Mass Effect Trilogy: ME2 doesn't start with Origin after install

I haven't even tried to copy my save from ME1 to ME2, the game doesn't even start properly.

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@kmbcrashdu wrote:

I found a solution to it (it worked for me at least). Uninstall ME2 and delete Mass Effect 2 folder in My Documents\BioWare. Reinstall Mass Effect 2 and launch it without using the config utility to import ME1 save. After ME2 has run for the first time exit and go to My Documents\BioWare\Mass Effect 2 and create a folder called Save and copy your saved game from ME1 to that folder (the save file will be something like Char_01-43-2-3-0-26-11-2012-15-10.MassEffectSave)

To prevent the need to download all the DLC's and bonus content again, go to your install path for ME2 (C:\Program Files\Origin Games\Mass Effect 2) and copy Bonus to someplace else and copy it back after the re-install and do the same for (C:\Program Files\Origin Games\Mass Effect 2\BioGame) DLC folder.

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Skipping the config utiliy was the first on my list of tests tonight and seemed to work for me also...though yesterday deleting the Mass Effect 2 folder in my user profile didn't help so I was surprised this worked, none the less importing saves manually worked fine.

You missed a step in your walktrhough though (obviously you got it right otherwise it wouldn't recognise the files), need to create an ME1 folder in the newly created Save folder, so the saves would go in "My Documents\BioWare\Mass Effect 2\Save\ME1\" without which it won't pick them up for when you try to import them.

Also worth noting that before I got to importing my saves I applied my ingame settings (resolution etc.) to test if they were causing an issue, whilst they didn't stop the game from starting when I applied them the client locked up with a black screen. the settings were apoplied though after I terminated the process and started it up again.

Anyway,. seems to be working for the moment, hopefully this works for others who have imported their saves.