Unable to start: Origin is currently not running ERROR

I also have the same problem when I installed the update today. I don't have Origins on my PC since I installed The Sims 4 last week and it works fine but after this update the error pops up.

Help please! Thanks!

Have you tried this fix already? I had the same issue before, replacing the game folder as explained in the fix did the thing for me.

Aiko wrote:Have you tried this fix already? I had the same issue before, replacing the game folder as explained in the fix did the thing for me.

I've tried this and it still didn't work. I don't understand what to do now. I'm really stressed out I've tried plenty of things and it didn't work out. I want to go back to playing with my sims again 

LegitGaming wrote:

Aiko wrote:Have you tried this fix already? I had the same issue before, replacing the game folder as explained in the fix did the thing for me.

I've tried this and it still didn't work. I don't understand what to do now. I'm really stressed out I've tried plenty of things and it didn't work out. I want to go back to playing with my sims again 

Could be your antivirus automatically deleting the crack file, open up your av and look for the file in its scan history/quarantine list.

Try installing City Living...mine was the same when it came to Get Together..but then again, if i install toddlers/vampires, the error will come back. So until there's a solution for this update, i think i'm just gonna stick with the sims 4 until city living...hope this helps

MaxisPC wrote:

LegitGaming wrote:

Aiko wrote:Have you tried this fix already? I had the same issue before, replacing the game folder as explained in the fix did the thing for me.

I've tried this and it still didn't work. I don't understand what to do now. I'm really stressed out I've tried plenty of things and it didn't work out. I want to go back to playing with my sims again 

Could be your antivirus automatically deleting the crack file, open up your av and look for the file in its scan history/quarantine list.

What would the file be called than? 

In my case my anti-virus keeps on blocking this file: RldOrigin_ext.dll despite the exceptions I placed. This is really frustrating as it has never happened before. I've been playing all the expansion packs smoothly until the Toddler update.

captbanana wrote:In my case my anti-virus keeps on blocking this file: RldOrigin_ext.dll despite the exceptions I placed. This is really frustrating as it has never happened before. I've been playing all the expansion packs smoothly until the Toddler update.

RldOrigin_ext.dll has never been released with the other DLC's, it comes with toddlers/vampires only.
Simple add the complete folder The Sims 4 in Program Files to the exceptions of your anti-virus.
Or just specify this file in your av for all locations/appearances. (It's also in your Downloads folder and/or the folder where you extract the Winrar file)

Tarac wrote:

captbanana wrote:In my case my anti-virus keeps on blocking this file: RldOrigin_ext.dll despite the exceptions I placed. This is really frustrating as it has never happened before. I've been playing all the expansion packs smoothly until the Toddler update.

RldOrigin_ext.dll has never been released with the other DLC's, it comes with toddlers/vampires only.
Simple add the complete folder The Sims 4 in Program Files to the exceptions of your anti-virus.
Or just specify this file in your av for all locations/appearances. (It's also in your Downloads folder and/or the folder where you extract the Winrar file)

I see.

I already made all the necessary exceptions. Whenever I try to extract the Winrar file, it refuses to create RldOrigin_ext.dll. And then it triggers a reaction from my anti-virus, quarantining the file again. I'm downloading the actual Winrar file once again just to see if it would work this time.

The safest way is to create a new folder (f.e.on your desktop) an add the complete folder to your AV exceptions.
Then move the Winrar file to this new folder and extract in there.
Presuming that you already placed The Sims 4 folder under your exceptions, you can now safely move or copy files from your new folder to the locations in The Sims 4.

Tarac wrote:The safest way is to create a new folder (f.e.on your desktop) an add the complete folder to your AV exceptions.
Then move the Winrar file to this new folder and extract in there.
Presuming that you already placed The Sims 4 folder under your exceptions, you can now safely move or copy files from your new folder to the locations in The Sims 4.

I'll give this a try. Thank you so much!

Tarac wrote:The safest way is to create a new folder (f.e.on your desktop) an add the complete folder to your AV exceptions.
Then move the Winrar file to this new folder and extract in there.
Presuming that you already placed The Sims 4 folder under your exceptions, you can now safely move or copy files from your new folder to the locations in The Sims 4.

Did this but for some reason Avira still detected the .dll file and put it under quarantine. According to Avira, the .dll has this: TR/Agent.kvryq, which it deemed suspicious. Whenever I restore it, Avira picks it up again some time later.


UPDATE:


I managed to decompress the Winrar file when I turned my Avira off completely. I also managed to copy the contents to the TS4 folder in Program files (x64) without any issue. So I turned Avira on again, and note that the folder exceptions are still effective. I ran thee TS4.exe only to have Avira detect the .dll file again and place it under quarantine. 

I know it's not an issue with Windows Defender as I already turned it off ages ago, when I first installed TS4 from G4TW.