Games For Windows Live Walkthrough (old version)

[wildreams]

Is there Region Lock? For example if I buy a UK game can it work in on a US account in the US? Will online multiplayer work on local or UK servers? Thanks!

[Mcgritzner]

I see this is an old version of the software. Please, can anyone tell me if the new software is to the new 360 software as this ^ software was to the old 360 software? I want to switch to pc gaming, but only if I can keep the xbox style*

[LLOYD19851012]

@Mcgritzner Games for Windows - Live version 3.5.50 is a new Dashboard.

[shaheen1990]

I Have the new one for WIN 7 its Pretty cool i use it for Resident evil 5..

[bluemime86]

Why cant i sign into the Games for windows live forum? i have a gamertag,and i still cant post anything in the forum!!

[GeneralCange]

If I have Xbox Live gold, does that count for Games for Windows Lives games online too?

[LiTlElOyD1]

@GeneralCange Yes

But Games for Windows Live is free it doesn't need a gold membership to play online

[GeneralCange]

@LiTlElOyD1 Ok, thank you. :)

[LiTlElOyD1]

@GeneralCange Your Welcome :)

[oldunited360]

Koster dette??

[oldunited360]

Koster dette??

[bturner81]

bad thing about pc no halo 3 : ( but everything else is great! btw why does your games for windows live have A, B, X and Y?

[bloodspiller30]

@bturner81

Because they are made to support a xbox 360 controller.

[giochiITA]

si e facile su xbox su pc sn caxxi ! e poi qui tt i gioki ha live su pc no

[04cepaast]

can u explane something to me is this on pc or x-box and do u pay for it?

[bloodspiller30]

@04cepaast

this is on PC. some games requires that you buy xbox live GOLD. xbox live SILVER is standar.

[04cepaast]

@bloodspiller30 ok ty man

[EZbakeROFLcakes]

Awesome, i just sold my xbox and unsubscribed to xbox live, do i still have my account on this? :)

[bloodspiller30]

@EZbakeROFLcakes

yes you can use your xbox account on this.

[EZbakeROFLcakes]

@bloodspiller30 Thanks, I have now got this and i have xbox live silver and i am finding it tricky to find my friends, am i not able to?

[bloodspiller30]

@EZbakeROFLcakes

it's exactly like xbox live, just on pc. and you can not play againt xbox players, only pc players

[pkmlover96]

How would you transfer your xbox live account and make it your games for windows live account?

[bloodspiller30]

@pkmlover96

you can use your xbox account on games for windows live. it's the same thing

[Fatgnomeable]

This game works on my computer, and i got windows 7 :P

[Fatgnomeable]

Har du en Produktnøkkel eg kan få låne? :P

[bloodspiller30]

@Fatgnomeable

har nok ikke det vettu ;)

[Fatgnomeable]

@bloodspiller30 haha, ikkje eg heller :P har lasta ned spillet, so eg har ingen nøkkel, men campain funka då ;D

[iksi28]

but i cant find my serial key

[miguelangel11111]

does the x360 gamertag is the same in windows live game? and what is beast xbox or pc

[bloodspiller20]

@miguelangel11111

yes it's the same gamertag.

what is best. is up to you

[NotoriousLalo]

it's actually from his xbox 360

[bloodspiller20]

you start game. sign in to xbox live. write serial

[TheInvalidChronicles]

man i loved that design why did they have to change it

[bloodspiller20]

If you are thinking on the achievement list on 1.05 that's probetly GH3 on xbox.

Becuase I have GH3 on pc and it does not support xbox live or achievements.

[bloodspiller20]

Ah ok. If I remember right. You can make a offline user and save your games. But i'm not a 100% sure.

[bloodspiller20]

I think you can change your online status to "offline" even you are online.

[AlyxVance14]

can i repace the new skin with this old?

[bloodspiller20]

I dont Think so.

[thegamingdude01]

so im guessing you cant play call of duty 4 and stuff life that with xbl people the only game i have for now is fall out 3 i just recently got a new windows 7 laptop dont know much about it

[bloodspiller20]

there is only a small amount of pc games that supports GFWL, and I only know that shadowrun can play with xbox users

[thegamingdude01]

thanks yeh ijust looked up a compatibility list on wikipidiea and there not a whole lot there some good like gears of war and gta4

[haraldsydenham101]

if u have this, r u able to connect to xbox live users?

[bloodspiller20]

Shadowrun is the only game that can play with Xbox 360 users. As far as i know.

