Microsoft's Gamerscore Blog outlines solutions for issues with Windows LIVE
and the just-released PC editions of Gears of War (thanks
FiringSquad). The update offers two ways to address an issue with the
automatic Windows LIVE update that accompanies the release, one is to manually
update LIVE before installation, and the other involves restarting the game,
which for some reason involves nine steps. The post concludes by saying:
"Microsoft Game Studios is working on a title update to be released in the near
future that will allow users to avoid manually exiting “Gears of War” to apply
the update. The good news is that once you go through the above process, you
won't have to do it again! "