Enlisted: 2011-11-15

2011-11-15 22:56 , edited 2011-11-17 01:11 by IAL1985

Admin please sticky this solution.
Ive had the issue of the game downloading fine but have been unable to install it.
Ive done a few things - installed, reinstalled the game with the difference of removing all antcir and other protection in between aswell as downloading new drivers and updates.
After two days of problems i came across a solution ( http://www.tacticalgamer.com/battlefield-3-technical-support-faqs/180746-cannot-install-game.html [tacticalgamer.com] ), i tried it and it works.
The post in the forum is made by 'orb1t4l' and all credit obv. goes to s/he.
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just checked with a friends his is the same....its the gdf file that isnt installing on mine but his installed fine,
ok here is the fix!!! and please trust this!! its very important to get it correct
open regedit from start/search bar
Under the key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWow 6432NodeEA GamesBattlefield 3
I had already GDFBinary with the value being: C:Program FilesOrigin GamesBattlefield 3GDFBinary_en_US.dll
Now I did add another value called:
Install Dir
And in this one I entered the following text: C:Program FilesOrigin GamesBattlefield 3
Again this is my install path, yours might be different.
so in there i have
ab (Default) REG_SZ (value not set)
ab GDFBinary REG_SZ C:Program FilesOrigin GamesBattlefield 3GDFBinary_en_US.dll
ab Install Dir REG_SZ C:Program FilesOrigin GamesBattlefield 3
After restarting origin, suddenly origin saw the game as being installed already and I could patch it and go to the
browser selection.
last problem was easy to solve: start up mozilla firefox instead of internet explorer 9, and use firefox to login on the
battlefield page, then it worked and I was able to join servers.
please forward this to as many people as possible with the stuck in install loop and the fail to install gdf files please
enjoy and see you on the battlefield..... orb1t4l
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What I'm missing is basically the BF3 registry (some of it in any case)
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Install Date: 10/15/0111
00:59:50 Started logging
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00:59:50 Install Location: F:ProgramsOriginOrigin GamesBattlefield 3
00:59:50 Install Locale: en_US
00:59:50 Initialized installation config.
00:59:50 CommandLine: install -locale en_US -installPath 'F:ProgramsOriginOrigin GamesBattlefield 3' -autologging -startmenuIcon=0 -desktopIcon=1 -Opt:InstallPB
00:59:50 OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition
00:59:50 Data reader initialized.
00:59:50 Data reader config: LOCALE = en_US
00:59:50 Data reader config: INSTALL_LOCATION = F:ProgramsOriginOrigin GamesBattlefield 3
00:59:50 Data reader config: INSTALL_LOCATION_DOUBLE_BACKSLASH = F:ProgramsOriginOrigin GamesBattlefield 3
00:59:50 Data reader config: CREATE_DESKTOP_ICON = 1
00:59:50 Data reader config: CREATE_STARTMENU_ICON = 0
00:59:50 Data reader config: InstallPB = 1
00:59:50 Data reader config: 32BIT = 1
00:59:50 Data reader config: 64BIT = 0
00:59:50 Processing EAIN file 'F:ProgramsOriginORIGIN~1BATTLE~1__INST~1Touchup.dat'.
00:59:50 Installation registry missing. Game not yet installed.
00:59:50 (Config)Studio: EA Games
00:59:50 (Config)Game Name: Battlefield 3
00:59:50 (Config)Display Game Name: Battlefield 3â„¢
00:59:50 Start redistributables install phase
00:59:50 Installing DirectX
00:59:50 Launching process:
Command: F:ProgramsOriginORIGIN~1BATTLE~1__INST~1directxredistdxsetup.exe /silent
Working directory: F:ProgramsOriginORIGIN~1BATTLE~1__INST~1directxredist
01:02:12 Process exited with exit code 0.
01:02:12 Successfully installed DirectX runtime.
01:02:12 x86 VC runtime already installed.
01:02:12 Installing PunkBuster
01:02:12 Launching process:
Command: F:ProgramsOriginORIGIN~1BATTLE~1__INST~1punkbusterredistpbsvc.exe --install --install-dlls='F:ProgramsOriginOrigin GamesBattlefield 3' --i-accept-the-pb-eula --no-prompts --no-display
Working directory: F:ProgramsOriginORIGIN~1BATTLE~1__INST~1punkbusterredist
01:02:45 Process exited with exit code 0.
01:02:45 Successfully installed PunkBuster.
01:02:46 End of redistributables install phase
01:02:46 Setting up uninstall data ...
01:02:46 Installing GDF ...
01:02:46 Installing F:ProgramsOriginOrigin GamesBattlefield 3GDFBinary_en_US.dll ...
01:02:47 ERROR: Failed to install 'F:ProgramsOriginOrigin GamesBattlefield 3GDFBinary_en_US.dll' for install path 'F:ProgramsOriginOrigin GamesBattlefield 3'
01:02:47 Failed to install GDF
01:02:47 Installer finished with exit code: 3
01:02:47 Shutting down data reader.
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01:02:47 Stopping install logging
****************************************

Enlisted: 2011-11-03

Bumping because this method worked for me

Enlisted: 2012-06-14

I'm a little TICKED off that EA/DICE haven't rectified this already as its clearly a problem. Not sure what they mean by add value... it's not clear on what his means. Can access regedit and the files noted but how do I add a value etc? Been googling but it's not certain on where I put the new value. Do I put it in the same folder? or make a new one? Do I cut a nd paste the others into the new folder if need be etc

Enlisted: 2012-09-21

This worked for need for speed most wanted too!
Thank you so much!!!!!

Enlisted: 2012-11-08

I tried that method, but it still doesnt work, and BF3 is still looping for me :

Enlisted: 2011-10-24

2013-09-12 23:47 , edited 2013-09-13 00:00 by MetalAggression

SAME that does not work for me
PS, IN CASE you might have a 64 bit windows! so your installation folder probably goes as C:/Program files (x86)/ xxxx
You might of used the folder without the x86.

Enlisted: 2012-09-07

all good until I came this:
http://i43.tinypic.com/2i6nsz7.jpg [i43.tinypic.com]
why?
is original

Enlisted: 2014-05-30

2014-05-30 10:24 , edited 2014-05-30 10:24 by neverbeababy10

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWow 6432NodeEA GamesBattlefield 3
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I can't find these, do i have to create key ?

Enlisted: 2014-06-01

It didnt work for me either... worst part is gdf binary wasnt even on my registry and i dont even have install logs in Battlefield 3 folder

Enlisted: 2014-06-19

Please help guys! I wasted my time downloading BF3 if it won't install. Mine doesn't have any registry file on WOW6432Node, so I just created it. There's a Origin Games registry with numbers and it shows as BF3 without GDFBinary there.

Enlisted: 2012-11-25

Scout259 said:
Please help guys! I wasted my time downloading BF3 if it won't install. Mine doesn't have any registry file on WOW6432Node, so I just created it. There's a Origin Games registry with numbers and it shows as BF3 without GDFBinary there.

what do you mean by 'Mine doesn't have any registry file on WOW6432Node', what windows do you have 32 or 64 bit ?
'There's a Origin Games registry with numbers' ... where exactly are those 'registry' ?
try repair option in Origin on BF3 game

Enlisted: 2013-10-02

Worked for me perfectly fine! Thanks a lot!

Enlisted: 2015-01-07

Thank You Man... but i have always one problem... when i update game updating stops on 86%...

Enlisted: 2015-02-26

1+ for the repost. You just saved my life mate. Please honour he/she who originally fount. it