Turn off EA App install script?

[srfrogg23]

Has anyone figured out how to disable this stupid EA app install script that pops up every time we start the game now?

EA. I really don't want that garbage on my computer until it works properly AND I can play my games without an internet connection on windows AND the Steam Deck. Please stop pushing this crap on us.

[HK-47]

I have a solution for that:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop]
"InstallSuccessful"="true"

Copy this text into Notepad, save as EAJunk.reg to your desktop, double-click that file, and click Yes to confirm import. After that, Steam Client should not try to install EA App anymore on every game launch.

If you want to revert the change later, just manually navigate to that registry key using regedit and delete the value InstallSuccessful.

[srfrogg23]

Originally posted by HK-47:

I have a solution for that:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop]
"InstallSuccessful"="true"

Copy this text into Notepad, save as EAJunk.reg to your desktop, double-click that file, and click Yes to confirm import. After that, Steam Client should not try to install EA App anymore on every game launch.

If you want to revert the change later, just manually navigate to that registry key using regedit and delete the value InstallSuccessful.

Excellent, thank you! That worked like a charm.

Any way to make this work on the Steam Deck? I'm not familiar with Linux.

[TKO]

how do you launch the game without EA app?? origin? unfortunately neither of those two work for me.

[srfrogg23]

Did you install the EA app? Origin won't work if you have the EA app installed. I've heard it's totally borked and people can't even launch their games with it now. If so, you can uninstall it through the Programs "Uninstall a Program" in the control panel. Then google the Origin Thin Client Download and download the OriginSetup.exe that way. There's a few sites that have archived it. You can't get Origin directly from EA anymore.

Once you've uninstalled the EA app and installed Origin, you can log into Origin and it should import your games. From there, try launching the game from Steam. If that doesn't work, try launching it from Origin. That's how I got the two to eventually link up.

[TKO]

just uninstalled EA (cr)app, reinstalled origin. when trying to start, EA (cr)app wants to get installed. aborted that. in origin, i'm supposed to activate 'non identified game'. so, sadly, that doesnt work. thanks for the help tho

[HK-47]

Originally posted by srfrogg23:

Excellent, thank you! That worked like a charm.

Any way to make this work on the Steam Deck? I'm not familiar with Linux.

Sorry I can't help with that since I don't use Steam Deck.

[HK-47]

Originally posted by TKO:

just uninstalled EA (cr)app, reinstalled origin. when trying to start, EA (cr)app wants to get installed. aborted that. in origin, i'm supposed to activate 'non identified game'. so, sadly, that doesnt work. thanks for the help tho

What I posted works to prevent launching EA App installer every time you try to start the game so you don't have to abort it -- it cannot solve your other problems.

[Alex_x86]

Originally posted by TKO:

just uninstalled EA (cr)app, reinstalled origin. when trying to start, EA (cr)app wants to get installed. aborted that. in origin, i'm supposed to activate 'non identified game'. so, sadly, that doesnt work. thanks for the help tho

After you installed the Origin do the stuff mentioned in the in the first reply, At least this is what did the trick for me:

Originally posted by HK-47:

I have a solution for that:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop]
"InstallSuccessful"="true"

Copy this text into Notepad, save as EAJunk.reg to your desktop, double-click that file, and click Yes to confirm import. After that, Steam Client should not try to install EA App anymore on every game launch.

If you want to revert the change later, just manually navigate to that registry key using regedit and delete the value InstallSuccessful.

[Tainer]

Originally posted by srfrogg23:

Originally posted by HK-47:

I have a solution for that:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop]
"InstallSuccessful"="true"

Copy this text into Notepad, save as EAJunk.reg to your desktop, double-click that file, and click Yes to confirm import. After that, Steam Client should not try to install EA App anymore on every game launch.

If you want to revert the change later, just manually navigate to that registry key using regedit and delete the value InstallSuccessful.

Excellent, thank you! That worked like a charm.

Any way to make this work on the Steam Deck? I'm not familiar with Linux.

Steam Deck uses Proton layer to start Windows games/program. For each game there is a folder that "emulates" windows file system, which can be found in: /home/deck/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/<game-id>/

In my case the windows registry file is located in:
/home/deck/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/1328670/pfx/system.reg
"1328670" - should be the game id for "Mass Effect Legendary Edition".

Switch to "Desktop mode", navigate to this location, open this file using text editor (Steam Deck comes with Kate), search for "EA Desktop" string (e.g., Edit->Find). You will see something like:

[Software\\wow6432node\\Electronic Arts\\EA Desktop] 1665423606
#time=1d8dccf560fd91c

Add the registry edit mentioned above:

[Software\\wow6432node\\Electronic Arts\\EA Desktop] 1665423606
#time=1d8dccf560fd91c
"InstallSuccessful"="true"

Save the file and you are good to go.

Just tested on my Steam Deck.

[ShazamHam]

Originally posted by Tainer:

Switch to "Desktop mode", navigate to this location, open this file using text editor (Steam Deck comes with Kate), search for "EA Desktop" string (e.g., Edit->Find). You will see something like:

[Software\\wow6432node\\Electronic Arts\\EA Desktop] 1665423606
#time=1d8dccf560fd91c

I had typed EA Desktop and nothing showed up. I have the Mass Effect Legendary Edition installed on my Steam Deck, but haven't run it yet long enough for EA to install.

But yeah, nothing showed up when I typed in "EA Desktop"

[valky]

Originally posted by HK-47:

I have a solution for that:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop]
"InstallSuccessful"="true"

Copy this text into Notepad, save as EAJunk.reg to your desktop, double-click that file, and click Yes to confirm import. After that, Steam Client should not try to install EA App anymore on every game launch.

If you want to revert the change later, just manually navigate to that registry key using regedit and delete the value InstallSuccessful.

sry for necro :)
but THANKS! Re-installed ME:LE because I didn't backup *d000h* for some mod-updates and cleared everything in the end; and the first thing I was greeted with: EA installer script....*sigh*
Thankfully my 'old' Origin install still works.

(I can't think of anyone, who actually wants to revert such glorified change.)

working as intended.

[Borealys]

Sadly this didn't work for me. Stupid EA App making Mass Effect LE completely unplayable. Something needs to be done about this, pronto.

[poisonnuke]

Is there any way to make it work in 2024? Looks like EA has changed something so ME wont start with Origin anymore and only with EA-app ?