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Getting Games for Windows Live to run in Windows 8/8.1
By ux92
A simple guide to get your Games for Windows Live working again in Microsoft's newest system!
   
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Download the installer
First of all, download the installer from http://www.xbox.com/en-US/LIVE/PC/DownloadClient

EDIT: as of 2022, the Games for Windows Live official client is deprecated; however, some kind individual named Garrett was graceful enough to create a package which contains the last version of the Marketplace client (3.5.67.0) and the last version of the Redistributable (3.5.95.0). The new link is:https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1012-microsoft-games-for-windows-live/ and it contains everything you'll need. Thanks to user Alexandre for providing me with this link!

Save it to any target location you want. DON'T RUN IT JUST YET.
Uninstall all previous Games for Windows Live software
You'll need to erase all data from old installations, including redistributables installed by other games, and default data installed by Windows itself.

To do this, open your Start Screen and search for "Control Panel". Open it up.

In the search bar at the top, search for "add or remove", which will bring an option "Add or remove programs".

Choose this one and look for all "Games for Windows Live" or "XBOX Live Games" related programs you may have installed. Uninstall them by pressing the "Remove" button on top of the list.

A system restart may be required at this point.
Run the installer
Remember that beautiful shiny installer you downloaded in the first step? Great. Run it now. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Restart your computer
Self explanatory.
Log in
Run the Games for Windows Live Marketplace client. If you can't find it, search for it in your trusty Start Screen.

Input your LIVE account details to log in. Once you've logged in, keep the marketplace open.
Open your game
Open the game, and the GFWL overlay should pop up. Congrats!

You may need some extra configuration for this specific game though. Check out this awesome other guide on how to get it working!

http://steamproxy-script.pipiskins.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=152539445
3 Comments
kakolykia 25 Jan, 2015 @ 1:03pm 
ok, lol
ux92  [author] 24 Jan, 2015 @ 4:10pm 
@kakolykia This guide is for those who DO have troubles with it.
kakolykia 24 Jan, 2015 @ 3:59pm 
i am windows 8 user, but i have no troubles with it at all