DiRT 3 xlive.dll is missing

Problem

The following error message is received: “The program can’t start because xlive.dll is missing from your computer”.

Solution

If you receive this error immediately after installing the game, you may just need to wait for the Windows Live installation to complete in the background. If you still get the error after waiting for 5 minutes or so, please do as follows:

1) Uninstall Microsoft Games for Windows Live from the Windows control panel
2) Delete the following folder: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games for Windows – LIVE
3) Now re-download the latest GfWL client from here:

http://www.microsoft.com/games/EN-US/LIVE/Pages/livelaunch.aspx

4) Reinstall this new client
5) Try the game again

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