Re: Plants vs. Zombies won't start to play at all. Why and what can be done?

i had the chance to do what you suggested, but it still does not want play. 

When you start the game does the process show up in task manager or do you get any error messages?

When I tried installing it the first time, it showed an error message, but I can't recall what it was. Now it does not show any at all.

Hi. I'm curious if this is PvZ-related or more Origin-focused. Do you have any other games (ideall small) on Origin that you can use to test-install?

Also, try running Origin as administrator, and restart with a Clean Boot, in case there is some 3rd party program interference.

@EA_David  I have Sims 3 EPs & SPs that I bought from other stores & registered, so the only game I bought from Origin was PvZ. I don't understand what you mean by running Origin as administrator because I am the administrator on the PC that is being used.

I did what you suggested, but it didn't work. I am wondering why the PvZ icon opens up Origin instead of running the game. Should the game icon open the game itself instead of redirecting me to Origin? 

The game is the problem I think that it might use flash technology or other kind of graphics that are not suitable anymore. I have it in an not so old pc and it was hard to put it in ,but in my gaming Tuff laptop  no chance. I purchased a cd moved to an usb and it played for a while as soon as the laptop updated the problems came. I bought it then from ebay, after that from Steam same thing. I'm giving up, is just too old for newer tech.

so basicall no one has a solution for this

I am late to  this, but not starting still a problem. I guess this explains why the game is discounted.on Origin. On Win 10 it seems to be just  broken. Shame on Origin,clearly do  not buy anything else from this company.