If you have your disk available you can uninstall the existing Nvidia PhysX version and install from the setup that came with the Mass Effect 2 DVD disk.To Fully Clarify both the Problem and the Solutionġ) PhysX drivers WILL NOT negitively effect a non-NVidia card since the software itself does not focus on the Graphics cardĢ) If you do not have an nVidia Card, and you are getting the Physx update error when trying to Run Mass Effect 2 you must uninstall any version of PhysX you have (even if other games require it) and install PhysX_SystemSoftware which is found in the software folder of Disc 2 of Mass Effect 2 (or possibly online somewhere)ģ) If you try to update to or already have newer versions of PhysX, the version that is required by Mass Effect 2 will either be overwritten, or otherwise refuse to install because it detects a newer version.

Launch and install PhysX_SystemSoftware.exe.

Uninstall your old PhysX System Software.

If you are also experiencing this issue then here is a solution.

My DVD player on my tower is not operational and I can not access the Mass Effect 2 specific PhysX files on the disk. This problem occurred for me when I installed a new video card and updated my drivers. It took me nearly forty minutes to figure out what the problem was and then the compatible version of PhysX. Please ensure you have an updated version of the PhysX System Software installed. If you are running the latest version of the Nvidia© PhysX™ System Software you will receive the following error message when you try to launch Mass Effect 2:įailed to initialize the physics system.

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