So you have a Games for Windows – LIVE game and decided to go online. Good for you. Let's join LIVE.

To join Games for Windows – LIVE:

1. Make sure your PC is connected to the Internet.
2. On your PC, start your game. Press the Guide button (center round button) on your controller or the Home key on your keyboard to open the LIVE Guide.
   
   
   Tip

   If you don't get the LIVE Guide after pressing the Guide button or the Home key, make sure your game is a Games for Windows – LIVE game. The packaging should have both the Games for Windows and the LIVE logos across the top.

   
   
3. If you already have an offline gamer profile, click Messages, Friends, or Players, and then click Join LIVE. If you don't have a profile yet:
   1. Click Create New Profile.
   2. Type a profile name and click Submit.
   3. Click Join LIVE.
   
   
   
   
   A message will appear warning you that a browser window will open and asking you if you want to continue. Click Yes.
4. Choose your gamertag, gamer zone, gamer picture, and motto, and then click Next.
5. Confirm whether you have a Windows Live ID or would like to create one, and then click Next.
6. If you have a Windows Live ID, sign in. If not, fill in the form to create one, and then click Next.
7. Fill out your account information, accept the LIVE Terms of Use & Privacy Statement, and then click Next.
8. Select your e-mail and marketing preferences, click Next, and then click Finish.
9. Close the Create Profile browser window.
10. Sign into Games for Windows – LIVE by entering the Windows LIVE ID and password you just used. You're good to go.