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Flippity Flippy Flip Oct 13, 2013 @ 5:34am
Dead Rising 2 won't start up
I recently got Dead Rising 2 and when I start it up, it gives me a message saying "Games for Windows - LIVE must verify the release date of your game. Please make sure that your computer is connected to the internet. No personal information will be sent to Microsoft. A LIVE ID is not required" Once this message pops up, it just says I'm playing Dead rising 2 from my friends list but it just stays at that message. Once I close the message it says I'm not in the game anymore
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Hawtpockets Oct 13, 2013 @ 5:45am 
Same problem here.
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pack11969 Oct 13, 2013 @ 5:57am 
yo tampoco puedo jugar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hawtpockets Oct 13, 2013 @ 6:02am 
Found the fix after a couple of Google searches, manually update Dead Rising 2 with this:
http://download.xbox.com/content/434...4_10000284.cab

If you play "Off the record" use this:
http://download.xbox.com/content/434...3_10000183.cab
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Flippity Flippy Flip Oct 13, 2013 @ 6:33am 
Originally posted by Hawtpockets:
Found the fix after a couple of Google searches, manually update Dead Rising 2 with this:
http://download.xbox.com/content/434...4_10000284.cab

If you play "Off the record" use this:
http://download.xbox.com/content/434...3_10000183.cab
It says File not found
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Turdle Oct 13, 2013 @ 9:51am 
same here

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JoanMa Oct 13, 2013 @ 9:56am 
Same here.
It is related with the GFWL shut down?
Last edited by JoanMa; Oct 13, 2013 @ 9:57am
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Hawtpockets Oct 13, 2013 @ 10:02am 
Messed up the links for the updater's, here is the order of things i did to get it to work:

1. Installed "DR2" and "OTR"
2. Tried to start "DR2" but it gave the error
3. Checked the file integritie
4. Tried to play it again, unsuccesful
5. Downloaded the update for "DeadRising2[download.xbox.com] "
6. Deleted: "zdp folder", "deadrising2.exe", "deadrising2.exe.cfg" and "deadrising2.exe.zdp"
7. Started the update
8. After this the game started and worked after logging-in

9. Repeated this for "Off the record" using the same steps but with: This Updater[download.xbox.com]
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carl110989a Oct 13, 2013 @ 10:09am 
Originally posted by JoanMa:
Same here.
It is related with the GFWL shut down?
People should stop being concerned about that. It is happening in 9 months!
Last edited by carl110989a; Oct 13, 2013 @ 10:09am
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全針-龜龜 Oct 13, 2013 @ 10:18am 
go to file steam/steamapp/common/dead rising2/GFWL intstall that. and play game
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spacecoasttoast Oct 13, 2013 @ 10:26am 
Also if your running this from an external USB drive it won't launch...forget it. Use STEAM mover (google it) and put it on drive C. I run STEAM and all my games off a very large external drive so I can take my games with my anywhere. I've seen this happen to me on Windows 7 and 8 64 bit and on the DVD version of this game and the STEAM version. This was the only solution I found to get it to work.
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JoanMa Oct 13, 2013 @ 10:27am 
Originally posted by carl110989a:
Originally posted by JoanMa:
Same here.
It is related with the GFWL shut down?
People should stop being concerned about that. It is happening in 9 months!

Sorry, first time i've started the game.

Originally posted by LuGuanDaShen:
go to file steam/steamapp/common/dead rising2/GFWL intstall that. and play game

Thanks, working right now.
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Ryder Oct 13, 2013 @ 10:30am 
This totally solved it for me for both Dead Rising 2 games:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_other-gaming/dead-rising-2-through-steam-windows-live-error/ad2d780a-10fc-4c94-ac8b-74e2b076d96a

"Simply press ENTER to continue on this screen, or set Font scaling back to normal and you will be able to read the entire dialog and see the buttons."

Hope it helps
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Flippity Flippy Flip Oct 13, 2013 @ 12:15pm 
Originally posted by Ryder:
This totally solved it for me for both Dead Rising 2 games:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_other-gaming/dead-rising-2-through-steam-windows-live-error/ad2d780a-10fc-4c94-ac8b-74e2b076d96a

"Simply press ENTER to continue on this screen, or set Font scaling back to normal and you will be able to read the entire dialog and see the buttons."

Hope it helps
Oh. My. God. I did this and it works. Thank you so much, I couldn't play DR2 for a while now
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Plato Oct 13, 2013 @ 1:14pm 
why would you buy this game in the first place?
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mauricioayala2010 Oct 13, 2013 @ 1:25pm 
dam i been having the same problem, i wasted money for this, it also say the file is corrupted and this my third time downloading it, they should fix, becaue they dont do refund
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