Hello everyone. I'm currently on Windows 7 Ultimate, 32-bit, and every time I click "Play" in the Mass Effect 1 Launcher, MassEffect.exe crashes.
Now, I have Mass Effect 2 and it runs just fine.
I've tried everything from re-installing, to running as administrator, to running in compatibility mode, etc.
Could someone please help me fix this? I really want to finish the first one before I start the second one.
Thanks.
The untouched version of ME will do this under Win7 on some machines.
However, there is a fix.
Mass Effect Community - Game Information
Mass Effect Configuration Utility
It says AMD, but I can confirm the unpatched version will do this on some Intel machines as well under Win7
- fixed a crash running on certain multi-core AMD systems
- fixed an issue where video RAM was not being reported properly on certain cards
This patch resolves the issues.
And if you havent registered for it:
Mass Effect Community - Bring Down the Sky - new downloadable content on your PC
Grab the DLC first & then apply the 1.02 patch.
Hope this helps & enjoy the game.
ME1 is a excellent game.
I think I've already tried the patch and still had the problem, but I will re-install and give it a try then get back to you with the results.
Appreciate the help.
Have a look at this tweak guide as well - TweakGuides.com - Mass Effect Tweak Guide
Re-installed game and applied latest patch. Still crashes on me...
Got it working, had to use a NO-DVD Fix and magically it started working...
Thanks for your help guys!
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