I just picked up a copy of GTA IV for the 360 the other day.  My co-worker kept asking me to get this.  So I'll probably be online a few times this week playing some multiplayer on this.

So I got Win7 installed and running just fine. I just can't get GTA IV to work properly, though.

I have looked around on the net, and it seems like some people have got it to work.


I run the game, installer and all associated programs in compatibility mode. I have tried different modes (Vista, XP and win2000) but nothing works.


The two main problem as of now is that the login for GFW doesn't work. I get to the point where i can enter my credentials. after i press log in it says that it's downloading my profile, then asks if I want to install an update. If I don't install, i just get looped back to the login process, and the update doesn't seem to install.

The second problem is when I get the game running (In offline mode) it will hang for a few seconds every now and then. It seems to happen every few keypresses. This also occur when I'm trying to log in to GFW in-game. (When writing my address it takes a few seconds before it will show up on the screen, and when it does, it show up 4-5 letters then waits, then show 4-5 new letters)


So, does anyone know how to get this to work?

It almost seems like the people that got it working are running pirated versions, and I was hoping to avoid going that route.