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sinnyonce

JasyaPlayer wrote: »

For some reasons, I can't find any button to press to purchase the Stuff Packs. Expansion Packs and other games are fine where there is a "Buy Now" button next to the cover art. But there is none for the Stuff Packs. Also is there no store cart anymore on this new Origin??

Also, had this problem but this thread was really helpful. Going off to buy some stuff packs!! Since it's almost Halloween, I think I'll finally get Spooky Stuff!

rosemow

sinnyonce wrote: »

JasyaPlayer wrote: »

For some reasons, I can't find any button to press to purchase the Stuff Packs. Expansion Packs and other games are fine where there is a "Buy Now" button next to the cover art. But there is none for the Stuff Packs. Also is there no store cart anymore on this new Origin??

Also, had this problem but this thread was really helpful. Going off to buy some stuff packs!! Since it's almost Halloween, I think I'll finally get Spooky Stuff!

Hello @sinnyonce I hope that you enjoy using the Spooky stuff pack items for Halloween in your game!
Happy simming!

February11

My display was set at 150, I changed it to 125 which is recommended in brackets, but it makes everything else too small, but does make origin a touch smaller, but not enough to have to deal with tiny everything else. At the end of the day I only have to look at it to hit play, so I'll just have to live with it until origin sorts something out in a later update - hopefully!

In that last post the 1 was the same as on this laptop (win 10) I wasn't looking at the right thing. I didn't look at the slider before, so I'll need to go back to the other laptop now and see what that's set at properly *rolls eyes*

rosemow

February11 wrote: »

My display was set at 150, I changed it to 125 which is recommended in brackets, but it makes everything else too small, but does make origin a touch smaller, but not enough to have to deal with tiny everything else. At the end of the day I only have to look at it to hit play, so I'll just have to live with it until origin sorts something out in a later update - hopefully!

In that last post the 1 was the same as on this laptop (win 10) I wasn't looking at the right thing. I didn't look at the slider before, so I'll need to go back to the other laptop now and see what that's set at properly *rolls eyes*

Hello.
The suggestions in this link page about zooming may help.
https://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/IE10/

halfnotes9

I orders a stuff pack Tuesday and could not locate the space for the code. So I went to Origin help and the help page was missing. Then I went to EA help yesterday, got a refund and a game advisor that was very helpful to my technologically challenged attempts. I too, couldn't locate the buy mode, he helped me find where the code entry is, so he refunded my money I rebought it using ORIGIN50 code, and it still didn't give me the discount....he was very nice, but the whole origin is so hard to use now...sorry about the vent, just couldn't help it. I spent 2 hours on chat yesterday trying to figure it all out.

DarkAmaranth1966

@halfnotes9 If the dicount code didn't work for you, you will ahve to contact an Advisor again. Start here: https://help.ea.com/en/contact-us/new/

rosemow

halfnotes9 wrote: »

I orders a stuff pack Tuesday and could not locate the space for the code. So I went to Origin help and the help page was missing. Then I went to EA help yesterday, got a refund and a game advisor that was very helpful to my technologically challenged attempts. I too, couldn't locate the buy mode, he helped me find where the code entry is, so he refunded my money I rebought it using ORIGIN50 code, and it still didn't give me the discount....he was very nice, but the whole origin is so hard to use now...sorry about the vent, just couldn't help it. I spent 2 hours on chat yesterday trying to figure it all out.

Hello
I am glad that the issue has been fixed now. The EA Help staff were kind and helpful to assist you in obtaining the refund. I am sorry that you were having these difficiulties. I am glad that they are now resolved and you can enjoy having the stuff pack in your game.

February11

rosemow wrote: »

February11 wrote: »

My display was set at 150, I changed it to 125 which is recommended in brackets, but it makes everything else too small, but does make origin a touch smaller, but not enough to have to deal with tiny everything else. At the end of the day I only have to look at it to hit play, so I'll just have to live with it until origin sorts something out in a later update - hopefully!

