ME1 won't install after downloading
Basically as the title implies, I download the game, try to install, no error shows (barely anything happens in fact) then if I try to go and play the game after the origin client says that it instal...
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Ok so I did both, but the second one got me a bit further/showed that something more fundamental might be wrong.
What I mean by that is that after I deleted the masseffect.exe in the binaries folder (while origin was closed) and then re-opened Origin, Origin hadn't even recognized that it had been deleted, it just tried to install ME1 like normal and once again said complete even though I very much knew there was a missing file.
So now I am supremely confused as to why Origin didn't even recognize that it had been deleted.
I'm going to independently try to delete it and download it again now that I have safe mode on if that'd make a difference, but I am stumped.
Thanks for the help and if you think of anything else I'd really appreciate it.
Make sure that Origin runs in Administrator mode this time.
Yeah, that's not as much of a worry. Since trying to figure this out I've set origin to always run in Admin mode.
Welp after trying to download it 2 more times in safe mode and trying the redownload exe move. I still can't get it to work.
Origin just acts like everything is working fine but still won't install. At this point I'm thinking I'll just hold off a play-through until it's time for a clean OS install and maybe then it'll work.
If any more suggestions come through I'll try those but it seems as though it's a lost cause for now. Some very specific and weird technical error seems to be preventing me from working the client properly.
Thanks for trying though.
Press the Windows key and "R" at the same time > Copy and paste or write "regedit" (without the quotes) in the opening filed.
In the registry navigate to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\(*Wow6432Node)\Electronic Arts\Electronic Arts\mass effect (tm)\eric". (the "Wow6432Node" string is only in there if you have a 64bit Windows.)
There should be a "Standard" Reg_SZ with the CD key of your game.
If any of these keys are missing, please let us know.
Also, try to clear your Origin cache.
All settings in Origin (only in Origin not in the games) are back to default settings after this.)
- close Origin completely. (right click on the Origin symbol in the task bar > close)
- Press the Windows key and "R" at the same time.
- Type or copy "%ProgramData%/Origin" (without quotes) > hit ENTER
- Delete all the files and folders in the Origin folder, except for the "LocalContent" folder. (The "LocalContent" folder must remain untouched.)
- Press the Windows key and "R" at the same time.
- Type or copy "%AppData%" (without quotes) > hit ENTER
- Now your Windows explorer should have brought you to your "C:\Users\>your user name<\AppData\Roaming" folder
- Delete the "Origin" folder inside the "Roaming" folder
- In the address bar of your Windows explorer click on the word "AppData".
- Open the "Local" folder
- Delete the "Origin" folder inside the "Local" folder
- Restart your PC. > test
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