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oscurio
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4 months ago
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Mass Effect 3 will not start

After logging into the EA app sucessfully and launching Mass Effect 3 2012 edition, I get the error message  "we could not activate Mass Effect 3 (2012 Edition) on this computer using the Origin Ac...
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    oscurio
    4 months ago

    That worked, thanks very much

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EA_Pulsar
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4 months ago

Hey oscurio​. Please give the following steps a try and see how that goes: 

  • Go to the folder:
    C:\ProgramData*\Electronic Arts\EA Services\License

*ProgramData is a hidden folder*(open File Explorer, go to the View tab, and select Show > Hidden items)

  • Move all .dlf files into a separate folder. The License folder should remain empty.
  • Clear the EA app cache and restart the EA app.

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