When you say that you have the ME1 executable, do you mean Mass Effect.exe or MassEffectLauncher.exe? Which directory did you find it in?
Ah; it was MassEffect.exe, not MassEffectLauncher.exe, like yours.
I found it in \Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect\BioGame
Ok. You've got the wrong file. You need to put MassEffectLauncher.exe into \Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect\
Incidentally, I'm tired. Mass Effect.exe is important, but not a part of this solution and can be left alone.
Aha, thanks for the tip. I'm currently reinstalling...😕mileymad:
Going to give it another go with the launcer.exe in \Mass Effect.
Thanks!