But you can use the same account on the pc or Xbox 360.

[runemaker1000]

So do I have to pay to play kane and lynch fragile alliance?

[bloodspiller20]

You need a serial key to be able to unlock achievements and save your game progress.

Some games requires Xbox Live Gold to play online.

[bucksparta]

no thats the nice thing you can play online with your acount wthout paying so with your silver acount but you cant get achievements

[9934888363]

i have the windows XP ...so i dont know if "games for windows live works"

cuz when i donwload, it says that a file is missing

[bloodspiller20]

Im not sure if this works on XP, I would belive it does.

try to google

[narutoleafz]

plz dude tell me PLZ

i have it but when i go play section 8 windows live appears saying that i have to put a key

and i don't have it so i can't save the game

PLZ HELP ME

[bloodspiller20]

If you have downloaded the game illegal and dont have a key, then you wont be able to save. If you bought the game and dident get a key. talk to the store you bought it.

[bloodspiller20]

if you bought it from Steam. then right click on the game click properties. and the serial should stand there

[Cr1ptlord]

Try disabeling autosave

[pmf026]

Please, help me change the default language in GFWL 3.0 .. Everything is in English, except this fucking GFWL client.. that is in Russian, its not that I don't like my native language, its just ridiculous translation that sometimes makes no sense and I hate that broken translation. I wanna see achievements, interface everything in English. At least achievements.. how do I change the language? Please help. TIA

[bloodspiller20]

I would guess there is in the settings option. ;p

[pmf026]

No, there isn't. But I found workaround, and its working so far. Go to "Regional & Language settings" and on first screen "Standards and Formats" choose English (United States), date and time formats should be set to US format. (restart and run your games, language will change) Everything else like, the Location (I think location option is used for DLC language selection, u can set to English as well), and Unicode language could be anything..

[Kristoffer121]

är du svensk elr dansk?

[bloodspiller20]

Jeg er Norsk

[Tron9222]

ive heard you must have vista for this to work, is this true?

[bloodspiller20]

I dont know

[bloodspiller20]

I dont think so

[LetsPlayerJoel]

how do i get this?

[bloodspiller20]

trough a game that supports xbl and achievements

[maksim123456]

in 0:02 what boton did you use to activate this i have the 3.0 version of games for windows live

[bloodspiller20]

Home button

[maksim123456]

thanks but is this the demo version or the full

[bloodspiller20]

This is the Old fullversion of games for windows live.

[maksim123456]

ok thanks again

[bloodspiller20]

np.

[wolfgoblin]

You're like my mom. Using an emoticon after every sentence.

[bloodspiller20]

lol..

[522haha]

which games

[bloodspiller20]

I dont know the name on all the pc games that have xbox live.

[TimMason09]

hey i just got this to work :) but im confused, how do i play games online? ( i got the newer version )

[bloodspiller20]

some games requers xbox live gold to play online

[522haha]

wait u dont need xbox 360 controller for comp to use games for windows live do u

[bloodspiller20]

No you dont need a Xbox 360 controller to use this. ;)

[xStalkerxx]

honestly ,leaving away the technical problems,bugs etc, i thing this old Metal SKIN is much cooler than the actual simple one.

i hope when MS will release GFWL 3.0 in fall, they will introduce some new skins

[MrNumber1punk]

do u have a link for the old one>

[bloodspiller20]

No sorry I dont have a link for the old one. The new one works great though.

[MrNumber1punk]

ok..

[yosefmashadani]

can I login with my xbox live account into this :), an answer would be nice

[bloodspiller20]

yes you can log in with your Xbox Live account. But you need a serialkey that follows with the game you buy

[yosefmashadani]

ok thanks for the quick answer, i subscribe cause of that ;)

[bloodspiller20]

:)  .

[amd908]

so xbox live and games for windows is the same so i could buy fallout 3 mod it up and get achevments for my xbox live account??? if so sweet!

[bloodspiller20]

you can get achievements on Fallout 3 pc and get those points on your xbox account.

[Johny40Se7en]

ok, I have Lost Planet, but when I go into the dashboard and try to sign in, it says I need an update, when I try to download it, it says it failed and I need to be connected to the internet- I am

someone please help.

[bloodspiller20]

try to search after the latest Lost Planet patch on google. Download and install it and it will probetly work.

[Johny40Se7en]

there is no latest Lost Planet patch, it just asks me to update Games for windows LIVE, but when I click to update it just says 'cannot download update - make sure you are connected to the internet but I am.

