My gamertag has gone from my hard drive when i plug myhardrive into the computer it says my profile is still there!

Download your Xbox Live profile
You might want to download your Xbox Live gamer profile in the following situations:

• You want to use your Xbox Live gamertag on another console.
• You have a Zune, Games for Windows, or Windows 8 Microsoft account (download your existing account instead of creating a new account).
• You accidentally deleted your Xbox Live gamertag from your console.

You can download your Xbox Live gamertag to any console. Here's how:

1. Press the Xbox Guide button on your controller (large X button in the center of your controller).
2. Select Download Profile.
Note Not seeing Download Profile? Press X to sign out of your profile.

3. Enter the Microsoft account associated with your Xbox Live gamertag. If you don't know your Microsoft account or password, see Find your Microsoft account or password.Note "Microsoft account" is the new name for what used to be called "Windows Live ID." It's the email address and password you use to sign in to Microsoft services (including Xbox Live). Find out more.
   
4. Now, enter your Microsoft account password.Note If your account is an Xbox Live child account, the parent's Microsoft account information is required to download the profile.
   
5. Select the storage device for your profile (for example, Hard Drive).
Your profile will begin downloading. Once your profile is downloaded, you can choose whether or not you want to require your Microsoft account password to sign into your profile.

if you can get a usb (at least 1 gb) and plug it into your friends xbox, you can put your gamertag profile onto the usb and then transfer it manually. this is the safest way. your usb must be configured to Windows FAT32 file system format (devices formatted for use with other file systems might not work). On your console go to my xbox then system settings, then memory. on the storage devices screen select usb storage device. select configure now (note this will erase everything on your usb) then The Xbox console tests your USB storage device to make sure it will work correctly with the console. If your device passes this test, you can use it as a USB memory unit. to get your gamer profile on there go to system settings, memory then the hard drive, select gamer profiles and move your gamer profile to the usb. you shouldnt recover your gamer tag unless you absolutely have to as any achievements or changes you have made since the account last connected to Xbox LIVE will be lost during the recovery process. once again do not recover your gamertag to a friend's console as a convenience, as you could also lose your saved games!

hope this helps

go to the dashboard and push the middle button go to the home section and highlight the bit that says recover gamertag... press A and it will prompt you for your gamertag name, then your email address and password.. then your xbox will retrieve you profile for you. you need to do this once for every profile however, as it wont recover more than one at a time :)

just with this EA game? or with other EA and non-EA games? if you just experience this with one specific game, try doing these: 1.) Try using another GamerTag. If you only experiencing this with one GamerTag, delete your Gamer Profile (make sure you delete, "Profile Only"), Recover GamerTag and after recovering it, Clear System Cache. To do so, go to your Memory menu, scroll to your Hard Drive (just highlight it, don't select it) then choose Device Options (press Y-Button). Restart your console. Play the game. Now, if you encounter this with another account or GamerTag, do # 2. 2.) Check your Hard Drive for any corrupted files. A corrupted file is indicated by a Yellow Triangle w/ an Exclamation Point in it. Make sure you check all the folders in your Hard Drive for that. Delete all corrupted files. If it is a Downloadable Content, you can redownload that content under Download History in your Account Management menu. After deleting the corrupted file/s, Clear System Cache, irregardless if you found any or no corrupted files. 3.) Check your NAT Type, if you are using a router. Your NAT Type should be Open. If you have Modern Warfare 2, try to do a online match, and it will say to you what NAT Type do you have. If you are going to have Moderate or Strict for your NAT Type, you need to open the gaming ports on your router.

corrupt profile which mean your gamertag is corrupted the solution is to delete your profile and recover the gamertag but before deleting your profile check first your windows live id in the console by:
1.press the guide button and go to the settings blade and choose account management
2.select the windows live ID your current windows live ID can be seen at the right side of the screen.
3.note it down the current windows live ID

Deleting the profile:
1.make sure you are connected to the internet
2. press the guide button or the silver button in the middle of the controller
3.kindly go to the settings blade(which is in the right part of the screen)
4.go to system settings and then memory
5.choose the hard drive and then go to the gamer profile and choose your gamertag
5.select delete profile only

Recovery of the gamertag:
1.press the guide button
2.select the option recover gamertag
3.it will ask your gamertag,email (which is your windows live ID) and password.

it only means that your gamer profile is corrupted here's how to recover and delete your gamer profile

to delete the gamer profile

1.press the guide button or the silver button in the middle of the controller
2.go to settings blade
3.select system settings
4.select memory
5.select hard drive
6.select game profile choose your profile and choose delete profile only

to recover the gamertag

1.make sure you are connected to the internet
2.logout/sign out other profiles in the console
3.press the guide button or the silver button in the middle of the controller
4.chose recover gamertag
5.enter the gamertag
6.enter the email and password ( email or windows live ID this is the email you use for the sign up of the gamertag)

The reason behind this was due to the console's unique encription which is being transmitted back to Microsoft whenever hooked up thru Xbox Live using a particular gamertag/profile was activated to avoid software duplication and/or any sort of software piracy. What you can do is to recover your gamertag into your own Xbox 360 and load the game RE5 and it DLC should work after that.

Because your hard drive is damaged your best bet is to recover your gamertag onto the new one, on your profile page the end one says recover gamertag click on this,enter your gamertag, you will then need your e-mail address that you created your account with, then you need your password, this will recover your gamertag onto your new hard drive, it also transfers any ms points and your gold membership.
Hope this helps.

sorry bro.. but the only way for you to retrieve your gamer profile is to delete the profile and then log in online... your gamer profile will be retrieved, all achievements will be restored but save games and game data will be lost... you can try to contact microsoft for further troubleshooting...

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what you do is unplug your xbox and then unplug the power and if you have one a cooler system then blow on the ends to clear the dust then plug it back in and it should come up with a pop-up saying corrupted profile fixed ;]