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

i've never gotten the prompt until today

I had version 

10.5.118.52644

installed, but had a blackout, didn't backup the program folder (which is on a drive without windows snapshots) before trying to launch it

Note: since the thin installer has to use internet to download the latest version, it's no use keeping old versions of the thin setup

and the upgrade prompt seems to not be related to origin version, but instead a push notification as origin is a browser app of sorts (except unlike a browser, you can't inspect element)

ea app doesn't show all my addons properly still (namely nfs payback not showing I have the speedcross pack)

unfortunately still forcing me to install ea app/the popup is taking over

really annoying that you can't CLOSE the thing

Origin is working for me as well today. So hopefully EA are realizing they're losing customers at high speed. And all my ancient games and DLC are back that vanished with the EA App.

presumably they might've stripped some features from the latest version of origin in anticipation of the migration.

just download an older origin version manually and overwrite your origin install with the files and stop the update happening

how is the ea app still incomplete and broken is just terrible

and it doesn't even work on 32 bit computers (not that games these days will probably run on them, but no way does a 'lightweight' launcher need to be 64bit)

so far the ways of blocking the update prompt are

1. blocking origin from checking for updates and thus knowing it needs to be migrated (only works if you can restore your origin program and app data folders to before the popup showing, OR the settings xml/whatever being restored. THIS WILL NOT WORK if the popup is already showing.)

2. modifly some files (potentially breaking features or whatever)

3. changing xml settings in any origin version (latest version seems to be lacking in some features?)