Fall Update's Live ID management causes issues

by Dustin Burg { Dec 4th 2007 at 1:45AM }

We've just been informed via Gamertag Radio and Xbox.com's TriXie that the Fall Update is releasing with a minor bug related to the new Live ID switching feature. Specifically, when you download the Fall Update and change the Live ID you have associated with your gamertag, a bunch of Xbox.com issues arise. Problems including all your Xbox.com forum posts being deleted, your community user level will go bye-bye, your icons will be erased and your gamertag will be replaced with with an "anonymous" name. The Xbox 360 dashboard team is trying their darnedest to get a fix in place and should have a solution available in the next few days. Until then, DO NOT change your Live ID that is associated with your gamertag until a fix is announced. You've been warned.

[Thanks, DjDATZ]

Tags: dashboard-update, fall-update, xbox-live

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

fbi100 @ Dec 4th 2007 1:59AM

maybe i be unban

Jonathon @ Dec 4th 2007 2:01AM

NOT YOURS

DaMan09 @ Dec 4th 2007 2:01AM

Maybe U not

rv @ Dec 4th 2007 3:13PM

sweet I didn't know 360 fanboy adopted the joystiq comment scheme. nice

DarkNightRJ @ Dec 4th 2007 2:03AM

Dont really see the point in changing it in the first place.

Darkharmony @ Dec 4th 2007 2:10AM

Unless I'm wrong this the email addy associated with your account as well. If that's the case I can finally dump that yahoo address I used.

Philip @ Dec 4th 2007 2:26AM

This really sucks. This is one of the things I'm most looking forward too with the update. Hopefully they can fix this soon.

hael @ Dec 4th 2007 2:52AM

i hope with this fix they actually implement deleting old xbla trials from played history, not just new ones...

Wilson @ Dec 4th 2007 2:54AM

Ugh, and I just changed my Live ID too (had to change email addresses).

stardrummer @ Dec 4th 2007 3:30AM

Just a note: those changes will only take place on your Xbox.com forum appearance, nothing else. So you really only have to be worried if you post there alot.

Proof: http://forums.xbox.com/17102556/ShowPost.aspx

Magic Whiskey @ Dec 4th 2007 3:36AM

I'm such a geek, staying up til 5am EST for this update...

stardrummer @ Dec 4th 2007 3:42AM

Your not alone

T-Minus 1:20

Darkharmony @ Dec 4th 2007 4:29AM

Not really. Just doing what you have to in order to get it before the rush of others do. I'm doing the same thing.

Magic Whiskey @ Dec 4th 2007 3:45AM

I'm up waiting, eating leftover noodles with Japanese 'sauce' (Bulldog sauce), and watching a Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode 'Werewolf'.

Oh, and praying my console works in the morning.

Phazzer @ Dec 4th 2007 3:57AM

Damnit. Where's this fricken update!?

Magic Whiskey @ Dec 4th 2007 3:59AM

Start looking for it in about an hour, man. Until then..want a beer? :)

Phazzer @ Dec 4th 2007 4:08AM

I thought it was supposed to be released at midnight. Shit MS needs to get off thier asses.

Glenn @ Dec 4th 2007 4:02AM

I just woke up, since its 10AM here in the Netherlands, but I can't wait for that last hour, someone knows anything I could do :P?

Glen @ Dec 4th 2007 4:06AM

Ok your name is Glenn and you live in the Netherlands and your waiting for the update? This is kind of spooky but so am I! Next thing you'll be telling me your not dutch?

NukeAssault @ Dec 4th 2007 4:05AM

Go back to sleep? Its 4:04am in NY... Im not tired. XD

Magic Whiskey @ Dec 4th 2007 4:09AM

50 minutes and counting...

Glenn @ Dec 4th 2007 4:20AM

Well Glen, I am dutch, as you should've been able to see, since my english isn't all that good hehe :P

Well only 40 more minuntes to go, still bored... maybe ill go play some CoD4 or something :P

And Glen, Ben je nederlands? Spreek je nederlands? if not, ill find out quite easily

PEACE

Geekpulp @ Dec 4th 2007 4:43AM

Ik ben New Zealander, Ik spreek een beetje nederlands en heel goed engels... Lets just say I'm taking lessons but I don't expect to much :)

Your English seems fine to me, most dutch seem to underrate their English skills. Mind you I live in Rotterdam and work in Delft so most speak English to me :)

Glenn @ Dec 4th 2007 5:13AM

Ok the update should be out for over 15 minutes now, but it isn't OMG! WHATS HAPPENED!?

Philip @ Dec 4th 2007 5:14AM

Anyone get the update yet?

Philip @ Dec 4th 2007 5:14AM

Anyone get the update yet?

Glenn @ Dec 4th 2007 5:16AM

YAY!!! GOT THE UPDATE! Downloading now!!!

Tom @ Dec 4th 2007 5:18AM

OMG.... What's it like, Glen? Are there Angels?

Philip @ Dec 4th 2007 5:23AM

Did you have to sign in and out again or did it just pop up that it was there to d/l?

Magic Whiskey @ Dec 4th 2007 5:16AM

It's a rolling update, guys. Begin to look for it at 2am PST (which is past), but it might not hit your console for an hour or more..I'm going to keep checking in with you guys for a bit here and Live itself in about 45 minutes.

If the Fall Update hits you, let us know to go get it ourselves, guys.

Phazzer @ Dec 4th 2007 5:24AM

Nothing yet. Still waiting.

Phazzer @ Dec 4th 2007 5:30AM

Nevermind. Forced it by starting Uno.

Magic Whiskey @ Dec 4th 2007 5:27AM

I'm gonna check Live in about ten minutes. I'm tired!

Philip @ Dec 4th 2007 5:29AM

Yea I got it. I just read on the xbox.com forums that if you start a Live Arcade game it will update, don't know if that's true or not.

divi @ Dec 4th 2007 5:31AM

going to the arcade worked thanks

Tom @ Dec 4th 2007 5:54AM

hahahaha friggin' sweet! watching High-def Showtime AVI's on my Xbox360!!!1!

Glenn @ Dec 4th 2007 5:56AM

can anyone actually see the inside xbox? because I can't all I see is what I normally see, messages, friends and chat and IM, but no inside xbox :O!

also the advertisment doesnt work anymore, and everything looks really greay right now :P

Furthermore, the only reallllyyy cool things are Xbox originals, and Divx support! but besides that everything is still a little confusing right now, especially that weird new way of viewing games (arcade games) and some pages on the MP

Tom @ Dec 4th 2007 5:59AM

Runs fine off a flash drive with no hiccups. I also tested this with AVI files on a data DVD. It displays "buffering" for like 15 seconds then starts playing the show, which is a 350MB file, approx. 40 minutes in length. Looks great! Time to get a bigger external HD.