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okay, so I downloaded Mass Effect from Steam and the game won't play. it says that the global shader cannot compile. i have DirectX 11 and Windows 7 x64-Bit w/ Intel G33/G31 Express Chipset and Intel Core 2 Duo processor. any suggestions?

Sunday, June 27, 2010 5:30 PM

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A semi-random suggestion:

Install the DirectX update:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/resultsForProduct.aspx?displaylang=en&productID=9C954C37-1ED1-4846-8A7D-85FC422D1388

The Runtime is the web-based installation, and the redist (redistributable) is the full download (more than 90MB).

The version of DirectX installed with Windows 7 does not include all of the older components that some games need.
- Proposed as answer by Dale Qiao Wednesday, June 30, 2010 3:34 AM
- Marked as answer by Dale Qiao Friday, July 2, 2010 9:31 AM
Sunday, June 27, 2010 7:30 PM
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Hi,

Based on my research, Mass Effect is compatible with Windows 7. You need to install the latest DirectX and the latest Graphic driver. Right click the Mass Effect and run as Administrator, most of this error occurs because of insufficient privileges.

BTW, please contact Mass Effect for support as well.

Best Regards

Dale
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- Marked as answer by Dale Qiao Friday, July 2, 2010 9:31 AM
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 3:37 AM

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A semi-random suggestion:

Install the DirectX update:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/resultsForProduct.aspx?displaylang=en&productID=9C954C37-1ED1-4846-8A7D-85FC422D1388

The Runtime is the web-based installation, and the redist (redistributable) is the full download (more than 90MB).

The version of DirectX installed with Windows 7 does not include all of the older components that some games need.
- Proposed as answer by Dale Qiao Wednesday, June 30, 2010 3:34 AM
- Marked as answer by Dale Qiao Friday, July 2, 2010 9:31 AM
Sunday, June 27, 2010 7:30 PM
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Hi,

Based on my research, Mass Effect is compatible with Windows 7. You need to install the latest DirectX and the latest Graphic driver. Right click the Mass Effect and run as Administrator, most of this error occurs because of insufficient privileges.

BTW, please contact Mass Effect for support as well.

Best Regards

Dale
Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you.
- Marked as answer by Dale Qiao Friday, July 2, 2010 9:31 AM
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 3:37 AM