In that last post the 1 was the same as on this laptop (win 10) I wasn't looking at the right thing. I didn't look at the slider before, so I'll need to go back to the other laptop now and see what that's set at properly *rolls eyes*

Hello.
The suggestions in this link page about zooming may help.
https://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/IE10/

Thanks, I'll have a look at that once I get home.

rosemow

February11 wrote: »

rosemow wrote: »

February11 wrote: »

My display was set at 150, I changed it to 125 which is recommended in brackets, but it makes everything else too small, but does make origin a touch smaller, but not enough to have to deal with tiny everything else. At the end of the day I only have to look at it to hit play, so I'll just have to live with it until origin sorts something out in a later update - hopefully!

In that last post the 1 was the same as on this laptop (win 10) I wasn't looking at the right thing. I didn't look at the slider before, so I'll need to go back to the other laptop now and see what that's set at properly *rolls eyes*

Hello.
The suggestions in this link page about zooming may help.
https://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/IE10/

Thanks, I'll have a look at that once I get home.

You're welcome

DarkAmaranth1966

Don't usually do this but, bumping this back up so people with the scaling problem see that the Origin team has addressed it: http://answers.ea.com/t5/Origin/New-origin-window-too-large/m-p/5560032#M219309

rosemow

DarkAmaranth1966 wrote: »

Don't usually do this but, bumping this back up so people with the scaling problem see that the Origin team has addressed it: http://answers.ea.com/t5/Origin/New-origin-window-too-large/m-p/5560032#M219309

Hello
Thankyou very much for the helpful information

February11

DarkAmaranth1966 wrote: »

Don't usually do this but, bumping this back up so people with the scaling problem see that the Origin team has addressed it: http://answers.ea.com/t5/Origin/New-origin-window-too-large/m-p/5560032#M219309

Doing this right now and it's taking forever! Fingers crossed it works. Will post soon - hopefully!

rosemow

February11 wrote: »

DarkAmaranth1966 wrote: »

Don't usually do this but, bumping this back up so people with the scaling problem see that the Origin team has addressed it: http://answers.ea.com/t5/Origin/New-origin-window-too-large/m-p/5560032#M219309

Doing this right now and it's taking forever! Fingers crossed it works. Will post soon - hopefully!

I hope that the new version helps the issue

February11

rosemow wrote: »

February11 wrote: »

DarkAmaranth1966 wrote: »

Don't usually do this but, bumping this back up so people with the scaling problem see that the Origin team has addressed it: http://answers.ea.com/t5/Origin/New-origin-window-too-large/m-p/5560032#M219309

Doing this right now and it's taking forever! Fingers crossed it works. Will post soon - hopefully!

I hope that the new version helps the issue

Woo hoo! It worked. It came back that tiny I had to make it bigger again! hahahaha!

Do I change that setting back again, the 'Participate In Origin Client Betas" Off?

Edit - Did it anyway.
I don't like to be a whinger but now its pretty small, but way better before when it was burning my retinas out!

rosemow

February11 wrote: »

rosemow wrote: »

February11 wrote: »

DarkAmaranth1966 wrote: »

Don't usually do this but, bumping this back up so people with the scaling problem see that the Origin team has addressed it: http://answers.ea.com/t5/Origin/New-origin-window-too-large/m-p/5560032#M219309

Doing this right now and it's taking forever! Fingers crossed it works. Will post soon - hopefully!

I hope that the new version helps the issue

Woo hoo! It worked. It came back that tiny I had to make it bigger again! hahahaha!

Do I change that setting back again, the 'Participate In Origin Client Betas" Off?

Edit - Did it anyway.
I don't like to be a whinger but now its pretty small, but way better before when it was burning my retinas out!

