I found a solution to it (it worked for me).
In binaries directory:
Rename MassEffect2.exe as MassEffect2Launcher.exe
Rename ME2Game.exe as MassEffect2.exe
Now It Works fine and it can import Mass Effect 1 saves.
Hope work for everyone.
Hello Commander(s),
This happened to me a few minutes ago.
It is not necessary to completely uninstall ME2 and reinstall it. There is a quicker way to do the workaround (took me 5 minutes).
If you're experiencing this error, go into the game folder (by default on windows 7: C:/Program files (x86)/Origin Games/Mass Effect 2)
Enter the folder named "Binaries" and permanently delete the "MassEffect2Config.exe" file. Then go back to the original game folder and permanently delete the folder named "data" (make sure Origin is closed).
Afterwards, launch Origin, right-click on the Mass Effect 2 icon and select "Repair Install". Let the repair tool fullfill his task (should'nt be very long).
Then, proceed to manually copy the saves from ME1 as indicated in the previous message from pudsley.
(Copy the content of the folder "Documents/BioWare/Mass Effect/Save" into "Documents/BioWare/Mass Effect 2/Save/ME1")
When it's done, launch Mass Effect 2 (use local data when asked by Origin), hopefully this issue should be fixed. It worked on my end.
Happy Reaper hunt.
Your method worked flawlessly for me as well, eachems.
The only difference was that the save content for ME1 was still in the ME2 save folder after the repair. I went ahead and deleted it and replaced it just to be safe.
Thanks for posting!
