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PinkPolarBear14
5 years ago

Offline Mode No internet and my game will not start.

I recently got a new computer which doesn't have a WI fi card yet. I ended up plugging my computer into my router but my cord does not reach my router so I downloaded everything I needed to download ...
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TPMoriarty's avatar
TPMoriarty
5 years ago

As long as internet is connected, I have no problems.  I can sign into Origin, go offline and still play.

No internet connection and I cannot even get Origin to open.  If I manage to get it open, it will not let me sign in. As soon as I type my info, it closes.

If I log into Origin while connected, go offline and kill the internet connection - the game will error out and say that Origin is not running.

If I log into Origin, go offline, start the game and then kill the internet connection it will play just fine.

Playing offline, really offline, shouldn't be so difficult.

Everything is completely updated, drivers, computer, game, etc...

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puzzlezaddict
Hero+
5 years ago

@TPMoriarty  Please try a clean uninstall and reinstall of Origin:

  • Quit Origin, then right-click on the Task Bar and open the Task Manager.  Scroll through looking for Origin entries.  If you find any, click on them and End Task.
  • Clear Origin's cache.
  • Download Revo Uninstaller (the free version is fine) from here.
  • Launch Revo, select Origin from the list, and click Uninstall.
  • When it finishes uninstalling, select "Moderate" under "scanning modes," and click Scan.
  • If Revo finds any remaining registry entries, select all, delete, and click Next.
  • Revo will display "Remaining Data and Folders."  Select all of them except for the "Origin Games" folder, if it appears.  (This is where Sims 4 and other Origin games are installed by default.)  Delete the rest.
  • Close Revo, and restart your computer.

Next, download the full Origin installer and run it.  Here's the direct download link:

http://download.dm.origin.com/origin/live/OriginSetup.exe

Be sure to run both the installer and Origin itself as an admin: right-click on each and select "Run as Administrator."

You'll of course need to sign in while online the first time you open Origin after reinstalling it, but once you've done that, restart your computer and try opening it while offline again.

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