I had the same issue and the following worked for me: I checked all the "Microsoft Visual C++..." under "Apps" and choosed "Repair" where it was available. I restarted my computer and then the installation went just fine.
I don't know why EA is now requiring for me to download their app for origin. I was able to play my games before, but now I can't even get to them because of the EA app overlay that is blocking my access to my origin games. I have tried every solution here. I have created 2 more user profiles & did get one of them to work for awhile, but now it won't work. I have tried to put that extra line in the local.xml file, but that doesn't work either. I have tried installing an older version of Origin, but that doesn't show any of my games. I have tweeted EA about the problem, but I don't expect they will come up with a solution. This is totally frustrating & whoever put this crap out ought to be fired. And I can't believe that EA hasn't done anything about this problem since there are so many people having the same installation issues.
@bbacle777It's a replacement for Origin. I don't know why they had to go and do this either. Definitely a piece of crap, and don't contact tech support. They'll just waste your time and they haven't a clue what's going on. They need to reel tech support in and back to the U.S. I really can't stand that most companies in the U.S. have done that. We paid a lot of money for 0 support now.
