How do I bypass the EA App and access Origin to play games.

I appreciate your taking the time to draw out the steps

I figured out the Edit path part but... as I said before

this is what I get - WordPad.

I can open it in Notepad but - I - have - no - known - choice - between the two. Opening it in Notepad... creates a txt file that only takes up room.

I can only imagine I have to find the setting that directs the laptop to open one over the other.

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@Mardoin69 wrote:

@legendshonor 

I think there must be some miscommunication / interpretation issue...... tom_looken's solution works great if you do it right. So, I'll try an break it down a little more clear for you.

Now that you have installed Origin Client, you have the EA client notice popup which locks the client. Basically, it is unusable at this point.

NOW, close the client and look in your PC folders. You want to change 'view' settings to 'Show hidden folders / files' Then look in C:\ drive. You will see a folder named C:\Program Data. Inside there is C:\Program Data\Origin\ In the 'Origin' folder is a file named 'Local.xml' You want to edit this file using Notepad.

You can open Notepad, choose File--Open and then browse to that location to open the 'Local.xml' file. Now you add that line of code down near bottom just above the <\Settings> line. So, it will look like;

<Setting key="MigrationDisabled" value="true" type="1"/>

<\Settings>

Then close the file and choose 'Save' when it prompts you for an option.

Now you can launch Origin client and that popup notice should be gone.

If still unclear on what you're doing, feel free to ask specifically what you are having a problem with so someone can try an help you further. Good luck and happy gaming.

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