Gears of Wars doesn't work on Windows 7?


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Don't know if anyone else had tried it or not, but I just popped in and installed my old Gears of Wars to test it out on Windows 7 and it doesn't work. All I get is a VC++ Runtime Error. It used to work great on Windows XP but no matter what I try, it doesn't work under Win7 at all.

Anyone had any luck if they had tried it?

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Did you try running it in compatibility mode?

Yes tried to run it in every compatibility mode option available. I don't have XP mode to test it in either.

the DRM expired

I don't get it?

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Here's what you should try:

  1. Unininstall Gears of War.
  2. Download and install the latest Catalyst drivers from here.
  3. Update your DirectX by downloading and installing the latest end-user runtime via the web installer from here.
  4. Install Gears of War.
  5. Install the Gears of War update (Direct Link)
  6. If all else fails, reinstall Microsoft Visual C++: x86 | x64.

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I had to set the computer clock back to 2007, run the game, set it back to the current time, and then update the game - but after all that it is working fine on Windows 7 for me.

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Here's what you should try:

  1. Unininstall Gears of War.
  2. Download and install the latest Catalyst drivers from here.
  3. Update your DirectX by downloading and installing the latest end-user runtime via the web installer from here.
  4. Install Gears of War.
  5. Install the Gears of War update (Direct Link)
  6. If all else fails, reinstall Microsoft Visual C++: x86 | x64.

Thanks. I have the latest Catalyst already. I'll give everything else a shot.

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