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1. Press the Windows key and "R" at the same time.
2. Enter or copy and paste "%temp%" (without the quotation marks) in the new window > press "ENTER".
3. Now Windows Explorer should take you to the "C:\Users\>Your Username<\AppData\Local\Temp" folder. > Delete all files and folders in this folder.
(If some files or folders cannot be deleted, restart the PC and try again).
Then
1. Make sure that EA app is closed.
2. Go here and download "Revo Uninstaller". (The Freeware version, Portable version also works.)
3. Run "Revor" > Uninstall EA app. (All games remain installed!)
4. At the end of the main uninstall, Revo will ask you which cleaning method you want to use. > Select "Intensive" > Browse.
5. If "Remaining registration contracts were found" is displayed > Select all > Delete > Next
6. if "Remaining data and folders" is displayed > Select all (make sure that the "Origin Games" or EA Games folder is not in the list) > Delete.
7. Uninstall DAO in the same way should if it appears as installed app in revo.
8. Restart the PC.
9. Download EA app from here. (Even if you already have the exe)
10. Run the "EAappInstaller.exe" as administrator. (Right-click on the "EAappInstaller.exe" > Run as administrator).
11. Right-click on the "EAapp.exe" shortcut on the desktop > Run as administrator.
12. Install DAO > Restart > Test.
