Microsoft KB Archive/927545

= Xbox 360: Error message when you try to play Project Gotham Racing 3: &quot;One or more selected profiles is not authorized to play in the selected mode&quot; =

Article ID: 927545

Article Last Modified on 4/25/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft XBox 360 Video Game System
 * Microsoft Xbox

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to play Project Gotham Racing 3, you receive the following error message:

One or more selected profiles is not authorized to play in the selected mode



CAUSE
This issue occurs when one or more of the profiles that you want to use for Project Gotham Racing 3 are configured not to allow for certain communication or sharing of information. To play Project Gotham Racing 3 on Xbox Live, each profile must be configured appropriately in the Family Settings area or in the Privacy Settings area.



THINGS TO TRY
 Determine whether any of the accounts that are signed in to Xbox Live on the console are child profiles. To do this, follow these steps:  Access the Xbox Dashboard. To do this, start the console without a game in the disc tray. Move to the System section. Select Family Settings, and then press the A button.  If you find any child profiles, compare those profiles to the profiles that you want to use in Project Gotham Racing 3. If one or more of the profiles that you want to use appears in the list of child profiles, a parent may have to modify the child profile to allow for more communication or sharing for that profile. For more information about Family Settings and child profiles, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

908220 Xbox 360: About Xbox Live Family Settings at account creation and migration

If you do not find any child profiles or if modifying Family Settings does not resolve the issue, move to the Xbox Live section of the Dashboard. To do this, follow these steps:  In the Xbox Live section, sign in to the profile from which you cannot play Project Gotham Racing 3.</li> Select the appropriate gamer card at the top of the Xbox Live section, and then press the A button.</li> In the Gamer Profile area, select Edit Gamer Profile, and then press the A button.</li> In the Edit Gamer Profile area, select Privacy Settings, and then press the A button.</li> In the Privacy Settings area, select Yes, and then press the A button.</li> Make sure that the following options are set to Everyone: <ul> Communications</li> Online Status</li> Played Games</li> Gamer Profile</li> Member Content</li></ul> </li></ol> </li></ol>

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