromeda comes out, so i started Mass Effect 1 and it worked without any problems, but Mass Effect 2 won't listen. Wh...
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@PeXo0oN wrote:
Sorry, clean boot used to be called SAFE MODE, i thought you meant for clean windows install. 🙂 I tried that , same *.
No, a clean Boot is not a boot into save mode, it is a process that let Windows boot without third party services and Apps but also with full driver support.
Please repair the game (in Origin > Game Library > right click ME2 > Repair) and then preform that clean boot after the description in the link.
Test the Game afterwards.
I want you to repair the game to eliminate changes already made that could interfere with the troubleshooting.
If that don't works, run the Windows System File Checker Sfc /scannnow and post the concluding message.
Did that twice (game repair and Sfc /scannnow(found 0 problems in windows) ) ,as i said, spend more than two days trying to fix this damn problem :/ 🙂
I thought so, that's why I explained why I want you to repair the game again. So if you didn't do it, do it now.
Did you tried the clean boot?
Please start Origin from now on always as Administrator until the game works.
Your "Documents\BioWare\Mass Effect 2\Save" folder is completely empty, right?
I reinstalled game around 8 times , tried without saves and with cloud sync off , either when i installed it or when i edited files and repaired game. Tried clean boot, same results. Atm Origin is running in compatibility mode (Windows 7) and as administrator, everytime i run Origin it says that i'm running it in compatibility mode and that some things might not work well. If i start game without saves and with save cloud turned off nothing happens.
Yes I understand that you tried a lot of things, that's why we need a base (repaired game) that is unchanged so we both know what was changed and what not.
Also, disable the compatibility mode for Origin but don't disable the Administrator mode.
Let the "Save" folder be empty as well.
Use this guide to allow the "ActivationUI.exe" (under ">drive<:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect 2\Binaries\Core" to communicate through the Windows firewall.
Now clean your Origin cache.
All settings in Origin (only in Origin not in the games) are back to default settings after this.)
- close Origin completely. (right click on the Origin symbol in the task bar > close)
- Press the Windows key and "R" at the same time.
- Type or copy "%ProgramData%/Origin" (without quotes) > hit ENTER
- Delete all the files and folders in the Origin folder, except for the "LocalContent" folder. (The "LocalContent" folder must remain untouched.)
- Press the Windows key and "R" at the same time.
- Type or copy "%AppData%" (without quotes) > hit ENTER
- Now your Windows explorer should have brought you to your "C:\Users\>your user name<\AppData\Roaming" folder
- Delate the "Origin" folder inside the "Roaming" folder
- In the address bar of your Windows explorer click on the word "AppData".
- Open the "Local" folder
- Delate the "Origin" folder inside the "Local" folder
- Restart your PC. > testIf that don't works, press the Windows key and "R" at the same time.
- Typ "regedit" (without quotes) into the opening folder > ENTER
- navigate to this key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\BioWare\m
ass effect 2" and post a screenshot.
