Thanks very much for your quick reply. I had no problem installing the game on my laptop and it runs just fine...so long as it's hooked up to my router. Every time I disconnect the laptop from the net, I can't fire up Origin. I just keep getting the ("Windows cannot find update tool.exe") message. The game is set to offline mode but that makes no difference. I've tried this several times, and invariably the game runs fine so long as the internet cable is attached but will not launch when the cable is disconnected. I've read another thread concerning the ("Windows cannot find update tool.exe") error and even tried the advice in that thread regarding running Origin in administrator mode.No luck with that method either.
In trying to find a fix for this problem, I have been struck by the seemingly incredible volume of requests for help in getting this and other Orgin games to work the way customers expect they should work.... This is supposed to be "fun" ....right? I mean, why do people shell out their money in the first place for any game? Aren't games, by their very nature, suposed to be a form of escapism to take our minds off our problems? And, while I understand that software piracy is a legitimate problem, why does Origin force gamers to have it's online site access front-end loaded in order to play their games? Once a user has installed and properly activated a game online using a legitimate serial number, that should be the last time the user should have to deal with an online connection. I have several programs on my machines that effectively keep track and control over how many times and/or on how many machines their programs can be installed using a particular registration. So why can't Origin do the same rather than forcing people to load a front-end clearly designed for constant internet connectivity that clearly is causing it's customers so much grief?
