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Games for Windows Live not working.

Anonymous
2018-07-05T21:10:04+00:00

Hi, I recently got a game called Resident Evil 5 to play with my friend. The game is associated with GFWL but it wont show up when i launch the game. And me and my friend are not able to play unless we invite each other through the GFWL tab and it wont opn even by pressing the HOME button on the keyboard. Moreover i am getting the red error in GFWMarketpalce which says it can not retrieve my purchases. Please help. I am using Windows 10.

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-09-05T03:47:50+00:00

    MS unceremoniously shut down GFWL a few years ago, leaving people with GFWL games in the lurch.

    This may be why the game no longer shown on the Marketplace (which I'm surprised would still be there) ?

    (I still have this installed but only because it was required along with GFWL in the past. I've never used this, or the current MS Store.

    Enough irritations having to use Steam\Origin\UPlay as it is. )

    • In regard to the Marketplace. If you only just got the game wouldn't it be through the MS Store, and downloaded via the Store client software ?

    You may also need to use XBOX Live for some things ?

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-games

    • As far as I know you can no longer play most, if not all, GFWL games multi-player on line.  Co-op may still work, unless

    they link Co-op to GFWL as well.

    "GFWL but it wont show up when i launch the game."

    • Is your game a download from Steam ? If so this may explain why GFWL is not showing. It should still be there with the disc version.
    • Or, if you don't have the last version of the GFWL client installed, this could be the reason ?

    MS don't offer a download link any more. The direct download link below is from the Steam forums.

    GFWL Setup - Steam link

    • Most GFWL games still run in single player mode without issues, but others need an xliveless fix (a hacked xlive.dll file)

    even to run single player without GFWL blocking them, but this is usually more an issue when modding games.

    Some disc based versions of GFWL games won't run at all, but some of them can be redeemed using the disc key

    on Steam in return for a Steam download version (Batman Arkham City is one I had to do this with).

    • If you do a search, or try the Steam or Capcom forums, you may find a way, if there is one.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-09-03T20:18:59+00:00

    Hi Omer Amin,

    Let's sort out your concern. Have you tried reinstalling your game by using the compatibility mode on your Windows 10. I recommend that you also try reinstalling the game by using a different user profile if the issue persists.

    Please respond to this thread to let me know how the issue progresses. Similarly, if you have more questions, please inform me by replying to this post.

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