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June 3, 2011
Origin
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Release dates

Digital Distribution

Key points

DRM: Digital distribution platform with accompanying client required for downloading and often playing games as well. Games can also be DRM-Free or contain third party DRM.
Refund policy: 24 hours from first launch or 7 days from date of purchase, 72 hours or 30 days for technical issues for EA-published and other select titles; see the Great Game Guarantee page for details. Australian consumer protection laws are also adhered to.[1]
Keys for most games developed or published by EA can be redeemed on Origin; see List of Origin-redeemable games.
Game Time and On the House provide temporary and permanent free access to select EA titles respectively.

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

Origin Offline/You must be online the first time you log in

This can happen with Windows / Origin update.
Instructions

Origin - Reset to defaults / Clear data cache

If you are getting issues with downloading DLC or Updating games, this will help to allow to restore origin with a full uninstall.
Instructions

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 after an ungiven threshold

Instructions

The game does not appear to be installed

This is caused by missing registry keys.
Instructions

Cloud save conflict

Loss of synchronization may cause a prompt for which set of saves to use.
Choosing Use Cloud Data may result in a rollback of game progress (choose Use Local Data if you are uncertain since that is more likely to be the correct version). Use the steps below to revert the save if necessary.
Instructions

Repair game installation

Instructions


References