Mass Effect (2007) freezes now that EA App has replaced Origin

Yes if I have the overlay on it always hangs immediately after the splash screen.  I do use mods, but I tried a fresh in stall without mods and it does the same thing.  If I turn the EA App overlay off the game always freezes after about 2 minutes.  Either way I have to kill it with the task manager.  Even with the fresh install I tried a repair as you suggested and it still hangs at the exact same spot.  I have tried a clean boot in between the past couple of attempts to launch.

Edit:  I timed the freeze with the overlay off, it's exactly 2 minutes 30 seconds just like the OP.

@Invadernny 

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Invadernny wrote:

 I have tried a clean boot in between the past couple of attempts to launch.

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You should try to launch the game inside the clean boot. (Make sure all additional things have been applied as well.)

That''s what I did, tried again today just to make sure.  It's still the same, with the overlay turned off in the EA App the game runs for 2 minutes 30 seconds then freezes, overlay turned on it freezes right after the splash screen. 

@Invadernny 

• Press the Windows key and "R" at the same time.
• In the new Window, type or copy and paste "%LOCALAPPDATA%\CrashDumps" (Without the quotation marks) > Press ENTER
• Look if there are any "MassEffect.exe.Xxxx.dmp"  files in the "..Local\CrashDumps" folder.
• Zip 2 - 3 "MassEffect.exe.Xxxx.dmp" or "MassEffectLauncher.exeXxxx.dmp" files together and upload them at a free file hosting service like Dropbox or Onedrive.
• Post the link here.

If there aren't any dump files of ME:

• Press the Windows key > Write: Command Prompt > Right click on "Command Prompt" in the search results > Run as administrator.
• Copy and paste reg add "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LocalDumps\devenv.exe" /v DumpType /d 2 /t REG_DWORD into the prompt Window > Press ENTER.
• Play the game until it crashes.
• After the game crashes, let all Windows crash dialogues finish.
• Press the Windows key and "R" at the same time. > Type "%LOCALAPPDATA%\CrashDumps" (Without the quotation marks) into the new window > Press ENTER.
• Zip 2 - 3 "MassEffect.exe.Xxxx.dmp" or "MassEffectLauncher.exeXxxx.dmp" files together and upload them at file hosting service like Dropbox or you can use the Onedrive "public" folder.
• Post the link here.
  
  
  If you want to undo the automatic dump creation, use the command below in a elevated command prompt (As in point 1) reg delete "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LocalDumps" /f

@holger1405 

Even after turning on the automatic dump creation there are no .dmp files for Mass Effect after it locks up.  However, just as a diagnosing too,l I found a workaround to run Origin again instead of the EA App and Mass Effect runs perfectly through Origin.  I played for a couple of hours with no crashes.  Tried it through the EA App again the get the same lockups in the same spots.

@Invadernny 

Then I hope your Origin workaround will keep functioning.

Have fun gaming!

@holger1405Thanks!  I know it's likely not a permanent fix, but at least I can play the game until the EA App hopefully gets a fix for this.