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    Endless games for windows live v3 updates on windows 7?

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    so um, how do I stop it?!

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    Re: Endless games for windows live v3 updates on windows 7?

    Is it the same update being applied over and over? E.g. it appears in the list once, then you install the update, but it comes back in the list. Or are there loads of the same update listed in the available updates list?

    If it's the first one then you can can probably just hide the update (open Windows Update and check for updates, it'll give you a list of available updates and you can chose to install/not install/hide them in here) rather than installing it over and over again. Not the most elegant solution I know, but it'll stop the notifications.
    I don't mean to sound cold, or cruel, or vicious, but I am so that's the way it comes out.

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    Re: Endless games for windows live v3 updates on windows 7?

    Not much help kalniel, but I'm having the exact issue on Vista at the moment.
    Virtual PC is the main culprit. It seems to want to install the same update, constantly most days, sometimes on the same day.

    I've not really looked into it yet, but I'll be watching this thread with interest.
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    Re: Endless games for windows live v3 updates on windows 7?

    I'm having this problem too. I'm running Win 7 Pro (not the Beta/RC). It's really starting to bug me lol.


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    Re: Endless games for windows live v3 updates on windows 7?

    Same here - the games for windows live 3.0 update and Win 7. After seemingly endless updates, I right clicked, and went for the hide update option.

    Having said that, I've not tried playing GTA IV since...

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    Re: Endless games for windows live v3 updates on windows 7?

    Just installed GfwL 3.0 myself, and I'm not seeing this issue.

    Try removing GfwL from your system, and downloading the offline setup.

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    Re: Endless games for windows live v3 updates on windows 7?

    Quote Originally Posted by Singh400 View Post
    Just installed GfwL 3.0 myself, and I'm not seeing this issue.

    Try removing GfwL from your system, and downloading the offline setup.
    Same here, i downlaoded via the installer and havent got this barrage of updates so it could be the way to go.
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    Re: Endless games for windows live v3 updates on windows 7?

    I originally downloaded the installer in the past.

    Anyway, it seems to have gone away by uninstalling all traces of GFWL, rebooting and then downloading and installing the latest version from MS. Seems to have been a bug in the way the update to existing versions went through (not surprised, given games sometimes wanted to update within game, and windows wanted to update on shutdown as well.)

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