Origin Problem - Can't find UpdateTool.exe

[Szilado99]

I can not get my sims game to work. This not keeps popping up 'UpdateTool.exe.' What's going on

[Jessiewts2]

So, I finally got mine to work, this is what I did, similar to previous post.

Uninstall Origin (the normal way)

go here: http://www.oldversion.com/windows/download/origin-9-1-12-73 to download a different version of origin. (took about 3 mins to DL)

during install, unchecked the boxes "auto start origin upon boot" and "auto update origin"

finish install

once it was finished installing, it updated to the newest version and went to the signon screen.

don't know if it was my PC or what but when I tried to log in it gave me another apparently infamous error: "You Must Be Online When Logging In For The First Time"

After searching those forums for another hour I was able to fix it via the instructions in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy1vPdWp2iY

Hope this helps somebody, and thanks again to those who posted the answers that helped me!

[RememberMeSo]

I was trying to play the Sims 3

It kept saying that it couldn't find UpdateTool.exe, but when I'm connected to the internet, it's perfectly fine?

No idea why that happens; my game isn't even online. 

[brababy2]

Just make a new folder and call it  (copy and paste this to get it exactly correct):

UpdateTool.exe

Leave this folder on your desktop and BOOM try loading origin :robothappy:

This worked for my sims, so hopefully it works for you!

Good Luck!

[brababy2]

Make a folder on your desktop called:

UpdateTool.exe

(Copy and paste to get it exactly correct)

Now try loading sims =D :robothappy:

[pugfattyfat]

and lose all my computer stuff? That doesnt make sense to do for an origin issue???????  I just want to play sims is there a better solution now???

[pugfattyfat]

I'm really pissed this worked but thank you so much

[Bassel_sharif]

If all above didn't solve it 

make sure the Date of ur PC is correct ...

[Josefine137]

I Have that exact same problem, i can't play the sims 4 anymore! I wanna know what the problem is!!!!! :catmad:

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@xgillisx wrote:

Origin updated today but is now caught in a loop of trying to update each time I start it. After spending a few minutes "updating" it has a message that it cannot find UpdateTool.exe. Click OK. Try to start Origin and we go through the same process again.

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:catmad:

[CaptainReaRea]

My firewall was letting Origin run, so I uninstalled and when it came to reinstalling I couldn't as the "UpdateTool.exe" kept coming up saying it couldnt run! Help?