I've even been through all that windows firewall exceptions rubbish to allow GFWL through and also manually downloading the GFWL update neither of those things help, F*%*in rediculous!

[Johny40Se7en]

hello, I've got vista and a couple of games with the LIVE logo on(CoH, Bioshock and Supreme Commander) how do you get to log onto that thing to sign into your xbox live gamertag? please help, I downloaded the marketplace client thing but when I sign into it I can only see my gamertag up top and the marketplace not my friends list.

[bloodspiller20]

not all games with the Games for windows live logo supports xbox live. see on the back of the cover. if it stands "LIVE" "achievements" "friends", then it supports xbox live on pc

[Johny40Se7en]

thanks for replyin, so I don't have to download anything to get it to work? if I have a game that supports an xbox live feature(I just ordered Lost Planet) then it'll just work? thanks again.

[bloodspiller20]

when you install the game you can install xbox live aswell. you will probetly hafto update xbox live. but it's done automaticly when you start the game

[Johny40Se7en]

thanks for the replies, they're alot of help. I tried so many things like downloading the marketplace thing from the Games For Windows LIVE site and downloading Windows live messenger, In my opinion all Vista OS' should have an xbox live feature built in.

[bloodspiller20]

an own xbox live program would be awesome

[meltdownband]

shadowrun and lost planet and universe at war

[bloodspiller20]

cool! thanks for sharing :)

[bloodspiller20]

hopefully :)

[bloodspiller20]

The only pc game you can play with xbox players is shadowrun

[GTAIVFan17]

Does anyone know where i can download the latest version. i can't get it.

[bloodspiller20]

just start a game that supports xbox live. and connect to xbox live and it should update it selves

[Icemanrussian]

hey i was just wondering, if their is any way for me to download Games for Windows Live

dashboard without buying any games? Is it possible?

[bloodspiller20]

sry it only works in a game.

[Jasestyle]

I miss the old layout.

[gnrdf]

is free the games for windows live???

[bloodspiller20]

you hafto pay like on Xbox Live.. :/

[gnrdf]

not understand, games for windows i free and xbox live pay???

[bloodspiller20]

you hafto pay to play online on most of the

Games For Windows Live games.

Games For Windows Live = Xbox Live on PC.

[gnrdf]

pay???

[bloodspiller20]

hafto si paga per giocare online sulla maggior parte delle

Giochi per Windows Live giochi.

Giochi per Windows Live = Xbox Live su PC.

(google translate)

[gnrdf]

ok thx

[GrPaoOle]

thank you!!!!!!!

[GrPaoOle]

ok thank you!!!Where u gonna send them to me?To my e-mail?

[bloodspiller20]

i can send a link to you in a message on youtube. im starting to upload the files now.

[GrPaoOle]

SORRY BUT THE SAME THING!!!

[bloodspiller20]

:/ .

[bloodspiller20]

tried to download with internet explorer?

if that dossent work either. i can download the updates for you and upload them to you

[GrPaoOle]

ok i'll do it!

[GrPaoOle]

but i have the new version!

[bloodspiller20]

try to reinstall the game then

[GrPaoOle]

...the 1st is working but the 2nd the same!!!i will send u a responce video...

[GrPaoOle]

yea i try it in google thousends times but nothing!!!its like i dont have internet conection!

[bloodspiller20]

rockstargames. (com) /support/IV/PC/patch/

rockstargames. (com) /support/IV/PC/GFWLupdate/

[SmoothCriminalAaron]

I have the new version, and dude, i got nooooo idea what is going on. I don't even know what it's used for. It just showed up on my PC one day when i installed GTAIV

[bloodspiller20]

ok .lol

[GrPaoOle]

hey guys can someone help me?when i install GTA 4 all was ok but when i turn it to play it was saying:get the latest upgrade for games for wingows line and i press the link wich i going to download it but when i press the download button it says:oups!the link appears to be broken!WTF i soppose to do? i figure out how to play the game(singleplayer) just close the internet!but now i want to play multy!!!:(

[bloodspiller20]

try google after the latest update

[julianatanasoae]

this version looks like xbox 360...

[saliaris12]

I have windows live ID but i cannot connext ... it says that i have to resolve my account first... what does it mean???? PLEASE ANSWER ME!!! I WAS TRYING TO FIND IT FOR 6 HOURS!!!

[bloodspiller20]

sry I dont know. :/ have you tried to update to the lates version of games for windows live?

