Any way to get the GFWL DVD version from 2009 to work on Windows 10?

[Bah_Bah_Feet]

Hi There,

I recently bought Red Faction Guerrilla, Games for Windows Live DVD from 2009, and cannot get this game to work, after having tried on two different Windows 10 machines.

I have read several threads on the topic.

The error I get is:

“There was a problem with your installation. Please reinstall and try again.”

That’s the same error I received on two separate machines.

I cannot get further in the game. It will not launch.

So Far I have:
- Installed the Game For Windows Live Marketplace.
- Tried the a few different xlive.dll files from various internet sources.

Is there a patch for the game that will allow me to play the original DVD, GFWL edition on my PC?

Any assistance the community can provide would be greatly appreciated.

[ZastavaArms_Tavish]

Honesty you'd be better off buying the steam version. GFWL is such a mess that you have to be a wizard to get any game with it tacked on working. I literally spent two hours trying to get GTA IV to work without any good results.

[Bah_Bah_Feet]

Originally posted by ZastavaArms_Tavish:

Honesty you'd be better off buying the steam version. GFWL is such a mess that you have to be a wizard to get any game with it tacked on working. I literally spent two hours trying to get GTA IV to work without any good results.

I agree that GFWL is a pain. I went thought something similar with Fallout 3 GOTY a while back, but eventually got it to work.

But I've paid for the PC, DVD version thinking I could get that to work.

Others have mentioned the developer will give a Steam Key if they can verify the purchase.
I would love to do that, if someone could tell me how.

[ZastavaArms_Tavish]

Probably your best chance
https://www.thqnordic.com/company/contact

[Bah_Bah_Feet]

Originally posted by ZastavaArms_Tavish:

Probably your best chance
https://www.thqnordic.com/company/contact

Cool. I've just concated Nordic.

I'll update when I hear back from them.

[Piotrek, Engineer of Design]

If not, you can wait for some sale, where it should be 90% off.

[Bah_Bah_Feet]

Originally posted by Piotrek, Engineer of Design:

If not, you can wait for some sale, where it should be 90% off.

That's true.

[Bah_Bah_Feet]

Got my steam key! Thanks for the help.

[matrixmod]

good for you. Definetely worth its price.

[Usernamehere]

This post's purpose is to bookmark this thread because I have the 2009 GFWL version and I will need to send a message to the developers.

So you just send them your original 2009 copy's key and they'll give you a Steam Edition key?

[PlaystationBeast3000]

^ yes, they should give you steam key.

[Usernamehere]

So here's something that I think all the posters neglected to mention:
When I sent the e-mail the reply asked me to provide the following:

Tell the exact name, version, and edition of the game.

Send a copy of the receipt/confirmation email or proof of purchase.

Provide a picture of the physical copy of the game if there is one.

Also send the key, obviously.

Either the previous posters weren't asked this, or they neglected to mention it. In case anyone else shows up in this topic with the same problem (Like myself) they'll need this information.

Thankfully I was able to find my receipt. I actually bought Modern Warfare 2 at a Best Buy but it didn't work so I exchanged it for RF:G.

[Bah_Bah_Feet]

Originally posted by Usernamehere:

So here's something that I think all the posters neglected to mention:
When I sent the e-mail the reply asked me to provide the following:

Tell the exact name, version, and edition of the game.

Send a copy of the receipt/confirmation email or proof of purchase.

Provide a picture of the physical copy of the game if there is one.

Also send the key, obviously.

Either the previous posters weren't asked this, or they neglected to mention it. In case anyone else shows up in this topic with the same problem (Like myself) they'll need this information.

Thankfully I was able to find my receipt. I actually bought Modern Warfare 2 at a Best Buy but it didn't work so I exchanged it for RF:G.

Yes, I went through the exact same process.

[Usernamehere]

Just dropping by to inform the thread that I have gotten my free copy of the game.

Thanks to Nordic support.

[Bah_Bah_Feet]

Originally posted by Usernamehere:

Just dropping by to inform the thread that I have gotten my free copy of the game.

Thanks to Nordic support.

Same here.