Run Origin and Battlefield 3 as administrator ( ) Use Windows Eventviewer to look at the error in xml and copy/paste the solution here Try deleting the BF3 Settings folder in C:/Users/USERNAME/My Documents/Battlefield 3 Try reinstalling the game by manually uninstalling first ( ) Try reinstalling Origin by manually uninstalling first ( ) + make sure it's the newest version Make sure the correct ports for BF3 is open ( ) Make sure Origin doesn't have connection issues ( ) Try flushdns to flush your dns cache ( ) Try setting bf3.exe and Origin as a trusted application in the windows(/other) firewall Check if Punkbuster is running correctly and update it manually ( )
Try reloading your games in Origin by pressing 'Reload My Games' Try repairing your game in Origin (right click -> repair) Try cleaning your browsers' cache and temporary files using CCleaner ( ) Try testing if the problem is still there if you perform a clean boot ( ) Try another browser (Chrome/FireFox/IE) Try restarting your computer and network equipment (routers, switches etc.) Check News and Official Announcements on Battlelog for outages and current problems Check the Battlefield server status: ( )