ok -there's nothing wrong with anybodies game as far as saving -FIRST -you have to start a new game, then, as soon as the windows live screen comes up, scroll your mouse wheel down, and you'll see create a local profile link. click on it and just go with player1, or you can change it -I just did it after screwing around a long time with windows live -problem was, you have to start a new game first, then scroll down to see the local profile link. I did it with internet connection disabled, but don't know if you have to
kanns selbst nich ausprobieren habs erst zu 5% geladen :)