Re: Invalid License. Reason Code= missing DLL MSVCP80.dll Error 0x7E

I have spent the last 2 days looking for and trying every "solution" I can find on these forums and elsewhere.

Nothing works. ME2 refuses to launch in Origin.

I have an original disk that ran perfectly without Origin on every computer I've had since the games release.

Until that idiotic Activation Limit was reached and EA support told me to add my codes to Origin. Now nothing works.

@D6-Spaz Hi, when you ran these packages did you get any notification or indicator that they failed?

Perhaps running the system file checker will help too. Even if it doesn't assist it's worth running to check that everything is running as it should 

https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/pc/how-do-i-run-the-system-file-checker/

No notifications or errors except the "Invalid License. Reason Code= missing DLL MSVCP80.dll Error 0x7E" when I try the rename .exe files "fix".

This message does not appear when the .exe files have their default names.

Ran systems file checker during multiple attempted "solutions" over the weekend. Never finding any problems.

Tried renaming the .exe files as suggested in several threads, ran repair tool, reinstalled, clean install even on different hard disks.

ME2 won't launch at all.

Click play, Origin status changes to "Playing Mass Effect 2 Digital Deluxe Edition." for about 5 seconds, then goes back to "Online." and nothing happens.

Well how about that!

Uninstalled Origin, reinstalled Mass Effect 2 from my pre-origin disk. Instant profit.

Reinstalled Origin, ME1 and ME3 after. all 3 now run again.

Running ME1 and ME3 on Origin. ME2 without Origin.

Now it just remains to be seen if it will keep running when I import saves.

Edit: If anyone else tries this, make sure your Origin is set to NOT auto update your games. As soon as Origin starts to install any updates for ME2, the game breaks agian.

Not that I need another reason to hate Origin, but there it is.