i find it odd that the post got a warning and a blue ribbon

i installed it from disk and everything went well. i started the game from steam, the game window opens, adjusts recommended video settings, and then i pressed play. the window closes and nothing happens. nothing! no error messages, nothing. and then on steam it says played today 4 mins. the game never opens, it just vanishes.
 
any ideas?

I feel you man. I bought the BF3 Limited DVD and Origin appeared to be downloading it! I almost threw my newly built PC out the window lol. Turns out it was actually "downloading" from my DVD.
 
I just got back into gaming and I really don't like Steam or Origin. I miss the good old days.

Bump for those late to game. Yes, I still exist, but im too busy with SWTOR to post much anymore and with ME3 launching, i'll all but disappear entirely 

I installed from the disc without any issues; no workaround needed.  I don't know the method the rest of you used to have it download the game, but for me it ran as intended.  I assume this problem was resolved awhile back and it installs properly from the disc now.

Quite the unnecessary bump.
 
Not sure why you need to go through the trouble of NOT installing through Steam when installation through Steam literally takes one click. 
 
So hard!! 

Unfortunately the problem has not been solved, or at least not for win 7. I purchased the game some time ago and didn´t have the time to play yet... Until now! So I´m sure it is not a question of time.
If anybody knows a way to get around Steam and install it from the physical dvd instead (that is why I bought it in a store), please don´t hold out on me!
Thank you

Let me stop you right there... Do you seriously think I would ask for assistance if it was so simple?
Let me present you the ACTUAL task, and then you can give me a REAL solution, not this "STEP 1: CLICK INSTALL" crap.
If you are so smart as you pretend you are, then resolve this:
Having purchased an original (physical) dvd of the game I tried installing it. After typing the activation code into the requested field in the steam account, it cancels the installation saying "Sorry, but the following items are not available for purchase in this country. Your purchase has been cancelled." Which would be of course ridiculous.
Now, I have checked various forums, where apparently some people were trying to come up with an ACTUAL solution to this problem, apparently I was not the only one having it. Needless to say, none of them worked. 
So... If your next answer is the solution to this problem, I salute you. If your next answer is an other insult, you are just an ass.
If you don´t answer to this at all, it shows how dumb you really are probably find dressing up a difficult task indeed.

ginnandtonic

Let me stop you right there... Do you seriously think I would ask for assistance if it was so simple?
Let me present you the ACTUAL task, and then you can give me a REAL solution, not this "STEP 1: CLICK INSTALL" crap.
If you are so smart as you pretend you are, then resolve this:
Having purchased an original (physical) dvd of the game I tried installing it. After typing the activation code into the requested field in the steam account, it cancels the installation saying "Sorry, but the following items are not available for purchase in this country. Your purchase has been cancelled." Which would be of course ridiculous.
Now, I have checked various forums, where apparently some people were trying to come up with an ACTUAL solution to this problem, apparently I was not the only one having it. Needless to say, none of them worked. 
So... If your next answer is the solution to this problem, I salute you. If your next answer is an other insult, you are just an ass.
If you don´t answer to this at all, it shows how dumb you really are probably find dressing up a difficult task indeed.

Well I'm not sure where Skyrim is and isn't supported. I live in the US. Where do you live? 
If you live in an unsupported region(and I'm just saying this, I don't know if there's such a thing) then there's your problem. 
 
Is it the Legendary Edition or regular? If it's the Legendary, it COULD possibly be an issue with the DLC being region locked. 
 
But I've never heard of that issue, it's just easier to buy stuff directly from Steam and not have to deal with the hassles of obsolete discs. 
 

_Nite_ 

Enad1 

Wow it's amazing that people difficulty with such simple tasks.  
It's a wonder how these people manager to get dressed and perform other COMPLEX TASKS. 

Here, I'll do a step by step guide on how to install a game via Steam.  

Step 1: Click Install 

-Done- 


Wow that was tough! But if you try hard, you can pull it off! 

 

Its not that simple for everyone, some people have limited internet and don't want to download the entire game when most of the data is on the disk itself. 

 
It IS that simple for everyone. Having a bandwith cap doesn't make clicking 'Install' any harder. 
 
Now that he clarified his post, it's clear there's more to the issue than him just not knowing how to click install(Which, surprisingly, is too complex for some people!). 
 

I guess it's been a long time since this post was made. I can't get it to work. I can't find delete local content. I tried uninstalling the very partial download l but all that happens is stream starts