EA Desktop App

[Torean]

After forcing me to install this, and assuring me everything will be fine, how can I not even play my game? Does anyone have a fix for this "error on our end" I cant really troubleshoot this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ error, EA. You dont give me enough info to fix it myself with, you know, an error code, or some clue

[Ody]

Hi Torean

I am sorry you are going through the EA Desktop App problems. You are not alone in this. If a simple restart of the EA Desktop App does not work, then I suggest rolling back to Origin. Please note that this method is not guaranteed to work, work forever, nor that they have zero chance of damaging your game files or placing your account at risk. So far all received feedback on this was positive and it has solved problems for all players I am aware of who did this (myself included).

1. Install version 10.5.119.52718 of Origin Full Setup from https://taskinoz.com/downloads/OriginSetup-10.5.119.52718.exe

2. When it installs exit from origin again (it will probably ask you to login again or update, don't worry about it for now and just close it)

3. Open C:\ProgramData\Origin\local.xml with any text editor

4. Add in the lines

<Setting value="true" key="MigrationDisabled" type="1"/>
<Setting key="UpdateURL" value="http://EA_app.sucks/" type="10"/>
<Setting key="AutoPatchGlobal" value="false" type="1"/>
<Setting key="AutoUpdate" value="false" type="1"/>

just after the line <Settings>

5. Save and Play

Source: https://twitter.com/p0358/status/1635796691902160896

This way you will have both apps, Origin, and EA Desktop, on your PC. You can occasionally check EA Desktop App to see if they updated it and fixed the problem for you and many of us. If you still require further support for this or something else in the future, please do not hesitate to come back to this topic, or forum, or reach out to me directly via text or voice call. Good luck!

[Mardoin69]

Also, you do NOT need that line in there about the 'UpdateURL.' That's just a fictitious link some people like to throw in..... I guess for giggles. I had been posting these solutions for quite some time in the EA forums.....right after the first time EA tried to force me out of the Origin client cuz i was pretty po'd about it. Then having to update the method due to some more of their attempts at forcing us out of the Orgin client. In the final edit of the 'local.xml' file..... you needed to be sure those lines looked like that. But, the one about migration was the only one you needed to 'ADD' to the file. The others should of been added in by the client once you changed it's settings to NOT auto update.

The other issue is the 'OriginThinSetupInternal.exe' files that get used by the client to try and update the client. By deleting those in your system, the client fails to try and update. It'll re-aquire those though. And, if the client does attempt to update again....always use the 'cancel' option or decline it's attempt at getting you to update to the EA client.....close the client...then delete those setupInternal files again. It's all in my thread....
'Keep EA client but Install Origin'

[Ody]

I agree with you, it always made me uncomfortable to share this solution because it's written like this. I dislike EA Desktop app in its current state, but I don't like how this solution looks. But it does help players resolve problems created by EA, so It's worth sharing, and I included the source since I did not come up with it myself. My friends and I used it and it worked out. If you can write a step-by-step more polite-looking solution, I would prefer to have that instead, which I would then share with others and link you as the source.

[Mardoin69]

Well.... the 'original' source of the code line to add with 'migration' disabled came off some twitter discussion quite some time back and I'm not sure of who it originally was. Could of been some disgruntled EA Games employee for all I know. So, no....don't need to link ME as original source. Thing is, my original guide for step by step was written before they came out with two more attempts at forcing us out of the Origin client. I then edited it to add in some additional steps....like being sure you have settings to NOT allow auto updating of client and games and deleting those Internal.exe's but, I have not tried doing it from scratch again using the latest origin client download. So, there maybe some modified steps needed in order to be successful.....idk cuz, I have it working and not about to uninstall and start from scratch just to see, lol.

At any rate, I've tried posting a step by step in the forums for each game I know of in Steam that requires the EA / Origin client. It's always titled 'Keep EA Client but Install Origin...'
So, if you want to.... you can copy the link to it or copy the contents of it. And, feel free to go through and edit steps / links if you want to do it from scratch and find you need to modify steps.