It is great that it has helped to fix the issue

February11

rosemow wrote: »

February11 wrote: »

rosemow wrote: »

February11 wrote: »

DarkAmaranth1966 wrote: »

Don't usually do this but, bumping this back up so people with the scaling problem see that the Origin team has addressed it: http://answers.ea.com/t5/Origin/New-origin-window-too-large/m-p/5560032#M219309

Doing this right now and it's taking forever! Fingers crossed it works. Will post soon - hopefully!

I hope that the new version helps the issue

Woo hoo! It worked. It came back that tiny I had to make it bigger again! hahahaha!

Do I change that setting back again, the 'Participate In Origin Client Betas" Off?

Edit - Did it anyway.
I don't like to be a whinger but now its pretty small, but way better before when it was burning my retinas out!

It is great that it has helped to fix the issue

Yes, we have a brilliant support team here. Much appreciated. Now to sit back with a glass of wine

February11

Will be interesting to see what happens now. When I shut down my laptop wanted to do an update, when it restarted Origin wanted to update again! Will report back!
Here we go again!

February11

Arrgghhhh! Went back to massive mode. Had to repeat the last thing! I bet this is going to happen each and every time windows 10 does an update. Might keep that thing-o tab checked!

EDIT - Sorted again! No more tampering!

DarkAmaranth1966

Yeah, until the Beta version becomes the released version, you need to keep Participate in Beta ON so it won't revert to the oversized version. As for small, if you have the window itself the right size, you can pres CTRL and the + or - key together to change the size of the UI itself. That won't change the window size.

You can drag the frame of the Origin window a bit as well.

Simburian

I got another Origin update, the forth one in a week (I'm a beta user and Anniversary user) today and it refused to run and after a while I found that the Windows 10 "permission box" was underneath waiting for me to give Origin permission. I had clicked the live game tile on the Start menu rather than Origin. That's the first time it has done that so Windows 10 had a problem with it - so my advice is to minimise the Origin window if you have problems.

Why cannot Microsoft place such boxes on top

rosemow

Mchap353 wrote: »

I got another Origin update, the forth one in a week (I'm a beta user and Anniversary user) today and it refused to run and after a while I found that the Windows 10 "permission box" was underneath waiting for me to give Origin permission. I had clicked the live game tile on the Start menu rather than Origin. That's the first time it has done that so Windows 10 had a problem with it - so my advice is to minimise the Origin window if you have problems.

Why cannot Microsoft place such boxes on top

Hello.
Thankyou for the helpful tip It will help other simmers who have the same issue.

DarkAmaranth1966

For anyone getting the oversized Origin installation or update window and, unable to select Participate in Beta because you can't get origin installed to begin with, try this direct link to a download of the beta client. https://download.dm.origin.com/origin/forum/33129/OriginThinSetupBeta.exe

February11

DarkAmaranth1966 wrote: »

Yeah, until the Beta version becomes the released version, you need to keep Participate in Beta ON so it won't revert to the oversized version. As for small, if you have the window itself the right size, you can pres CTRL and the + or - key together to change the size of the UI itself. That won't change the window size.

You can drag the frame of the Origin window a bit as well.

Perfect. I'll get onto that as I kept it at massive, but I'm not liking it that way at all. Even though it is only to just hit play or repair game once in a blue moon.

February11

Has this changed again? I clicked the Beta On and this time it reinstalled not as massively but still pretty much larger, not the tiny one I got before. I have brought the sides in to make it a bit thinner and zoomed in to make the font a bit larger. Also in off line mode I notice now the option to repair game isn't there.
I think it's time for me to stop tapering until there's another update!

rosemow

February11 wrote: »

Has this changed again? I clicked the Beta On and this time it reinstalled not as massively but still pretty much larger, not the tiny one I got before. I have brought the sides in to make it a bit thinner and zoomed in to make the font a bit larger. Also in off line mode I notice now the option to repair game isn't there.
I think it's time for me to stop tapering until there's another update!

Hello
You need to be on-line to be able to " repair" the game. Your files are checked against an online database of what the sims 4 files should be. It is why you won't see the repair option when playing in off-line mode.