Every time I start up GTA IV, it says I have to sign into GFWL, (I don't know how I got signed out) and then when I try to download my profile, it says that I cannot sign in until I download a Games for Windows Live Update, and then when I click yes it says that I need to be connected to the internet which I am. I have uninstalled and re-installed GFWL, done all the steps correctly as rockstar has stated in this link https://support.rockstargames.com/hc/en-us/articles/200145286-Advanced-Games-for-Windows-Live-Troubleshooting-for-GTA-IV-on-PC I've asked friends, got on Teamviewer, and even called Rockstar Support, nobody can find out what's wrong. Any help is appreciated, Thanks

 

 

Here try using this:

 

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5549

Are you running patch 7? If not, download and install this: https://support.rockstargames.com/hc/en-us/articles/200145406-Grand-Theft-Auto-IV-Patch-7-Title-Update-v-1-0-7-0-English-1-0-6-1-Russian-1-0-5-2-Japanese-

 

I am Running patch 7, it's trying to update for GFWL not GTA IV itself. and I have (as I stated up above) uninstalled and re-installed GFWL on my PC 4 or 5 times. Thanks, but STILL NEED HELP

Edited June 28, 201411 yr by Maybeikilledyou

Usually that's related to an outdated game version. If you don't plan on playing multiplayer, just put xlive in instead of dsound as that will disable GFWL. If you do plan on playing multiplayer though, I would uninstall the game, delete all traces of it and then re-install.