Fix for GFWL Login Issues

[darkjester74]

After working on the Games for Windows Live forums for several days, the community over there finally found a fix who tried everything trying to fix the "LIVE services is unavailable, or there is a problem with your networking equipment" message. Check it out...

Jigokunoinu wrote the following post at 12-07-2008 7:01 AM:

OH EM GEE!!! GFWL works!!!

What I did was reset the TCP/IP stack. Instructions are here: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/0...a-2003-and-xp/

I had reset the Winsock settings (elevated cmd prompt and type: netsh winsock reset) before doing the TCP/IP stack but it had no effect on its own. Perhaps both are necessary.

I hope you have similar success darkjester.

HUGE props to Jigokunoinu for solving a thorny issue that had the community stumped.


[Jigo edit]

Step by step instructions:

This works equally well in XP and Vista

Originally Posted by Jigoku

1. Open an elevated command prompt (Start Orb > type cmd in the start search box and press ctrl+shift+enter)
2. Type 'netsh winsock reset'
3. Reboot your PC.
4. Open an elevated command prompt
5. Type 'netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt'
6. Reboot your PC.
7. Start the game, sign into Live.

I was having the same problem in Fallout 3 and this fixed it for me.

[Jigoku]

I try ... =p

[Better|Off|Dead]

A rare moment of clarity for Jigs.

[Stern]

This says it is for Windows XP and Windows 2003 (whatever that is, a server version?).

[Jigoku]

Works for Vista.

[cwsault]

Sweet it works now. This deserves a sticky...

[Stern]

Well I didn't do this, but mine decided to start working all by itself...

[Ramboness]

And how do you fix game crash when downloading GFWL Profile? I've had this problem since the release and it's bloody annoying.

[thehack]

he is asking me for the product key what can i do, i tried this.

[lacky]

Originally Posted by Ramboness

And how do you fix game crash when downloading GFWL Profile? I've had this problem since the release and it's bloody annoying.

i second that question

[Transmeta]

I wonder about people on here sometimes, maybe updating like you should would fix it, and not disabling superfetch to fix all the 'I have missing textures' threads would do wonders.
Then again in 5 hours this won't be a sticky anymore.

[Ramboness]

Originally Posted by Transmeta

I wonder about people on here sometimes, maybe updating like you should would fix it, and not disabling superfetch to fix all the 'I have missing textures' threads would do wonders.
Then again in 5 hours this won't be a sticky anymore.

Then again Transmeta I've updated my GFWL with the newest release however.. still the same issue.

[Zero6400]

Originally Posted by Ramboness

And how do you fix game crash when downloading GFWL Profile? I've had this problem since the release and it's bloody annoying.

Game Crash while GFWL attempts to download profile at sign in.
When I try to log into my new profile(only profile I have) GFWL says "Downloading profile. This may take a few minutes. Please don't close the game." It crashes during the process.

Before this happened I had GFWL working with a "LIVE" account. But when I tried to access the multiplayer the cell phone read "Games for Windows - LIVE need to be connected in order to access multiplayer". So I made another account, linked it in Rockstar's Social Club and it now does this when I try to log into it.

-Reseting the IP/TCP didn't work. Running Vista 64 with quad core cpu 4 gigs of ram and 8800GT.
-I've updated GFWL through Rackstar's Social Club link. Single player works fine its just the integrated GFWL crap.
- Updated graphics card
- reinstalled(from steam)
- re downloaded adobe
- updated netframework 3.5 and sp1 3.5

But this problem just won't let up. It's just a generic APPCRASH.

[Zero6400]

yeah this fix works...

[stevyd10]

I have this problem aswell. Dissabling my firewall (sunbelt) fixed it despite allowing the gta exe's through. Would this fix work?

I'll try tomorrow.