Mass Effect 1 won't launch (Win7)
Hi, I installed ME1 from my hard copies/DVDs and cannot get it to launch. After a few seconds a window pops up, something about having problems connecting. I've tried everything I could find, launch...
Forum Discussion
The DxDiag looks good so fare, the only thing is that your GPU driver is relatively old.
But that should not be the problem here.
I guess that the problem you have is the same discussed in this thread. (Please read the post I linked to)
A specific DLL, the "paul.dll", that is part of the authorization process of the game is outdated and makes it impossible to authorize ME1.
There are only two ways to fix this.
Contact EA about the isuue and hope that they fix it.
Replace the "paul.dll" with a newer version from a different game or a different machine.
Thank you for your effort.
