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[simister]

 Mass Effect 2 will not start on a Win 7 (64) box with ATI 5700 series card. I only get "failed to initialize the physics system. Please ensure you have an updated version of the Physx System Software installed".
Any help?

And this is after I had to run the Directx installer separately from disk 2 after ME2 would error on a missing directx dll 

Modifié par simister, 31 janvier 2010 - 12:44 .

[Daidoji Kaneda]

I would (re)install drivers since ATI cards can't use PhysX (this software belongs to Nvidia)..

[simister]

I understand, but I have never used an nvidia card or physx software. And my ATI drivers are the latest

[SillyNydia]

Hm that's weird, maybe its something with win 7 (64)? I use Win 7(32) with an HD 4870, using catalyst 9.12's with no problems. You said that now you're getting a missing directx.dll, I've had this problem awhile ago with some other games you can normally download the .dll you need off the net and it will tell you where to put it and see if it works. Just make sure to virus scan it before hand.

[simister]

Okay, running the Physx install off of disk 2 fixed the issue. The game works now. But why didn't the game installer install the subcomponents, Directx and Physx? Seems to be an installer issue. And then the big question, why install Physx at all on an ATI system at all?

[Daidoji Kaneda]

simister wrote...

 And then the big question, why install Physx at all on an ATI system at all?

Good question in fact ..

[Abtacha1982]

Daidoji Kaneda wrote...

simister wrote...

 And then the big question, why install Physx at all on an ATI system at all?

Good question in fact ..

Because PhisX isn't limited to run on a graphic card.
If the developers wish to they can use PhisX the same way as every other physics engine (e.g. Havoc) leaving the numbercrunshing to the CPU (in fact that is how PhysX is used most of the time).
Sadly the user still has to install the PhysX drivers in that case.

Modifié par Abtacha1982, 31 janvier 2010 - 10:38 .

[GTCv Lysander]

In your Add/Remove programs list you should see NVIDIA PhysX. I would remove that, and re-download PhysX from the following link:

http://www.nvidia.co..._9.09.1112.html

[__SONA]

please help me i keep on getting the error of install PhySx driver on ur system ..

[Gorath Alpha]

Daidoji Kaneda wrote...

I would (re)install drivers since ATI cards can't use PhysX (this software belongs to Nvidia)..

It makes no difference what video card is used, if the PhysX version is the one that runs on the CPU, and is automatically installed with the game. 

The OP apparently ran into some conflict between Direct3D and PhysX.  Both of them are on the distribution media.  You have to do just as described here in the first suggestion, and install the PhysX on the DVD disk, again.  It shouldn't be necessary to uninstall the broken version. 

If you have a digital download, Ihave zero experience with those, although I have seen comments in the forums about Steam having a utility you can use that searches for any corrupted or missing files, and replaces them for you.


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Modifié par Gorath Alpha, 08 février 2010 - 11:48 .

[AssimilatorX]

I just going to get my alienware m17x replaced with an m17x-r2 from dell geting scred about the crap ati 4870 CrossfireX i had GTX 260 SLI before and start thinking of just ri the nvidia from my old m17x and send the crap 4870 cfx back to alienware "brand new never used" will do a test anyway whichever is the best i'll keep it....dont care what they say is going to be my 3rd replacement....

[gerryko48]

I have the same problem.Tried to reload Physx from the disc but was told I have a newer version on my system.

Now what?

[Stillwellean]

I saw on another forum and can confirm: run a registry clean up thing. I used Glary and then I used (an old, free version of) CCleaner. Both found different errors. This made mass effect 2 work for me.



It also unassociated some files i didn't want it to, so heads up on that.



Also, I run win7 x64 for games. I wonder if everyone with this problem is doing the same.

[Phantom Panda]

Ive now tried everything thats been suggested on this thread, and nothing has happened... anyone got any other recently thoughts?

[Garrus-Vakarian]

Just download Physx.exe from nvidia.com and install it. It should work afterwards.

http://www.nvidia.de...-driver-de.html

Thats what I did. It's kinda annoying because mass effect 2 doesnt  run Physx on ATI cards not even the CPU version of it .

