Just going to throw this option out there because this is what I did and now the game is (fingers crossed).... running. We bought the digital version and downloaded through Origin. The download itself took like 8 hours. However, it is important to disable any "Sleep modes" you have because the download will pause every time your computer goes to sleep.
The installation part is what really annoyed me. It took, literally, two days. And that was without any progress actually listed in the status bar. Would just scroll a pattern in the progress bar and say "Installing". In addition, I didn't even have the option to pause or stop as those buttons were not even lit up.
After reading some tips on EA https://help.ea.com/en/article/my-game-downloaded-through-origin-but-will-not-install/
I did the following:
1) On the desktop or in your list of programs, Right click the Origins program and click "Run as Administrator".
2) If it still doesn't work:
- Close the Origin client.
- Click the Windows button and type "UAC" in the search field.
- In the User Access Control window, click-and-hold the slide bar and slide it to the lowest setting available.
- Click Ok at the bottom of the window.
- Open the Origin client and attempt to complete the game install by clicking Install on the selected game
3)In addition, I also Right-clicked on the Origins program and did a Compatability Troubleshoot and it did change a setting. Not sure if this also contributed.
4)And last, but not least, another user here had said to close out of Origins once you started the install, (it runs in the background) so that is the last thing I did after the above options. Within 10 minutes, I heard a beep, opened the program and low and behold...The Install button now said PLAY! My daughter is playing now, so we will see......
