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holger1405
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5 years ago

[PC] Possible workarounds for Mass Effect Legendary Edition launch problems.

If the game does not start for you, there are several possible workarounds: Notice: Mass Effect  Legendary Edition will not run on Windows 7. LE1 & LE2 will not run on CPUs with only 2 physical ...
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holger1405
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5 years ago

@swvenom37 

  • Press the Windows key and "R" at the same time.
  • In the new Window, type or copy and paste "%LOCALAPPDATA%\CrashDumps" (Without the quotation marks) > Press ENTER
  • Look if there are any "MassEffect1.exe.Xxxx.dmp" or "MassEffectLauncher.exeXxxx.dmp" files in the "..Local\CrashDumps" folder.
  • Zip 2 - 3 of the newest "MassEffect1.exe.Xxxx.dmp" or "MassEffectLauncher.exeXxxx.dmp" files together and upload them at a free file hosting service like Dropbox or Onedrive.
  • Post the link here.

If there aren't any dump files of ME:

  • Press the Windows key > Write: Command Prompt > Right click on "Command Prompt" in the search results > Run as administrator.
  • Copy and paste reg add "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LocalDumps\devenv.exe" /v DumpType /d 2 /t REG_DWORD into the prompt Window > Press ENTER.
  • Play the game until it crashes.
  • After the game crashes, let all Windows crash dialogues finish.
  • Press the Windows key and "R" at the same time. > Type "%LOCALAPPDATA%\CrashDumps" (Without the quotation marks) into the new window > Press ENTER.
  • Zip 2 - 3 "MassEffect1.exe.Xxxx.dmp" or "MassEffectLauncher.exeXxxx.dmp" files together and upload them at free file hosting service like Dropbox.
  • Post the link here.


    If you want to undo the automatic dump creation, use the command below in a elevated command prompt (As in point 1) reg delete "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LocalDumps" /f
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Whitehands
5 years ago

Hi. 

The mass effect legendery wont open at all. When starting it it steam it says starting. origin opens (sometimes) and it then closes itself. 

Ive tried the unicode solution, restarted the computer, but issue persist. 

Ive tried to turn of windows defender, but issue still persist. 

Ive also updated the graphics driver and restarted, but issue still persist. 

Ive checked the crash dump folder, and there are several crashdumps there. 

Any clue what the next steps is?

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    holger1405
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    5 years ago

    @Whitehands 

    Create a DxDiag in text file format and post it with your next reply. You can do that  with the "Choose file" button at the bottom right corner of the reply window. 

     

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