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6 years ago

Re: BF3 doesn't start

@Oxytocin97 For the last step I know you had mentioned Opera, Origin on the back end uses Internet explorer specifically for certain tasks. Even if you use Opera as a daily browser for our steps we would need to focus on IE, can you try following the steps above to reset IE and see if this continues?

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  • Oxytocin97's avatar
    Oxytocin97
    5 years ago

    Hello again,

    as you may already know IE is now Microsoft Edge.I set it as my default browser,i reset settings and i opened the battlelog there.It's the same thing.BF3 won't start again.

  • ragnarok013's avatar
    ragnarok013
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    5 years ago
    @EA_Illium I can confirm this launching issue. BF3 launched perfectly fine yesterday for me on Origin and Steam and now it won't launch despite BF4 launching on both Origin and Steam for me today.
  • Oxytocin97's avatar
    Oxytocin97
    5 years ago

    BF2 launches too perfectly.Only BF3 has a problem.It's a pitty that we can't even open it.

  • ragnarok013's avatar
    ragnarok013
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    5 years ago
    @Oxytocin97 I just found a fix for it 5 minutes ago. Try these steps in order:

    1. Uninstall Battlefield 3 in Steam
    2. Hold the Windows key + R.
    3. In the command box that opens, type %ProgramData%/Origin then click OK.
    4. Go into LocalContent folder and delete Battlefield 3's folder
    5. Navigate to This Pc /Local Disk (C🙂/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common and delete the Battlefield 3 folder (your location may be different if you didn't use the default installation location)
    6. Restart your PC
    7. Install Battlefield 3 on Steam. Hit Play in Steam to finalize Installation
    8. Join a server via Battlelog while Steam and Origin are both running.
  • Oxytocin97's avatar
    Oxytocin97
    5 years ago

    I did everything and as i mentioned before, i have already done these steps twice.Nothing worked again.

  • Bridou4's avatar
    Bridou4
    5 years ago

    Hi,

    I have the same problem, when lauching the game in campaign or servers, nothing happens. In tasks manager the application "BF3" opens and immedialty closes.

    I have already try all yours advice. Nothing work.

    Do you have other solution.

    Thanks

  • Oxytocin97's avatar
    Oxytocin97
    5 years ago
    @idruzei No and i have also come in touch with EA support.It seems than nothing can fix this problem and it's Steam's problem which in my opinion i think it isn't.It's clear EA's problem and they don't know how to fix it.Do you have already bought BF3 via Steam?
  • idruzei's avatar
    idruzei
    5 years ago

    No im have the game on origin i bught the game before same years it was work good but after same days i wanna play and i got this problem. Maybe format the pc well fix it or ?

  • Oxytocin97's avatar
    Oxytocin97
    5 years ago

    If unistalling Origin/Steam and BF3 won't work,i think formatting won't work too.

  • Oxytocin97's avatar
    Oxytocin97
    5 years ago

    I dunno and it's not my job to.I am just a player who paid for this game and due to a bug i cannot play it.Me and many many other players too.

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