We could not activate Battlefield 3 on this computer using the EA Account you provided

[SANLO]

i was playing the game 2 weeks ago , but know when ever i launch it i get this error message . any fix ? thnx

[vB1OS]

Hi, I just found the fix and made a youtube video about it. NOTE: I have been getting feedback saying you need to restart after aplying this fix. https://youtu.be/5Ya7w8ld-e0

[SANLO]

Originally posted by vB1OS:

Hi, I just found the fix and made a youtube video about it. NOTE: I have been getting feedback saying you need to restart after aplying this fix. https://youtu.be/5Ya7w8ld-e0

cool ill check it out , thanks

[vB1OS]

Originally posted by SANLO:

Originally posted by vB1OS:

Hi, I just found the fix and made a youtube video about it. NOTE: I have been getting feedback saying you need to restart after aplying this fix. https://youtu.be/5Ya7w8ld-e0

cool ill check it out , thanks

lmk if it works for you

[SANLO]

Originally posted by vB1OS:

Originally posted by SANLO:

cool ill check it out , thanks

lmk if it works for you

ight

[Glinda]

Originally posted by vB1OS:

Hi, I just found the fix and made a youtube video about it. NOTE: I have been getting feedback saying you need to restart after aplying this fix. https://youtu.be/5Ya7w8ld-e0

I followed exactly the same steps in this video, I even restarted the PC but nothing happened, as soon as I opened the program again, it said to log in to my account and the same Battlefield 3 activation message appeared.

[Kaiser Darius]

Originally posted by LegendaryKuri:

Originally posted by vB1OS:

Hi, I just found the fix and made a youtube video about it. NOTE: I have been getting feedback saying you need to restart after aplying this fix. https://youtu.be/5Ya7w8ld-e0

I followed exactly the same steps in this video, I even restarted the PC but nothing happened, as soon as I opened the program again, it said to log in to my account and the same Battlefield 3 activation message appeared.

I'm experiencing the same issue I fixed it once if it works again I'll let you know

[vB1OS]

I will recreate the issue in a another video and try it again. I definitely got it working after doing this.

[Kaiser Darius]

solved my problem here's how

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1238820/discussions/0/3826415752017172805/

[vB1OS]

I just uninstalled and recreated the error. I ran the launch parameters like this vu.exe -activate -o_mail <email> -o_pass <password>. Got the error still. Then used the launch parameters like this vu.exe -activate -o_mail email -o_pass password. Fixed it. I have recorded the uninstall live to prove it works.

[vB1OS]

Originally posted by LegendaryKuri:

Originally posted by vB1OS:

Hi, I just found the fix and made a youtube video about it. NOTE: I have been getting feedback saying you need to restart after aplying this fix. https://youtu.be/5Ya7w8ld-e0

I followed exactly the same steps in this video, I even restarted the PC but nothing happened, as soon as I opened the program again, it said to log in to my account and the same Battlefield 3 activation message appeared.

Try using -activate -o_mail email -o_pass password INSTEAD of -activate -o_mail <email> -o_pass <password>

[vB1OS]

https://youtu.be/JHIgTP4hVo8 I recreated the error on a fresh instal and made a more detailed video.

[Eagle HnnO]

Originally posted by SANLO:

i was playing the game 2 weeks ago , but know when ever i launch it i get this error message . any fix ? thnx

1.backup the game files

2.unistall battlefield 3

3.press windows + r and type "appdata" open " local" floder and delete the following folders :

"EADesktop" & "Electronic Arts" & "Origin" & "punkBuster".

4. open "C:\Program Files" and delete "Electronic Arts "&"EA Games" if there are any files their name has electronic arts, EA, origin in the "C:\Program Files (x86)" also delete these files.

5.open"C:\ProgramData" and delete the following folders "EA Core "&"EA Desktop "&"EA Logs "&"Electronic Arts "&"Origin".

6.open the registry editor by typing regedit in the search bar

7. in the registry editor delete the following "

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\EA Games

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Electronic Arts

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Electronic Arts

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Electronic Arts

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Origin Games

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Origin

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Even Balance



8. uninstall the punkbuster and the EA app from windows

9.restart the computer

10.re-install the game(I installed the game on another drive it might work if you installed the game on the old drive), EA app, and the punkbuster



enjoy



this link shows how to access the Programdata folder " https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad-IbH_RWks"

huge thx for vB1OS, because of his video I was able to know that there is a hidden folder under the name of programdata.

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[jokes_are_life]

For those who still ain't got it, I fixed by renaming my pc. Yes that's kinda crazy but actually worked for me. Go to configuration, system and just change the name of your machine.

Hope it worked.

[Kaiser Darius]

Originally posted by jokes_are_life:

For those who still ain't got it, I fixed by renaming my pc. Yes that's kinda crazy but actually worked for me. Go to configuration, system and just change the name of your machine.

Hope it worked.

It's worth considering

[Slyfox]

The latest video uploaded by the guy was basically: Going to C:\ProgramData\Electronic Arts\EA Services\License and remove this file '70619.dlf' which worked for me