r/GFWLive 4h ago

gta iv activation

3 Upvotes

I bought The Club on steam and tried to activate gta iv using that product key. I get key not found. Is there something special I need to do to get the key working?


r/GFWLive 3d ago

Batman Arkham City GOTY (GFWL)

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36 Upvotes

So I recently purchased a brand new and sealed copy of Batman Arkham City GOTY GFWL from Italy. Upon opening the activation code is only 15 digits when in game you need 25 digit to activate Live to enable achievements. Have searched up and down for a solution does anyone have any ideas? HELLLP LOL payed £35 for this 😭


r/GFWLive 11d ago

How to bypass Securom code?

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30 Upvotes

Hi guys, I downgraded my copy of Batman Arkham Asylum in Steam to get the achievements and I need the Securom code. Is there a way I can bypass it?


r/GFWLive 16d ago

Thanks for everything here

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47 Upvotes

I managed to get halo 2 to work! :)


r/GFWLive 17d ago

Halo 2 is trying to make me update GFWL

12 Upvotes

Hi, is it safe to update this as i won't be able to get achievement if I don't update it.

P.S I can play Resident Evil 5 GFWL without needing to update and be logged in


r/GFWLive 18d ago

RESIDENT EVIL 5 GFWL

0 Upvotes

Does anyone know where I can get a product key (CD key) for Resident Evil 5 GFWL? I need it to play online on that version of Steam and to have an account and save my progress.


r/GFWLive 21d ago

Resident Evil 5 100% save how to setup?

0 Upvotes

Hi guys, anyone can help me for put 100% save on RE5 with GFWL?


r/GFWLive Jul 29 '26

Gta IV Eflc not working

6 Upvotes

I recently installed a copy of GTA IV EFLC from this Internet Archive post. Ater properly activating it I opened it to play TBoGT but when I entered story mode the game crashedin the loading screen and it instantly closed I then tried it with TLAD but I still got the same issue. I also found out that when I do a technical test in the graphics menu the game also crashes.

I tried reinstalling the game but that didn't fix it. I was thinking the problem may be caused because a defective copy but I could not find another dvd copy of the game anywhere else on the internet.

Any help will be appreciated.


r/GFWLive Jul 07 '26

I'm screwed, aren't I?

4 Upvotes

I opened gfwlam and unlocked some bugged achievements, only to find out my save files were corrupted the next time I opened the game. Can I fix my files somehow or do I have to use another one's files?


r/GFWLive Jul 01 '26

Czy pakiet startowy 99 Nights jest nadal dostępny?

2 Upvotes

Cześć wszystkim, chcę dokładnie wiedzieć, co się stało z pakietem startowym w 99 Nights in the Forest. Czy wciąż można go zdobyć w grze, czy może deweloperzy całkowicie go usunęli? Jeśli nadal tam jest, jak mogę się do niego dostać? Dzięki!


r/GFWLive Jun 30 '26

GFWL Overlay not working!

1 Upvotes

I did everything, clean reinstall of GFWL, patches, patched versions of GFWL, custom xlive.dll and that overlay its not appearing, I cant enable autosave on DiRT 2 it always give me "GAME SAVE ERROR". Someone ever had this problem? I searched about a solution and got absolutely nothing :/

I didn't had this issue on Windows 10, currently using Windows 11 LTSC. Maybe I'm missing something?


r/GFWLive Jun 29 '26

Lost Brothers

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27 Upvotes

r/GFWLive Jun 27 '26

Dead Rising 2/OTR - Restoring GFWL from Steam

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40 Upvotes

Every source I find says you need the disc to access GFWL anymore, but I managed to get it working with the Steam version again. If you bought through Steam back in the day and still have your key, then this will get you up and running again. If you don't have a key, you can still play offline and sync your achievements by logging into another online GFWL game.

1) Make sure you have GFWL setup already, there are other guides for that. Then download the game from Steam.

2) Move the game files to either:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Capcom\Dead Rising 2
C:\Program Files (x86)\Capcom\Dead Rising 2 Off The Record

3) Delete xlive.dll, steam_api.dll, and DR2_install.vdf

4) Download and extract the patch (DR2, OTR); these are straight from Microsoft so no funny business. You can't run setup.exe normally because it won't find the install registry keys.

Instead, open command prompt and run this command:

<setup.exe file path> /f <game folder>

My example, using the patch extracted to Downloads for Off The Record.

C:\Users\USER\Downloads\tu10000083_10000183\Content\setup.exe /f C:\Program Files (x86)\Capcom\Dead Rising 2 Off The Record

5) Set your PC clock back to 2013. Only needed once to bypass date verification.

