Not possible. Unless you have a Live! online account. I found out the hard way (lost 50% complete save).

 

If you saved the game on an offline account, it is possible to transfer the data over. The save game folder is at

C:\\Documents and Settings\\USER(your user name folder)\\Local Settings\\Application Data\\Rockstar Games\\GTA IV\\savegames

You need to save the entire user_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx folder (the xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx is the number part, it's different on every comp). Rename the old save folder (from your desktop) to the same name as your new save folder (on your laptop). Then paste the desktop's save folder over the laptop's save. Now the game should recognize the save game.

 

Doesn't work. GTA will says it's either corrupt or "cannot load". The "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" is randomly whenever you create a "Live!" offline/online account. And making a new user with same name will not make the same numbers/letters. This is a huge failure, I hate Live! GFW. If you have a online account, the saves should auto download from MS server.

 

Yea, should be on your hard drive, just copy it onto a pen drive or send in e-mail etc

EDIT: If that doesn't work then copy you're entire GTA IV folder from your desktop to your laptop (via file transfer or something)

 

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Originally Posted by Sanders54 Not possible. Unless you have a Live! online account. I found out the hard way (lost 50% complete save).

Well the game made me make a live account so yeah, i have one. How do i get hold of my game?
and the saves didnt auto-download from live last time i went on my laptop.

 

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Originally Posted by Sanders54 Doesn't work. GTA will says it's either corrupt or "cannot load". The "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" is randomly whenever you create a "Live!" offline/online account. And making a new user with same name will not make the same numbers/letters. This is a huge failure, I hate Live! GFW. If you have a online account, the saves should auto download from MS server.

You're making a new offline account on a new comp first. Then close the game. Now look in the game directory, it'll have a user_xxxxxxxxxxxxxx folder, copy that folder's name, then rename your old game save folder to that name. Now copy your old (but renamed) game save folder over your new game save folder. Now load the game.

It worked for me.

 

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Originally Posted by Sanders54 Doesn't work. GTA will says it's either corrupt or "cannot load". The "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" is randomly whenever you create a "Live!" offline/online account. And making a new user with same name will not make the same numbers/letters. This is a huge failure, I hate Live! GFW. If you have a online account, the saves should auto download from MS server.

Yeah, i just opened up the game on my laptop and the saves definitely did not download.

 

hey,

I had this problem myself. I re-installed windows and tried to put my backed up save games in there that didnt work. so ill write this walkthrough to explain how i did it.

The reason it doesnt work is because of a protection in 'games for windows live' that doesnt allow saves from other accounts to be loaded (for whatever reason microsoft got into their pathetic heads)

There is a crack that exists that removes this protection.

Instructions:

1. Copy the files, SGTA4xx, from the folder "C:\\Users\\XXXXX\\AppData\\Local\\Rockstar Games\\GTA IV\\savegames\\user_xxxxxxxxxxxxxx\\" (for vista) or "C:\\Documents and Setting\\XXXX\\Application Data\\Local\\Rockstar Games\\GTA IV\\savegames\\user_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx\\ (XP) on your old installation to a safe place.
*NOTE, make sure u have 'show hidden files and folders' checked in Tools>Folder options>View

2. Go to your new installation and create a new Games for Windows live offline account.

3. Download XLive Wrapper from:
http://blog.gib.me/wp-content/upload...apper_1207.zip
(this is for the new version of GTA4 so install the patch first)

4. Read the instructions, then install Xlive Wrapper.

5. Copy the old saved game files and put them under the new installation "C:\\Users\\XXXXX\\AppData\\Local\\Rockstar Games\\GTA IV\\savegames\\user_xxxxxxxxxxxxxx\\" folder.

6. Run the game, cross your fingues and try to load the saved games. (should work) if it didnt, try re-installing Xlive Wrapper.

Hope it helped.

 

Copy the savegames as descriped before but also delete the

C:\\Users\\%username%\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\ XLive directory from the new computer and copy it from the old one.
Now you have the account/accounts from the old computer and can use the savegames.