origin deleting texmod

[sunwisecircles]

since the latest adventure with Origin and Mass Effect 3 another has problem has raised it's head. I cannot use texmod to load some of the older .tpf files. every time i try to launch through texmod (since the latest origin update) there is about a 2min download and once the game is ready to play texmod.exe is deleted from the win32 folder. I have tried a restore point; uninstall and reinstall origin (which automatically installs the latest update); running Origin as administrator etc. I'm getting very tired. If anyone can help (perhaps @holger1405) I would be so happy. All I ask is that Origin works.

[holger1405 · Accepted solution]

@sunwisecircles

Try to 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.)

    - Delete the "Mass Effect 3" folder inside the "LocalContent" folder.
    - 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
    - Delete the "Origin"  folder inside the "Roaming" folder
    - In the address bar of your Windows explorer click on the word "AppData".
    - Open the "Local" folder
    - Delete the "Origin"  folder inside the  "Local" folder
    - Restart your PC. > Test.

If that don't works, do you use mods that don't require Textmode? (ME3 Explorer or ME3 mod manager mods)

[holger1405]

@sunwisecircles

Disable automatic game updates.

Origin menu top left > Origin > Application settings > Client update > automatic game updates > off. (Gray)

Edit: The original "MassEffect3.exe" is still in the folder and you rename it before you start?

[sunwisecircles]

Yep. All of that. Except that reinstalling origin automatically installs the latest update. And yeah, name the masseffect3.exe file to something like masseffect3.fff and then texmod.exe to masseffect3.exe and once i get the texmod box, i change them back to their original names. I was playing happily only yesterday.

[sundance31us]

Not sure if this will help, but I've attached a pdf to this post with a manual I created years ago to help explain how to use Texmod with ME3 and Origin.

[sunwisecircles]

thanks @sundance31us using texmod isn't the actual problem. It is disappearing from my win32 folder when i try to run ME3 through it.

[sunwisecircles]

@sundance31us; @holger1405

[holger1405]

@sunwisecircles

I tested Texmod just now on ME3 and it runs flawless for me.

The problem might be that you chance the files extension, (masseffect3.fff).

Try to rename the "MassEffect3.exe" to "MassEffect3_bak.exe" and try again.

How do you rename the executables, with a batch?

[sundance31us]

I use the following bat file to do the renaming: (This was created by Black Angel One)

@ECHO OFF
ECHO Run Mass Effect 3 with Texmod?
SET /P X=(Y)es or (N)o?
IF /I "%X%"=="Y" goto :Yes
IF /I "%X%"=="N" goto :No
GOTO END

:Yes
ren "C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect 3\Binaries\Win32\MassEffect3.exe" "MassEffect3_tmp.exe
ren "C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect 3\Binaries\Win32\Texmod.exe" "MassEffect3.exe"

ECHO Files renamed! Please start now your Mass Effect 3 in Origin.
PAUSE

ren "C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect 3\Binaries\Win32\MassEffect3.exe" "Texmod.exe"
ren "C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect 3\Binaries\Win32\MassEffect3_tmp.exe" "MassEffect3.exe"

ECHO Filenames restored! Now you can start Mass Effect 3 with use of TexMod.
PAUSE

GOTO END

:No

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect 3\Binaries\Win32\MassEffect3.exe"

:END

To create the bat file I copied the code above into Notepad (I prefer to use Notepad++), saved and then changed the .txt to .bat

Note: If your game is saved in a different file from "C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect 3\Binaries\Win32" you'll want to change that information in the txt file.

I've attached a manual I created a that shows how to use the bat file.

[sundance31us]

With the Texmod dialogue box all set to go, all you have to do is press "Run"...have you tried coping a fresh Texmod.exe into your "Win32" file?

[sunwisecircles]

okay i tried using masseffect3_bak.exe and it still didn't work. I'm beginning to think it may be a situation for my computer guy.