Error 14:-1 when trying to install Origin

Hi again, @kinghemp, do you have the following maps on your system drive?
C:\Program Files (x86)\ Origin

Even an installation not proceeding and stopping in the process might install something on your system drive. If so, there is still hope, if not, I'm at my wits end I fear.

Deleting the content in "C:\Users\yourusername\Local\Origin" and "C:\Users\yourusername\Roaming\Origin" might help (provided they're there on your system).

Note that these two maps are invisible and must be made visible: https://support.microsoft.com/en-nz/help/14201/windows-show-hidden-files

Hello Again,

Once again, thanks for the reply. I tried deleting all of that stuff before but thanks for the suggestion anyway.

I have made some headway though. I believe that I have proven my theory of Windows being the problem to be correct.

What I've done: I installed VMWare Workstation and created a virtual machine running the same version of Windows as my machine. I copied OriginThinSetup.exe across to the virtual machine and... Origin installed! No problems at all! This using the same tethered connection as always. This proves, without a doubt, that connectivity is not the issue.

Now, the only thing I can point out to be the problem is related to Windows networking. On the virtual machine, there is a network icon in the System Tray showing a network connection with internet access. On the host(main) machine the network icon shows "Connected, No Internet Access". This is my LAN connection at home, I can see all of my home machines fine. There is, however, no other network icon even though I am connected to the internet via my phone.

Now... I'm pretty sure that this is the problem. My question now is: Why is no network icon associated with my tethered connection showing up? Is there a way to force it, some software perhaps?

To summarize: On the same machine, with the same internet connection: Origin will install on the virtual machine and not on the host machine. I have attached screenshots to show you what I mean...

I'm happy you got it working, @kinghemp! 😃 Nice piece of problem solving! 👍

Note for @Straatford87:

New approach solving error 14:1 for network problems with tethered internet connections.

@kinghemp

Glad that it's working again for you 🙂

@DarkBanishing

Great! I will update it in the list.

I am having this issue aswell.

When you say drop down menu, I dont have one, I am using an ethernet connection, would this be why?

It worked

Thank you so much it worked for me i was going crazy over this error and nothing worked but your Method worked and i finally re installed origin <3 your my hero <3