Unable to Launch Mass Effect 3
Attempting to launch Mass Effect 3 from Origin and I get to say Launching and then nothing happens. It is not in my task manager or anything like that.
Attempted Reinstalling Mass Effect 3, Repai...
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Please move the "BIOGame" folder from "Documents\Mass Effect 3" also to your desktop. > test.
Did you repaired the game after you replaced the DLLs? If so replace them again. > test
Disable the real time scanner of your antivirus software. > test.
If that don't helps go to your ">drive:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect 3\__Installer\vc\vc2005sp1\redist" folder and run the "vcredist_x86.exe" and the "vcredist_x64.exe" as Administrator. > reboot.
Do the same with the "vcredist_x86.exe" and the "vcredist_x64.exe" under ">drive:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect 3\__Installer\vc\vc2008sp1\redist" > reboot > test.
Can't recall if I originally ran the repair before or after adding the dlls so I went ahead and moved them back from downloads to the Core folder. No luck.
Disabled anti-virus and real time protection. Both Windows and regular anti-virus. Reenabled at this point post testing.
Moved BIOGame to desktop alongside Save.
Ran the executables. With the one in repair mode that had options for 2008 x86 version.The others just ran normally.
Error log is still listing awc.dll as the issue though. Thanks for all of your help trying to resolve this.
Yukumba6 wrote:Thanks for all of your help trying to resolve this.No problem.
You however should not run Windows defender and a third party Anti virus software alongside. That is a guarantee for getting problems and it makes your system not more secure, in the contrary, it will compromise security.
Disable one of them.
Please also disable the Windows firewall. > test
If that don't helps download the "Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1" and the "Visual C++ 2008 Service Pack 1" and install them. (reboot after each packages.) > test
Firewall off. Both service packs installed and ran. Multiple restarts.
Testing both running as administrator using the desktop shortcut and through origin.
Have not at this point moved the Save or BIOGame folders back and they are still on the desktop.
The "Save" folder under "Documents\Mass Effect 3" is still empty, right?
Please look if you have a "activation.exe" in your "drive":\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect 3\Binaries\Win32\Core" folder.
If yes run the "activation.exe" as administrator > test
Not working > Repair the game again > test
Not working > only replace the "awc.dll". (not the "EACore.dll") > test
If that don't helps, I would recommand to uninstall ME3 from the Windows control panel again.
- reboot.
- clear your Origin cache.
All settings in Origin (only in Origin not in the games) are back to default settings after this.)
- close Origin completely. (right click on the Origin symbol in the task bar > close)
- Press the Windows key and "R" at the same time.
- Type or copy "%ProgramData%/Origin" (without quotes) > hit ENTER
- Delete all the files and folders in the Origin folder, except for the "LocalContent" folder. (The "LocalContent" folder must remain untouched.)
- Press the Windows key and "R" at the same time.
- Type or copy "%AppData%" (without quotes) > hit ENTER
- Now your Windows explorer should have brought you to your "C:\Users\>your user name<\AppData\Roaming" folder
- Delate the "Origin" folder inside the "Roaming" folder
- In the address bar of your Windows explorer click on the word "AppData".
- Open the "Local" folder
- Delate the "Origin" folder inside the "Local" folder
- Restart your PC.- make sure only one antivirus software is ruining. (Or disable them during the installation)
- use CCleaner to clean the Registry. > reboot.
- Run Origin as Administrator <- Important! > Install the Game > test
