Store:Origin

3 June 2011

Origin is a digital distribution service created by EA in 2011, it has grown to over 9 million users. Considered by many to be in direct competition with Steam, EA has seen fit to remove some high profile games from Steam.

Activate EA games on Origin

Many EA game product keys can be activated on Origin, whether bought at retail or from another digital distribution service. Once activated you can use Origin to download and patch the game.

For games listed in the Origin Code Redemption FAQ open the Origin client, open the Origin menu and then choose Redeem Product Code.
For games not listed there use the Product Activation page, then restart Origin.

If your product key still isn't accepted, or the game doesn't show up after activating it and restarting Origin, see Origin support.

Issues fixed

Origin can't connect/can't log in

If Origin cannot connect to the internet and won't let you log in, try opening the Command Prompt and running this command: netsh winsock reset

Enable Steam overlay in Origin games

The Steam and Origin overlays conflict; to use the Steam overlay, disable the Origin overlay.

This might not work for all Origin games.

Instructions

DirectX Setup "An internal system error occurred" error when installing games

Some Origin games may refuse to install due to bundling a corrupted DXSETUP.exe.

Instructions

Origin stops downloading every time it hits a 500-1000Mb threshold

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