Games show as demos on all profiles except for the one with Xbox Live

Discus and support Games show as demos on all profiles except for the one with Xbox Live in XBoX on Consoles to solve the problem; I just bought a new Xbox 360. I put all of the content from the old Xbox onto a flash drive, and then transferred it all to the new xbox. Now my games... Discussion in 'XBoX on Consoles' started by Arithorath, Jan 16, 2014.

  1. Arithorath
    Arithorath Guest

    Games show as demos on all profiles except for the one with Xbox Live


    I just bought a new Xbox 360. I put all of the content from the old Xbox onto a flash drive, and then transferred it all to the new xbox. Now my games are showing up as demos on all of the profiles except mine, which is the only one with xbox live.
    How do I get my xbox to recognize the full games on other profiles?

    :)
     
    Arithorath, Jan 16, 2014
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  2. lightwarior2
    lightwarior2 Guest
    achievements language problem.

    hi,my profile region set to Turkey and i live in there.

    on xbox 360 and xbox one via backwards compatibility games achievements show up in French.

    all achievements except for xbox one ones in shows up in French language.

    system set to Turkish/Turkey.
     
    lightwarior2, Jan 16, 2014
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  3. SidFubar
    SidFubar Guest
    Replaced console and now only one profile has full access to games

    Our Xbox 360 was replaced by Microsoft with a refurbished unit. The existing hard drive was installed into the refurb and showed all downloaded games as demos until I deleted and reloaded a game. Now the main profile has full access to our downloaded games
    and the other profiles still can access the games but are still only able to play them as demos. Not sure why but if I download content to the main profile and then change to a different profile it appears as if I have full access to all games until I try
    and open one of them. When I try to open a game the permissions change and show the games as demos again.

    Any help would be appreciated!
     
    SidFubar, Jan 16, 2014
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  4. Smwutches
    Smwutches Guest

    Games show as demos on all profiles except for the one with Xbox Live

    Smwutches, Jan 16, 2014
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  5. Arminator
    Arminator Guest
    [quote user="Arithorath"]I just bought a new Xbox 360... Now my games are showing up as demos on all of the profiles except mine, which is the only one with xbox live.[/quote]

    To give you a bit more background about the license transfer mentioned above, and why it works with your profile only:

    Every Download you purchase on the Xbox Marketplace has two digital locks, so to speak.

    For the Download to be used as a full game instead of a demo, it is sufficient if only ONE lock can be opened.

    One lock is opened by the purchaser Gamertag being online and connected to Live on the console, that is supposed to play the game. This means: Your Gamertag can sign in on ANY console, download a previously bought game for free to any other console, and as
    long as you are connected online on that console, the game will be a full version for anybody.

    For example, you can go and visit a friend, download your game, and you and your friend can play the full game. As soon as you sign out, and go back home, the game will return to a demo only state.

    For Xbox Live, your newly bought console is the console of your friend currently. So as long as you are signed in (others can sign in too with other controllers), the game will be the full version.

    The OTHER lock is unlocked by the console's serial number that FIRST downloaded the game after purchase. As you already know, your old console, that you initially downloaded the games with, could unlock the full version of the games for everybody playing on
    that console. Be it other family members, friends visiting you or complete strangers that somehow happen to sign in on your console.

    In that case your old console will have a serial number key that fits the serial number lock.

    Now that you changed consoles, and re-downloaded or transferred your games, the existing serial number lock won't fit the new serial number key of your new console.

    And this is where the license transfer comes in.

    You, as the purchaser, can tell Xbox Live "My console changed. I want to use THIS console mainly now." Should other users on your console have bought games themselves, they also need to do the license transfer for their downloads.

    After you (and everyone else) did the license transfer on the new console, Xbox Live will create a new serial number lock for every of your downloads fitting your new console.

    You then just need to re-download all your games. However, as long as you have the games stored on your harddisk or USB flash drive, the console will ONLY download the small license file (the serial number lock) instead of the full download. Therefore the whole
    process will only take a few minutes.
     
    Arminator, Oct 31, 2018
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  6. Arminator Win User

    Games show as demos on all profiles except for the one with Xbox Live

    [quote user="Arithorath"]I just bought a new Xbox 360... Now my games are showing up as demos on all of the profiles except mine, which is the only one with xbox live.[/quote]

    To give you a bit more background about the license transfer mentioned above, and why it works with your profile only:

    Every Download you purchase on the Xbox Marketplace has two digital locks, so to speak.

    For the Download to be used as a full game instead of a demo, it is sufficient if only ONE lock can be opened.

    One lock is opened by the purchaser Gamertag being online and connected to Live on the console, that is supposed to play the game. This means: Your Gamertag can sign in on ANY console, download a previously bought game for free to any other console, and as
    long as you are connected online on that console, the game will be a full version for anybody.

    For example, you can go and visit a friend, download your game, and you and your friend can play the full game. As soon as you sign out, and go back home, the game will return to a demo only state.

    For Xbox Live, your newly bought console is the console of your friend currently. So as long as you are signed in (others can sign in too with other controllers), the game will be the full version.

    The OTHER lock is unlocked by the console's serial number that FIRST downloaded the game after purchase. As you already know, your old console, that you initially downloaded the games with, could unlock the full version of the games for everybody playing on
    that console. Be it other family members, friends visiting you or complete strangers that somehow happen to sign in on your console.

    In that case your old console will have a serial number key that fits the serial number lock.

    Now that you changed consoles, and re-downloaded or transferred your games, the existing serial number lock won't fit the new serial number key of your new console.

    And this is where the license transfer comes in.

    You, as the purchaser, can tell Xbox Live "My console changed. I want to use THIS console mainly now." Should other users on your console have bought games themselves, they also need to do the license transfer for their downloads.

    After you (and everyone else) did the license transfer on the new console, Xbox Live will create a new serial number lock for every of your downloads fitting your new console.

    You then just need to re-download all your games. However, as long as you have the games stored on your harddisk or USB flash drive, the console will ONLY download the small license file (the serial number lock) instead of the full download. Therefore the whole
    process will only take a few minutes.
  7. Smwutches Win User

    Games show as demos on all profiles except for the one with Xbox Live

  8. Jacyintha Win User

    How do you add game's to game exceptions?

    Demos specifically can not be downloaded no matter the exceptions. It is illegal to show mature advertisements to minors. Of which, demos are.

    Work around! Create a second live account, over 18. Download there. Works on your profile.
  9. Fireballs Win User

    Xbox One playable demos, are there any to dl

    The best way to find demos is to say "xbox bing (pause for this to go to bing) game demos" this will show list if game demos. There is one for FIFA 14, NBA Live, and Kinect Sports Rivals
  10. dlCHIEF58 Win User

    Refund?

    This is the reason all Xbox Live Arcade games have a playable demo - so you can try it out before purchasing to see if it is worth it to you. Microsoft will sometimes make exceptions regarding their refund policy for games that may have issues, but not liking
    a game is hardly a valid reason to ask for a refund - especially one that has a demo to try before you buy.
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