[PC] Mass Effect 3 (2012) Not Launching

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@RoboticXperimnt3 wrote:

finally!

got a fix for this exact problem.

hopefully will work for anyone having this one.

from ea help chat:

alexson (1/4/2024, 6:54:12 pm): open windows file explorer and copy/paste this 'url' into the address bar: c:\programdata\electronic arts\ea services\license.

if you can't copy/paste this 'url', you can enable the "view hidden files and folders in windows" option via these steps and navigate to the folder manually.

in the "license" folder, where you should be if you've followed the above-shared steps, check if you can see a file called "71067.dlf".

if it's there, delete this file and launch the game again. the game should now work.

if you are not able to find the "71067.dlf" then please delete the whole licence folder.

alexson (1/4/2024, 7:03:09 pm): yes restart the pc and then try to run!

and i can report that this worked perfectly!

i didnt have that .dlf, but had others.

i deleted the folder, rebooted, started ea app, and me3 & mp popped right up!

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Thank you for this. This error is happening with other games and has been sent up again for review but in the meantime, this is one of the best workarounds for players. This will actually work for other titles that are older as well.