October 2017
Hi ! I bought The Sims 4 to my daughter, some time ago on a DVD. I want to uninstall/ reinstall the program(via origin). But it won´t work!? Origin says that the code is already used!? And that the game is already installed!? 1. I have a receit for the DVD. 2. I have the unique code. My daughter is devastated. Why can´t I reinstall the game? What if I want to install it to a new laptop?
Christ! I never thought a game could * me off this much! Sorry for the language. Help would be SO much appreciated!! Thank
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October 2017
Then it's best to contact EA:
https://help.ea.com/en/contact-us/
Sadly we can't look in to your account and see what is going on. They can.
October 2017
There is no need to reenter the key.
Rightclick the game in your game library and select Install.
October 2017
Thank you for reply. But my library is empty. I try to reinstall the game, but Origin says that the code is already used. And I can´t proceed the installation. I get stuck at that point
October 2017
I'm trying to register my game but it says the serial code is invalid/already used
You have already registered the game yourself and are trying to reinstall the game
The game does not need to be registered again. Login in the Origin Client with the Email/PW you first registered the game on and download and install the game from there. The game only needs to be registered once and you won't need the code again after your initial registration. This is true for both the DVD and the download version. You can skip the activation step on reinstalling.
Source: http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-4/FAQ-Serial-Codes-Game-Activation-and-Download-Issues/td-p/422823...
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Give these a try:
The game no longer shows up in Origin
Try the following things:
October 2017
"You can skip the activation step on reinstalling" Unfortunately I can´t
October 2017
Then it's best to contact EA:
https://help.ea.com/en/contact-us/
Sadly we can't look in to your account and see what is going on. They can.