[saliaris12]

yeah.... i dont know what to do because i bought the game.... it is a pitty to lose all my money for just playing offline... :(

[bloodspiller20]

do you have an xbox 360? if you have can you log in on that?

[saliaris12]

Nope. i dont have xbox... It cant be... If a game cannot play online on pc, why we can buy it?

[bloodspiller20]

well. do you have a legal version of a game that have this feature?

what game?

[saliaris12]

Yes i have the ligal version... and the game is GTA IV!

[bloodspiller20]

then I dont know :/ sry. try asking around in some forums

[saliaris12]

ok ty :(

[jasonkarllees]

you need to make a xbox live account then it will work games for windows live warks with silver

[CheatEnginer]

Can u play In multipklayer like, someones in the other line playing with X360 and u r playing Games For Windows? Does it work? Im justy asking cause i got lotta friends in Xbox live and wanted to play GTA IV with em.

[bloodspiller20]

I think Shadowrun is the only game that can play with people on Xbox 360

[ltdricks]

how do you get the whole dashboard and everything??? and what kind of computer is good for this! i have xbox live but i was always interested in getting this!

[bloodspiller20]

You can only acsess this trough a game that have this feature. See link.

xbox360achievements (.org)/games/PC/

There is a new design on the menu so it dossent look like this now. It's just to boot up the game and hit the "HOME" button. And you need to be signed in to XBL when playing to get the achievements :)

[mohammedje56]

how u get windows live i dunno how

[bloodspiller20]

only some games have it.

[MasterChiefAgent007]

The new Games For Windows Live is so cool now.

[culten1323]

u didnt even show how to hock up live u just showed wht live looked like

[Gamesvideoss]

and crysis warhead :D:D

[snakeh2895]

No Crysis Warhead doesn't use it while it says "Games for Windows" it has a little live logo under it.

[thegiant888]

so i must sign-in first before altough i want to play it offline?

[neadii]

no you dont need to sign in if you dont wanto. you can play offline ´. but then you wont get any achievements if you are after those :)

[ComradeClassen]

i have shadowrun and when i go on live it asks me to update...but when i update it just fails...something about a network error...i have tried everything...does someone have an answer to it?

[bloodspiller20]

sry i dont have a clue :/ have you other games with this feature? maybe you can update trough those?

maybe you find something if you google the error or search at microsoft . com :)

[ComradeClassen]

ok now its like it has to do some live update and when i do it it goes to like 99% and then exits....then windows installer comes up showing that "microsoft is trying to configure windows live....then it restarts my game again and me thinking it works i try to enter my tag and it just asks me..."you need to update to play.....W...T....F....

[bloodspiller20]

lol, sry i dont know :/ try to send a support message to the game producent or something :P

[hellboy666kiLLer]

do u have to pay lik xbox live

[xmanhacker1]

Hey!!!!!! Anybody can help me????

I'm using Windows Vista and I have installed Xliveredist. I downloaded the kane & lynch demo AND I press the HOME key in the game and then NOTHING... Xbox Live Isn'r WORK.

Thanks

[Anfisko]

Name this Program??? plz :D

[13quasar13]

does crysis have this feature?? can you tell mr what games do

[bloodspiller20]

no, crysis dossent have this

for pc games that have this see here

xbox360achievements DOToRG /games/PC/

[xXmarco40Xx]

how do you get the program for GFW

[bloodspiller20]

it only is in some games ;)

back at the cover it stands "live" "friends" "achievements" then you will know that this game got this feature ;)

[xXmarco40Xx]

where can you download it please tell please

[bloodspiller20]

the game or the program?`

the program folows in some games. you cant download it anywhere.

how to download the game: use google ;p

[hellorobot123]

guys gfw is free =] if you dont believe me google it. no more monthly charge wooooot!!

[boldjdawg]

halo 2 is 1 of the most awful games for windows live

[bloodspiller20]

the games arnet awful..

[tonderus]

okay does this work the same way as xbox live?? i mean do i have to pay for a gold account?? and...silver accounts are free??

[bloodspiller20]

yes. pay for gold, and silver free ;).

[drakkus07]

Do you sign in automatically when you wanna play any LIVE video game example Gears of War

[bloodspiller20]

the first time you hafto log in on your live account. and then it automatically sign in every time you start up the game

[drakkus07]

log in in the in game menu?

[bloodspiller20]

when you press the "Home" key on the keyboard the login pops up.

[diablos1enemigo]

ummm i have some games it works for but then Bioshock and Lego Star Wars 2 it doesnt work for... any clues?