Error in opening Mass Effect 1 on Windows 7
Ok, so I have spent several hours troubleshooting this.
This is what I get both when I open the Launcher and hit play, and when I directly open the .exe file that it claims to not be able to find.
I have done the following to try to attempt to fix this:
- Installed the 1.02 Patch
- Running in Windows XP Compatibility Mode
- Running as Admin
- Updating Graphics Driver
- Setting UseEffectsProcessing from True to False in the BaseEngine.ini file
Does anyone have any other suggestions? I'm trying to run it on my Windows 7 Toshiba Satellite, Intel Centrino processor, and 3GB of ram.
Solution 1:
The reason you cannot play is because of your GPU
The error that is occurring is stemming from a problem between the game and your Video Card, specifically the command to use GMatrix2D (GPF Error).Source
Your are trying to run the game on a Mobile Intel Express Chipset. According to a few sources, linked here will be the steampowered forums, the game does not support the use of Mobile Intel Chipset. I would recomend you upgrade your GPU, but seeing you are using a mobile GPU, this would not be easier/impossible.Source
Try to play on your desktop if you can, or get a more modern Laptop that has a newer mobile GPU that can run it
NOTE: Not all Mobile GPU fail to play the game, only Mobile Intel Express Chipsets and old GPU
Sources:
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