Mass Effect 2 2xDVD9 to 3xDVD5 English Only

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MASS EFFECT 2 (2xDVD9 to 3xDVD5) English + 1 Language or English only

Install sequence DVD1-DVD2-DVD3

1) Make temp folders:

MassEffect2
ME2_Disc2
ME2_Disc3

2) Copy all files/folders from 1st DVD9 to 'MassEffect2' folder except:

'software' folder

'data\notyourlanguage.rar' files 

'data\datasetup.exe' file

'*.rtf' & '*.txt' ( copy only english & your language readme/eula files)

'data\installmanifest_*.ini'

3) Copy from 2nd DVD9 to 'ME2_Disc2\data\' folder the following files:

'data\apps.rar'
'data\data01.rar'
'data\data02.rar'
'data\data03.rar'
'data\english.rar'
'data\maps.rar'
'data\other.rar'
'data\ME2.ico'

4) Create autorun.inf in 'ME2_Disc2' folder:

[autorun]
OPEN=0
ICON=data\ME2.ico

5) Copy from 2nd DVD9 to 'ME2_Disc3' folder the following files/folder:

'autorun.inf' file
'autorun.exe' file
'software' folder
'DirectX' folder

all contents of 'data' folder except:

'data\apps.rar'
'data\data01.rar'
'data\data02.rar'
'data\data03.rar'
'data\english.rar'
'data\maps.rar'
'data\other.rar'
'data\installmanifest_*.ini'

6) Extract from 'MASS_EFFECT_2_3xDVD5.7z' archive to 'MassEffect2\data\' & to 'ME2_Disc3\data\' folders the following files:

installmanifest_en.ini
installmanifest_yourlanguage.ini

7) Burn or make ISOs with same labels name of temp folders


For conversion english only :

at step 2 copy only 'EULA_en.rtf' & 'readme_en.txt' files.

at step 6 extract only 'installmanifest_en.ini' from archive.