Windows 7 Gears of War
- Thread starter Tazcada
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Gears not working?
Hey man! I had the exact same problem! Found out in the end that it's a problem with the game! Apparently the license to run the game expired on January 28th this year. Not sure if there's an update to sort it out yet but you can make it run by setting ur date back to before the 28th!
Hope this helps! ^_^
Ok, found an update for the pc to fix the problem! Oddly enough on the xbox site but there you go!
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Hope it helps! ^_^
Hey man! I had the exact same problem! Found out in the end that it's a problem with the game! Apparently the license to run the game expired on January 28th this year. Not sure if there's an update to sort it out yet but you can make it run by setting ur date back to before the 28th!
Hope this helps! ^_^
Ok, found an update for the pc to fix the problem! Oddly enough on the xbox site but there you go!
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Hope it helps! ^_^
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s.t.a.l.k.e.r.1976
New Member
Fix gears of war non running problem
how to make gears of war work on windows 7 in 10 steps
1: full install the game
2: get the latest patch
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967644
3: install the patch
4: get a no cd patch (stops it asking for correct disk)
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5: on your pc go to th game directory
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Gears of War\Binaries
6: select the file startup.exe and delete it
7: copy your new downloaded exe to the directory to replace it
8: right click startup.exe and use compatability selecting windows 95
(lol YES windows 95)
9: right click the file WarGame-G4WLive.exe use compatability and this time select the windows xp option
10: run the game from startup.exe or your games folder in start and enjoy, works 100% for me was amazed i even got it to work
oh if your game sticks on exit just press escape
this also works with virtual drives installed
the patch works for gears on any windows but it will still ask for the correct disk
happy gaming!!
how to make gears of war work on windows 7 in 10 steps
1: full install the game
2: get the latest patch
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967644
3: install the patch
4: get a no cd patch (stops it asking for correct disk)
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5: on your pc go to th game directory
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Gears of War\Binaries
6: select the file startup.exe and delete it
7: copy your new downloaded exe to the directory to replace it
8: right click startup.exe and use compatability selecting windows 95
(lol YES windows 95)
9: right click the file WarGame-G4WLive.exe use compatability and this time select the windows xp option
10: run the game from startup.exe or your games folder in start and enjoy, works 100% for me was amazed i even got it to work
oh if your game sticks on exit just press escape
this also works with virtual drives installed
the patch works for gears on any windows but it will still ask for the correct disk
happy gaming!!
s.t.a.l.k.e.r.1976
New Member
right click the gears of war icon, select
"open file location"
this will hilight it for u
right click the file and go to properties
in the window tha opens theres tabs at the top, one being compatability
check the box "run this program in compatability mode for:"
windows 95
apply then ok
should work for longer as iv now completed the game on win 7
"open file location"
this will hilight it for u
right click the file and go to properties
in the window tha opens theres tabs at the top, one being compatability
check the box "run this program in compatability mode for:"
windows 95
apply then ok
should work for longer as iv now completed the game on win 7
s.t.a.l.k.e.r.1976
New Member
hello there
i have no idea, i tried allsorts to get it to work, i wrote down what i was trying so i wouldnt just keep doin the same thing. once i found the way it worked i posted on here, but since then i have moved house and dont have the notes anymore.
its strange cos the instructions i have posted should work.
the only thing i can think of is the version of 7 may be different as i used an early version of a test beta, think it was the fiist relears. also i am on 64bit so that may make a difference
sorry i cant help further even though id like to be able to :s
s.t.a.l.k.e.r.1976
my specs are
Abit A-N78HD Am2+
Athlon 64 x2 6400
8gb DDR2 800Mhz
XFX nVidia 8800gtx 768mb
at the time of playing G.O.W i was using a ATI3870HD 512mb
i have no idea, i tried allsorts to get it to work, i wrote down what i was trying so i wouldnt just keep doin the same thing. once i found the way it worked i posted on here, but since then i have moved house and dont have the notes anymore.
its strange cos the instructions i have posted should work.
the only thing i can think of is the version of 7 may be different as i used an early version of a test beta, think it was the fiist relears. also i am on 64bit so that may make a difference
sorry i cant help further even though id like to be able to :s
s.t.a.l.k.e.r.1976
my specs are
Abit A-N78HD Am2+
Athlon 64 x2 6400
8gb DDR2 800Mhz
XFX nVidia 8800gtx 768mb
at the time of playing G.O.W i was using a ATI3870HD 512mb
help meeeeeee gow ppl
i seem to get a errot report saying u can not run in the modifies exicutable code!!!!! any body have a clue on what todo
my requirements are
asusel
T5850 intel core2 duo
1mb nvidia GT120m
2mb ram
plese tell me what to do cos i realy want to play this game
i seem to get a errot report saying u can not run in the modifies exicutable code!!!!! any body have a clue on what todo
my requirements are
asusel
T5850 intel core2 duo
1mb nvidia GT120m
2mb ram
plese tell me what to do cos i realy want to play this game
Tazcada
New Member
To play gears of war on my machine: I re-installed twice, totally removed GoW, and then did this.
