.net 3.5sp1 status check, blocking GFWL

[Edward Savage]

Several high profile games are currently being blocked from working by
Games for Windows - Live.  GFWL installs successfully under wine how
ever is unable to run due to its reliance on .net 3.5sp1.  Neither
mono 2.4 or 2.6 currently for-fill its requirements.  The games
affected either install and run (in the case of Batman at a Platinum
status) with no ability to save current progress or crash due to the
lack of GFWL.  Many Steam games cannot run due to Steam attempting to
install GFWL and the installer fails due to it detecting a lack of
.net 3.5sp1.



I'm interested to find out the current progress on .net 3.5sp1, what
still needs to be done, and if its installed status can be faked for
the purposes of tricking the GFWL installer in to completing.  This
would allow the games to be run via Steam sans the ability to save.
As an aside if people have other examples of games being broken by
GFWL please report them so a list of blocked games can be compiled.



My list currently includes Batman Arkham Asylum, Red Faction:
Guerrilla, Dawn of War 2 and several less popular titles.



The GFWL binary is available here
http://www.microsoft.com/games/EN-US/LIVE/Pages/livejoin.aspx

Regards,