I don't do it for 'fame' or glamour of any kind. I don't care if people copy / paste my solution / guide. I just do it cuz it pizzed me off them forcing that garbage client on us when the Origin one worked just fine and the new one don't. Thus I wanted to share it cuz tons of people constantly bombard the bug reports section of EA forum with this issue and no help from EA over it. EA's repeat answer is.... oh well, your screuued and just have to install EA client and live with it..... even though they know for a fact it's not working for cuzillions of people.

[Ody]

It is still polite/nice to link/credit anyone who creates helpful guides. They should not have launched new app without having it ready for use, this is very irresponsible of them.

[Mardoin69]

Originally posted by Ody:

It is still polite/nice to link/credit anyone who creates helpful guides. They should not have launched new app without having it ready for use, this is very irresponsible of them.

No doubt. So many people are P.O.'d with that move by EA Games. What's worse is they KNOW it's a buggy client yet keep trying to shove it down our throats by continually trying to circumvent our efforts to keep the Origin client usable. Seems they've given up on that.....for now anyway. I'm sure they'll come out with another forced update on us Origin client users to try an force us out of that client again though.

[Torean]

So I did one of the guides to only use Origin, my game has been working fine but somehow my origin updated to EA desktop and now it doesnt work again. Thanks EA, youre inept at every launcher youve made in-house

[Mardoin69]

Originally posted by Torean:

So I did one of the guides to only use Origin, my game has been working fine but somehow my origin updated to EA desktop and now it doesnt work again. Thanks EA, youre inept at every launcher youve made in-house

Yeah, once you opted to install the EA client, you have to then install the Origin client again cuz part of that EA client install process is deleting your Origin client. So, what I did was go into settings for the EA client..... disabling automatic updates.... change it's game install directory to the original one used by Origin..... ...\Origin Games. Then I grabbed a download of the Origin client and re-installed it again..... going through all the steps to keep it from trying to 'upgrade' to the EA client. Anytime Origin launches, it checks for version updates and you'll get a little popup notice about upgrading to the new EA client. Just always use the cancel / decline option or exit the notice. And, be sure you've set it's settings to NOT automatically update anything. If you feel you need to update a game, you can do that manually. Just don't have it set for the client to do it automatically...... this will help avoid issues in the future..... hopefully.

[Poddy]

I see, it is a general errror..

[Qasmoke]

nothing here works

[Poddy]

If it is the "Mass Effect Trilogie" you must deactivate the EA Overlay for the game. Had that too, game won't start. After checking with google i found it. After that the game starts.

[Finist]

Originally posted by Mardoin69:

Originally posted by Torean:

So I did one of the guides to only use Origin, my game has been working fine but somehow my origin updated to EA desktop and now it doesnt work again. Thanks EA, youre inept at every launcher youve made in-house

Yeah, once you opted to install the EA client, you have to then install the Origin client again cuz part of that EA client install process is deleting your Origin client. So, what I did was go into settings for the EA client..... disabling automatic updates.... change it's game install directory to the original one used by Origin..... ...\Origin Games. Then I grabbed a download of the Origin client and re-installed it again..... going through all the steps to keep it from trying to 'upgrade' to the EA client. Anytime Origin launches, it checks for version updates and you'll get a little popup notice about upgrading to the new EA client. Just always use the cancel / decline option or exit the notice. And, be sure you've set it's settings to NOT automatically update anything. If you feel you need to update a game, you can do that manually. Just don't have it set for the client to do it automatically...... this will help avoid issues in the future..... hopefully.

I have the same problem. I tried to install MEA a week ago.
After launching game from steam, ea app/origin just restarts. Game is not launching.

Reinstalling Origin according to some instructions doesn't help.
Only one way to start MEA - to install Frosty Mod Manager and launching plugin with ea settings there so game starts from FMM (even without mods).

But there are another problem (I think - connected to mods) - Game crashes while Ryder go to the Nexus at the first time.

[Finist]

Originally posted by Qasmoke:

nothing here works

Agree.