Re: mass effect 3 activation error

The error persisted, but there was one thing that didn't install out of them:

When I launched the vc2008sp1\redist\vcredist_x64.exe one after a while I got those errors:

@MellinMellin 

• Uninstall the "Microsoft Visual c++ 2008 Redistributable - x64 9.0.30729.17" (only this specific one in case you have several Vc++ 2008 installations) from the Windows control panel.
• Reboot.
• Go to your ">drive<:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect 3\__Installer\vc\vc2008sp1\redist" folder.
• Run the "vcredist_x64.exe" as Administrator. (Right click the exe > Run as Administrator)
• Reboot > Test.
  
  
  If that don't helps:
• Go to your ">drive<:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect 3\__Installer\directx\redist" folder.
  
• Delete all files with the *.cab file extension. (Only the files with the *.cab file extension.)
• Run the "DXSETUP.exe" from the same folder as Administrator. (Right click the exe > Run as Administrator)
• Reboot.
• Test.

I don't seem to have the x64 9.0.30729.17 version installed, I only have x64 9.0.30729.6161.

What is also weird is that I have 2 different version of 2008 x86 installed:

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Another thing is weird, is that after this I tried to run the vcredist_x64.exe from vc\vc2008sp1\redist anyway and it installed without any problems, BUT it actually installed the x64 9.0.30729.17 version you said I should delete:

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Should I delete it and retry installing it?

Anyway, it didn't help, I still get the same license error.

As for the second possible solution:

I was left with 3 files:

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Unfortunately, this did not help.

I still get the same error with the license.

And yes, I did reboot both times.

Maybe I should delete one of those duplicated versions of c+ 2008?

@MellinMellin 

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MellinMellin  schrieb:

Maybe I should delete one of those duplicated versions of c+ 2008?

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No, it is normal that there are duplicates, each game installs the version it needs, so if you uninstall a version a different game will probably stop working.

But if the "x64 9.0.30729.17" version was not present, install the other Vc++ versions from ">drive<:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect 3\__Installer\vc".

x64 and x86, 2005 and x86 2008.

Did that, rebooted and I still get the same error with the license.

Current list of all c++ redistributables installed on my PC:

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@MellinMellin 

Do you use any mods?

Did you use or used Sweet FX?

While I do normally use mods (even work on some myself), not this time. 

I never start installing mods until the vanilla games works on its own.

So no, no mods. 

@MellinMellin 

So no SweetFX, not yet and not before?

And this is a complete fresh installation of Windows and the game files?

You did not copied older files over, or used a Hard drive with the game files on it at installation?

Go here and Download the .Net Framwork verification tool from MS. Check your 3.5 and 4.7 installation.

I did use a second hard drive with formally installed origin games, including Mass Effect 3, but as I mentioned in my first post I tried manually deleting all of the files for the game.

As for tests: I got "Product verification seuceeded1" on ".NET Framework 3.5 SP1" and ".NET Framework 4.7".

Just in case I've also run it on ".NET Framework 4.7.1" and 4.7.2.

@MellinMellin 

Could you post a screenshot with all files present in your ">drive<:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect 3\Binaries" folder?

Also run the DxDiag setup under ">drive<:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect 2\__Installer\directx\redist" again, now that all ME3 VC++ runtime's are installed.

Reboot  > test.

Running "DXSETUP.exe" did not help, still same error with license.

Here is my \Origin Games\Mass Effect 3\Binaries:

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Also \Origin Games\Mass Effect 3\Binaries\Win32:

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and \Origin Games\Mass Effect 3\Binaries\Win32\Core:

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@MellinMellin 

Good to hear!

And thanks for posting the solution.