6) Now launch the game exe from the game folder. The game will launch and look like Steam, but the GFWL overlay should pop up and ask for your sign-in/key. If you have no key, just close the overlay at that step and it should let you play. You can create a desktop shortcut for easier launching in the future, and set your clock back to normal.

I own DR2 on disc so I only personally confirmed this works with Off The Record, but I don't see why it wouldn't work with vanilla DR2. Furthermore I'm 90% sure DLC won't work, as it originally came from the GFWL marketplace and had its own verification and file structure. But the game retains some of its Steam identity, so maybe the patch somehow leaves the Steam DLC identifier intact.


r/GFWLive Jun 26 '26

The Club (2008) 75 %‑off on Steam until 9/10 July

13 Upvotes

From what I understand, legacy 5×5 product keys from one GfWL game can be used to activate other games that also use legacy keys.

In which case, The Club is currently on sale on Steam for 75 %‑off (AU$4.74 where I am). Which seems like a great opportunity to acquire and stash away an unused, clean, legitimate product key for (re)use later on other games (eg Halo 2, World of Goo, GTA IV, Gears of War etc)?


r/GFWLive Jun 15 '26

resident evil raccoon city help

1 Upvotes

i need help. i have the resident evil raccoon city games for windows code and disc. i cant get it working. i download the games for windows live app and it just says connection issue. i got re5 playable because of steam but I'm having problems with this one. any advice ??


r/GFWLive Jun 08 '26

Crazy fun fact: Gears 3 dedicated servers were GFWL "games" with their own gamertags

27 Upvotes

Randomly found this old GDC talk from Microsoft Game Studios talking about how they setup dedicated matchmaking, and around 9:30 they talked about GFWL!

Very cool, wonder how many others games did this (the presenter says others did it in the Q&A but perhaps not to the scale GoW3 did)


r/GFWLive May 27 '26

Resi 5 GFWL cd key giveaway. First come first serve.

6 Upvotes

I bought a GFWL copy of Resident Evil 5 from a second-hand charity shop. No idea if it works, as I already have the game on Steam. Wanna give it away rather than leave it unused.

First to message me gets the CD key.

*CLAIMED*


r/GFWLive May 25 '26

GTA IV (PC) GFWL

8 Upvotes

Hello, has anyone downloaded the GFWL version on Internet Archive? If so what did you do to get it to run on Windows 11? I get it to launch and it starts for about 2 seconds crashes and then pop ups: GTA IV FATAL ERROR: Invalid resource detected - Please re-install the game

Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks!

Also, I do have the physical copy, just haven't received my disk drive yet.


r/GFWLive May 25 '26

Problems with IDs and passwords that don't make sense!

1 Upvotes

I'm having trouble logging in with my account, and I haven't seen anyone specifically mentioning this issue.

I installed GFWL here on my Windows 10 using the offline installer, which was gfwlclient.msi and xliveredist.msi.

Everything was fine up to that point.

I launched my original Resident Evil 5 from Steam using the code that makes it use the GFWL version instead of the new one. I entered my account, and the profile downloaded normally and was online. After that, I launched Fallout 3, which I had purchased from the old version of Steam to get the achievements for that game, but I noticed that GFWL went offline, and then I kept getting ID and password errors.

After I went back to Resident Evil 5, I couldn’t log into my account online anymore; it kept giving me the same ID and password error. I checked the network status option, and it said the IP address wasn’t recognized and UPnP wasn’t working either. I wonder if this is related or not?

And yes, I already tried using the app password that Microsoft offers for older systems like the Xbox 360, for example, but it didn’t work.


r/GFWLive May 24 '26

Bioshock 2 DLC

10 Upvotes

Does anyone know how to get the Bioshock 2 DLC?


r/GFWLive May 23 '26

Any archives of Dead Rising 2 DLC?

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27 Upvotes

Installed my disc and got the game online, but I've been unsuccessful in finding a way to get DLC back. I bought the ninja pack back in the day, would be a shame to have to play without it.


r/GFWLive May 22 '26

Looking for GTA IV trainer that can give money online on V1.8

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r/GFWLive May 22 '26

Looking for GTA IV trainer that can give money online on V1.8

0 Upvotes

as the title says, needs to work in V1.8 of GFWL


r/GFWLive May 17 '26

Looking for partner to do Fable 3 coop achievements

4 Upvotes

Need help with coop in Fable 3. Can give you every weapon for 50 weapons achievement in return


r/GFWLive May 15 '26

Si The Orange Box se hubiera lanzado oficialmente con GFWL

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4 Upvotes