Mass effect 2 just wants to make sure that you have installed it before starting the game lol what a nonsense.

Modifié par Garrus-Vakarian, 23 avril 2011 - 12:24 .

[sirchet]

It's a shame that you can't just install an older version of physx like the one in the link posted above.
Physx will not install if the version you have is newer than the one you're trying to install.

We need a patch that will allow ME2 to recognize the newer version as being adequate to run the game.

The latest nvidia driver is version 270.61 and the game says to check if your driver is up to date, the game is behind not the driver.

Oh well, another box for the shelf.

[Lawrence88]

same problem on a MSI CX-600 with ati graphic card, I tried all, nothing works ... i played the game on the same laptop then i formatted and now it wont work

[Gorath Alpha]

You need to pay better attention. It's been sufficiently answered already.

Gorath Alpha wrote...

It makes no difference what video card is used, if the PhysX version is the one that runs on the CPU, and is automatically installed with the game. 

The OP apparently ran into some conflict between Direct3D and PhysX.  Both of them are on the distribution media.  You have to do just as described here in the first suggestion, and install the PhysX on the DVD disk, again.  It shouldn't be necessary to uninstall the broken version. 

If you have a digital download, Ihave zero experience with those, although I have seen comments in the forums about Steam having a utility you can use that searches for any corrupted or missing files, and replaces them for you.

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https://www.google.c... PhysX with ATI

" About 532 results (0.18 seconds) "

Modifié par Gorath Alpha, 14 novembre 2011 - 04:33 .

[Lawrence88]

I had the same problem, then i reainstalled the physics from Nvidia, use this version :

http://www.nvidia.co..._9.10.0129.html

[keith123456789]

i got the same problem and it was playing just fine last night

[Gorath Alpha]

You need to pay better attention, as well.  That question has  been sufficiently answered already. in this thread.

Gorath Alpha wrote...

It makes no difference what video card is used, if the PhysX version is the one that runs on the CPU, and is automatically installed with the game. 

The OP apparently ran into some conflict between Direct3D and PhysX.  Both of them are on the distribution media.  You have to do just as described here in the first suggestion, and install the PhysX on the DVD disk, again.  It shouldn't be necessary to uninstall the broken version. 

If you have a digital download, I have zero experience with those, although I have seen comments in the forums about Steam having a utility you can use that searches for any corrupted or missing files, and replaces them for you.

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www.google.com/search

" About 532 results (0.18 seconds) "

Modifié par Gorath Alpha, 25 janvier 2012 - 02:04 .

[Davinq]

I know the solution was found, but I just want to point out that the problem emerged for me when I installed the ME3 demo and tried to open 2 to find the code for my custom Shep, which is when I reached the error message.

[Gorath Alpha]

Demos are well known for having more problems than the games they are pulled out of. As creaky and full of old age symptoms as the UT3 engine actually is, PC owners should probably be happy any game made with it actually runs at all on current hardware.

[Pyrosmeow]

I think the point is not that the demo didn't work. More that the demo introduced new problems for people who had none before? I suffered the same and now I'm trying to get ME2 to work so I can play the Arrival DLC before ME3 launch!

Edit: I've got my ME2 through Steam. What it looks like is that ME3 demo made a newer version of Physx.  So to get ME2 working again, I had to uninstall that, and then find the Physx installer in the commonapps folder.  (steamapps\\common\\mass effect 2\\redist) . That seems to have worked!  So yes, looks like ME2 is VERY picky about the version of Physx it uses.  For reference, the version in my folder was 9.09.0814.

Now to see if ME3 demo will run again since doing that >_>

Edit2: lolno.  I guess I get ALLLLLLL my ME2 out of my system before ME3 launches then! Good luck to others that have this pop up!

Modifié par Pyrosmeow, 15 février 2012 - 12:28 .

[Freddie Arizona]

So yeah, Pyrosmeow is right: the ME3 demo makes it impossible to play ME2. This is an issue I'd like fixed, please.
Thanks, Pyromeow! Looks like we'll have to swap out our PhysX versions if we awnt to go back and forth between ME2 and ME3.