Install patch two,and then Download the latest patch..... Gears_TU3... you can get it here: http://www.fileshack.com/file.x/11503/Gears+of+War+Patch+
I only have the icon for WarGame-G4WLive. I tried different compatibility modes and other than vista, none of it worked for me. The game has to be played through windows live if you want to save your progress.... otherwise it'll lose it's place and only give you Acts 1 and 5.
No guarantee this'll work., but it worked for me
Install patch two,and then Download the latest patch..... Gears_TU3... you can get it here: http://www.fileshack.com/file.x/11503/Gears+of+War+Patch+
I only have the icon for WarGame-G4WLive. I tried different compatibility modes and other than vista, none of it worked for me. The game has to be played through windows live if you want to save your progress.... otherwise it'll lose it's place and only give you Acts 1 and 5.
No guarantee this'll work., but it worked for me
one other problem
thankyou Tazcada,
iv tried what you asked and got in the game but it crashes down in abt 2 mins or rather 1min
how can i stop that and play the game continuing??
please if any one knows let me know im dying to play the game i even have windows live but no help
thankyou Tazcada,
iv tried what you asked and got in the game but it crashes down in abt 2 mins or rather 1min
how can i stop that and play the game continuing??
please if any one knows let me know im dying to play the game i even have windows live but no help
I've got different problem.
'Till 7100 compilation everything was fine. Now i got this HUGE fps drops
It's, like from ~60 to 2(!) for about 5 seconds, then it's ok for about minute and the same thing again. Even in menu. I've tried few things, but nothing seems to help.
Here's my machine:
C2D E2140 @ 3 GHz
2 GB RAM
GeForce 8600 GTS
Please help!!!
'Till 7100 compilation everything was fine. Now i got this HUGE fps drops
It's, like from ~60 to 2(!) for about 5 seconds, then it's ok for about minute and the same thing again. Even in menu. I've tried few things, but nothing seems to help.Here's my machine:
C2D E2140 @ 3 GHz
2 GB RAM
GeForce 8600 GTS
Please help!!!
It Worked !! BUT it died after 3 - 4 mins ... help me please !!
It Worked !! BUT it died after 3 - 4 mins ... help me please !!
i did exactly everything and it worked beautifully but then it just turned off the game
can someone please help me as im desperate to play this game !!
It Worked !! BUT it died after 3 - 4 mins ... help me please !!
i did exactly everything and it worked beautifully but then it just turned off the game
can someone please help me as im desperate to play this game !!
Why not try re-installing and go through the above again?
I have done it about 4 - 6 times already and it keeps on doing it so i dont know .. if it cannot work,
then i'm considering of buying the real copy as i'm tired of doing these things LOL
Here are my comp specs ;
Intel Quad Core 2 Q6600 @ 2.40Ghz
3GB DDR
Windows 7 32bit <--- i think that's the problem
500GB SATA HD
Nvidia Geforce 9600 GT
then i'm considering of buying the real copy as i'm tired of doing these things LOL
Here are my comp specs ;
Intel Quad Core 2 Q6600 @ 2.40Ghz
3GB DDR
Windows 7 32bit <--- i think that's the problem
500GB SATA HD
Nvidia Geforce 9600 GT
Highwayman
Extraordinary Member
It's a bug that also plagues the original, not just copied ones folks... Although it worked without any messing around on mine typically, just installed n run (once patched) and no issues.
There are lots of fixed exes of this game
GameCopyWorld - Gears of War - NoCD No-CD No-DVD Trainers & Game Fixes
GameCopyWorld - Gears of War - NoCD No-CD No-DVD Trainers & Game Fixes
I Need serious help. Im Running windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. and Ive installed gears of war, but when i try to install the patch, it gives me the cant run with modifialbe game content binaries thing. and i just tried to do it again and nothing came up again. Please this is my favorite game and I had to go through alot to get my hands on another copy, can anyone pls help?
*EDIT*
ALSO when I run the patch in certain compatibility modes, i get an error that says incorrect DVD-ROM inserted, which I have the gears of war disk inserted.
Im at the end of the line here i just dont know what to do.
*EDIT*
ALSO when I run the patch in certain compatibility modes, i get an error that says incorrect DVD-ROM inserted, which I have the gears of war disk inserted.
Im at the end of the line here i just dont know what to do.
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