Mass Effect won't start

[Vigo75]

Been playing off a fresh PC install from the trilogy box set.  I hit play and see the cloud synch bar, then I get the Microsoft Windows error "Mass Effect has stopped working. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly.  Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is a available."  Only change since I lasted played was a video card driver update.  I've ran "Repair Install" and still can't launch the game.

[Vigo75 · Accepted solution]

Tried running Origin as an Admin and ME works now.

[Gorath_the_Elder]

Given such limited information, WHY have you not retraced yiour steps to return to the graphics driver you used before? 

[Vigo75]

I've rolled back to the previous driver, no luck.  Uninstalled then reinstalled the game, no luck.  Restored my pc to a point 3 days before this started happening, and still no luck.  I've also ran 'repair install' in Origin and still no luck.

[Vigo75 · Accepted solution]

Tried running Origin as an Admin and ME works now.

[vilyn117]

^you are a lifesaver. I love you.

[komentot]

am having the same problem...mass effect won't start. Wat do u mean by running Origin as admin?

[sundance31us]

If the program is already running close it.

1) Mouse over the icon and right click to bring up the menu.
2) From the menu select "Run as administrator".

[spidleman]

Same thing happened to me.

Closed Origin and ran Origin as administrator and then it worked.

[PhantomTrooperX]

**bleep**, mine still won't work, even after running as administrator. What now?

[Jehuu]

I have spent up to 4 hours searching and testing fixes to this problem, NOTHING works. lets face it, the game is dead. and the hacks on EA haven't got a clue of what to do. :robotmad:

How DARE you lable it solved!