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KnivKvinne's avatar
11 years ago

Mass Effect 3 won't launch. (updated with DXDIAG)

When launching the game, the application appears in Task Manager for ~10 seconds then disappears, and nothing else happens. Tried:

-Reinstalling

-Updating Drivers

-Updating/Repairing game

-Rebooting computer

-Admin privileges

-Deleting specific DLCs/files

-Running the executable manually rather than through Origin

-Disabling firewall/antivirus

[EDIT] -Tried several compatibility options

-Cleaning out registries didn't work either

Still no luck. In case it's relevant, the OS is Windows 8.1, my laptop is a Medion Erazer x6825 and has Nvidia Optimus.

A link to a DXDIAG from my computer.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

3 Replies

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    11 years ago

    Can you try compatability mode? Run in it Windows 7 and see if it will run.  I've seen lots of gamers have issues with Windows 8.x 

  • Tried compatibility mode for Windows Vista (SP 2 & 3,) Windows XP (SP 2 & 3) and Windows 7. No change. Windows 8 has caused me problems with games in the past, but none that have taken this long to work around.

  • Tried cleaning out registry issues and plugging in another monitor. Didn't change anything.

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