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Store:Origin

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3 June 2011
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Digital Distribution Key points

Product keys for many EA games can be activated on Origin.
Games using Origin are not sold on Steam.

Activate EA games on Origin

Many EA game keys can be activated on Origin (including retail versions) to use it for downloading and patching.
Instructions

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

Instructions

Modifications

Remove Featured Ads

Locate the file called "EACore_App.ini" in the program files\origin directory.

Change the line 

core.agents.0.supportedtasks=TASK_LAUNCH_VAULT, TASK_SET_FILTER, TASK_ADD_DOWNLOAD_JOB

to 

core.agents.0.supportedtasks=

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