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

Yeah it doesn't work for me, too. I'm gonna stop playing unless someone finds a way to avoid this migration process.

Guys i found a way to avoid this problem with xml thing yet i can't write it here because it has some kind of bad words in the settings lines(i'm not joking at all) please contact me by searching no life sülo on twitter so i can send u the lines. I m the guy with anime girl on picture.

I am sorry but I ain't going to go through random xml codes just to get my game to play for a day, I say screw it, Origin is a major failure are they wouldn't have added their stuff to steam and now they are trying to fix it for the Sims 5, but I will make one final note.  I will not buy the Sims 5 if the only option for it is on EA App.  It is time we stand up against corperate launchers that all they do is waste space with bad programing from companies that don't even know how to create them.  So this point on I am buying the Sims 5 on steam if not on steam than I will not buy the Sims 5 that is my condiction and if they want to sell their games they will make it avaiable.  I am tired of corporate launcher that have specai games you can only get on one platform.  If we want them to change than we the users gamers have the power to affect their pocket book and that is how we will win.

@everyone
Premised it's not my procedure but is from "Ha_DHuWe".
I did it and it works great to this day. Maybe you missed some step?
I can't find all those files either, I use W7x64Pro and only find them in:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin
C:\ProgramData\Origin\SelfUpdate\Staged
Eliminate those, that's enough.
The important thing is to delete ALL the old Origin installation (settings included), and install the "old and complete" one indicated in the link (hoping it's still there and it's the right one. EA/Origin may have changed it. Check that it is right 10.5.119, otherwise I can provide it, if needed).
IMPORTANT: Before logging in, remove the checkboxes from everything that refers to "automatic update"!
As for the "local.xml" file, in my experience, with the old version of Origin, just make it read-only.
And always in my experience, contrary to what was once suggested (when Origin was NOT so arrogant and "mangy"), DO NOT set the startup as administrator and not even when starting the PC. If you have an icon on your desktop, run the software as "any user", DO NOT upgrade that software's privileges.
I did that and it still works for me like it used to. Indeed, better, because it never asks to update.
More than that I just don't know how to help.
Try EVERYONE to "plague" the support service with complaints and it would really be appropriate to organize a "class-action" :-(

P.S.
Obviously you have to do all this procedure as "administrator". I hope there is still no need to explain it and that you all use your PC as an administrator (which is always a limited account, because M$ is paranoid and unable to make secure O.S. and can't find other solutions than to "limit" users... but if you know what you're doing, that's fine. If you DON'T know what you're doing, forget it... the PC is not for you).

@quick_5555
You must follow the procedure described! You still have the latest new version forcing the APP. Follow ALL the procedure described and ONLY use the old version of Origin (10.5.119).