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necrodark96
12 years ago
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Battlefield 4 is already installed but it wants to re-install

i recently reinstalled windows 7 and reinstalled origin but now origin wants me to download bf4 again even though all the files are still there. is there any way i can bypass this?
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  • POOHSTICK17's avatar
    POOHSTICK17
    12 years ago

    Hi, Origin probably just wants to verify your files or know where they are.

    Maybe this might help:

    Solution from Carbonic http://answers.ea.com/t5/Battlefield-4/Not-able-to-play-Installed-games/m-p/2105671#M81939
    How to restore Origin games from backup:
    1. Take a backup of the game, normally at C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games not from documents
    3. Start Origin on the intended installation computer and download BF4 for a couple of minutes
    4. Close Origin
    5. Copy over the backup, overwriting all files
    6. Start Origin again, it will verify all the files and just adjust the registry and download the settings files.

    Now, if China Rising servers don't work after doing this you will need to do the following:

    (warning messing with the registry can harm your computer if you are not careful)
    Log out and exit Origin
    Open your Registry Editor (regedit)
    Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Wow6432Node > EA Games > Battlefield 4
    Check if there is a folder named "Xpack1" under "Battlefield 4"
    If yes, there's a folder -> click on "Xpack1" - on the right pane check if there is a string named "Installed" - the Value data should be "True"
    If no, there's no folder -> right-click on Battlefield 4 -> New -> Key
    - a new folder will be created, name it "Xpack1"
    - right-click on Xpack1 -> New -> String Value - name it "Installed"
    - on the right-pane, double-click on "Installed", set Value Data to "True"
    Exit Registry Editor
    Start Origin and Join China Rising Maps
    If needed:
    Repair Install BF4
    Clear browser cache, cookies and temporary files then login to Battlelog

POOHSTICK17's avatar
POOHSTICK17
12 years ago

Hi, Origin probably just wants to verify your files or know where they are.

Maybe this might help:

Solution from Carbonic http://answers.ea.com/t5/Battlefield-4/Not-able-to-play-Installed-games/m-p/2105671#M81939
How to restore Origin games from backup:
1. Take a backup of the game, normally at C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games not from documents
3. Start Origin on the intended installation computer and download BF4 for a couple of minutes
4. Close Origin
5. Copy over the backup, overwriting all files
6. Start Origin again, it will verify all the files and just adjust the registry and download the settings files.

Now, if China Rising servers don't work after doing this you will need to do the following:

(warning messing with the registry can harm your computer if you are not careful)
Log out and exit Origin
Open your Registry Editor (regedit)
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Wow6432Node > EA Games > Battlefield 4
Check if there is a folder named "Xpack1" under "Battlefield 4"
If yes, there's a folder -> click on "Xpack1" - on the right pane check if there is a string named "Installed" - the Value data should be "True"
If no, there's no folder -> right-click on Battlefield 4 -> New -> Key
- a new folder will be created, name it "Xpack1"
- right-click on Xpack1 -> New -> String Value - name it "Installed"
- on the right-pane, double-click on "Installed", set Value Data to "True"
Exit Registry Editor
Start Origin and Join China Rising Maps
If needed:
Repair Install BF4
Clear browser cache, cookies and temporary files then login to Battlelog

  • necrodark96's avatar
    necrodark96
    12 years ago

    Thanks that worked, i thought it was going to install the entire game but it just verified files like you said,

    • POOHSTICK17's avatar
      POOHSTICK17
      12 years ago

      Glad it worked fo you!

      You can mark this as SOLVED and add an Xp if you want.

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