What's so great about the Xbox 360?
Lot's of stuff! There are plenty of great things about the Xbox 360 and here we will discover what they are and why.
I built this lens because my husband and I are fans of the Xbox 360 and before that the Xbox. We like the Xbox 360 because offers such great features and great quality. Microsoft has done a great job at creating a place for gamers to play games with friends and people all over the world, chatting via Xbox, MSN Messanger, headsets while in games and even video chat in and out of games with friends and people all over the world. They also provide movie and game rentals, TV show downloads and so much more.
My goal is to help anyone decide if they want and Xbox 360 or not and/or help anyone new to Xbox 360 navigate their way through all of the great files and options. I hope this helps some of you.
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Contents at a Glance
What is 1st to explore?
First, you will need to turn on your Xbox 360 and sign in to Xbox LIVE. (You will need a Gamertag and and Xbox LIVE subscription, we'll talk about that later.)
Once you have signed in, you will be on the Xbox LIVE page (main page) you will have the ability to update, change and/or view your profile, see what new or going on with xbox with "Inside Xbox". That where they will give you all the cool new updates on games, movies etc. Here you will also find your friends list and any messages you might have, you will also find the chat and IM botton here.
Once you have signed in, you will be on the Xbox LIVE page (main page) you will have the ability to update, change and/or view your profile, see what new or going on with xbox with "Inside Xbox". That where they will give you all the cool new updates on games, movies etc. Here you will also find your friends list and any messages you might have, you will also find the chat and IM botton here.
What's in Your Profile?
As I said before when you log in you can choose to update, change and/or view your profile. To get to your profile, move your left thumbstick up to the block that looks like a card with your gamertag, gamerscore and Rep on it, when it look highlighted press A.
Here in your profile you page you will find View Games, Edit Profile, View Rep, Game Defaults, Account management and Auto Sign-In.
View Games lets you view all the games you have plays and what your achievement were if any. Each game you play has achievements that you can unlock throughout the game. The achievements also have scores that get added to your gamerscore that you would see on you gamer card.
Edit Profile lets you edit your Gamertag, Gamer Picture, Gamer Zone, Motto, Name, Location, Bio, and Privacy Settings.
View Rep shows you a summary of the people you have played and what percentage preferred you or avoided you. It also shows you a percentage of reasons people chose to avoid you. The great thing about being able to submit reviews about other players and having a rep, it that if you played with someone you thought was disruptive or trashed talked to much or whatever, once you submit a review saying that you avoid them, you are less likely to be matched with them in the future. However, if you preferred someone, you will be more likely matched with that person in the future.
Next Game Defaults establish default settings for a game the first time you play it.
Account management is where you will go to manage all Xbox LIVE memberships, Udate your contact information, Add, change or save your Windows Live ID for messanger, set, change or clear a passcode to protect you account, you will find your download history here, you will also find information about microsoft points for downloads and last you will find Policy Documents (Terms of Use, Privacy Statement, Code of Conduct.)
Finally, Auto Sign-in is where you would go to Enable or Disable auto sign-in for Xbox LIVE and Windows Live Messanger.
Here in your profile you page you will find View Games, Edit Profile, View Rep, Game Defaults, Account management and Auto Sign-In.
View Games lets you view all the games you have plays and what your achievement were if any. Each game you play has achievements that you can unlock throughout the game. The achievements also have scores that get added to your gamerscore that you would see on you gamer card.
Edit Profile lets you edit your Gamertag, Gamer Picture, Gamer Zone, Motto, Name, Location, Bio, and Privacy Settings.
View Rep shows you a summary of the people you have played and what percentage preferred you or avoided you. It also shows you a percentage of reasons people chose to avoid you. The great thing about being able to submit reviews about other players and having a rep, it that if you played with someone you thought was disruptive or trashed talked to much or whatever, once you submit a review saying that you avoid them, you are less likely to be matched with them in the future. However, if you preferred someone, you will be more likely matched with that person in the future.
Next Game Defaults establish default settings for a game the first time you play it.
Account management is where you will go to manage all Xbox LIVE memberships, Udate your contact information, Add, change or save your Windows Live ID for messanger, set, change or clear a passcode to protect you account, you will find your download history here, you will also find information about microsoft points for downloads and last you will find Policy Documents (Terms of Use, Privacy Statement, Code of Conduct.)
Finally, Auto Sign-in is where you would go to Enable or Disable auto sign-in for Xbox LIVE and Windows Live Messanger.
Friends and Messages
Below your gamer card you will see Inside Xbox and below that it says "Friends" here it will tell you how many friends you have online and if you have any messages. If you press A on Friends it will take you to your friend list. Here you will see all of your friends, who's on or offline, what they are playing or how long ago the were on. If you press A on any of your friends, it will show you their gamer profile. Here you will see their gamer card, where they live and there status. From here you can invite them to private chat, video chat, send messages, compare games, submit reviews about them, file a complaint, mute them or remove them from your friends list. If you use your left thumb stick and push it to the right, it will take you to there Personal Profile where you can view there friends and their Bio if they have one.
Back in the Friends list area you have the option to Add Friends to your list right at the top. When you click on it it will take you to your keyboard. Here you will enter the person's gamertag to add them to your friends list. When you have entered their gamertag and you have clicked done, it will take you to a page where you can add a voice message with your request or just click Add Recipient. And your done.
In the friends list again, you can move your left thumb stick to the left or right. If you move it to the left it will take you to your messages. Scroll up or down with your left thumb stick and click A to read a message from the sender. Once you have read the message you may choose to reply. From the friends list if you move your left thumb stick to the right, you will find a list of all the people you have played with online and which game you played them in for the last 2 days. It will also tell you if they are online. You will be able to tell if the game controller icon is green, if there is a rounded arrow next to it, they are joinable in a game. So if you played with people you liked or with someone you didn't, you can find them here so you can send messages to them, right a good or bad review or invite them to be your friend.
Back in the Friends list area you have the option to Add Friends to your list right at the top. When you click on it it will take you to your keyboard. Here you will enter the person's gamertag to add them to your friends list. When you have entered their gamertag and you have clicked done, it will take you to a page where you can add a voice message with your request or just click Add Recipient. And your done.
In the friends list again, you can move your left thumb stick to the left or right. If you move it to the left it will take you to your messages. Scroll up or down with your left thumb stick and click A to read a message from the sender. Once you have read the message you may choose to reply. From the friends list if you move your left thumb stick to the right, you will find a list of all the people you have played with online and which game you played them in for the last 2 days. It will also tell you if they are online. You will be able to tell if the game controller icon is green, if there is a rounded arrow next to it, they are joinable in a game. So if you played with people you liked or with someone you didn't, you can find them here so you can send messages to them, right a good or bad review or invite them to be your friend.
Games File
Now while on the Xbox LIVE main page you have the choice to move your left thumbstick left or right. If you move it right, it will take you to your Games file. Here you will see Games Library, Achievements and Played Games.
In Games Library you will find My Games, press A on that and you will find all of your downloaded demos and full games. You can press a on any of them to start or continue a game. As you scroll over each game, there will be a description to the right about the game. Just above the list of games you can easily find what you are looking for if you move your left thumb stick to the left or right. Doing this will change the category of games being displayed. You can choose to show: All games, Arcade games, Xbox games, Demos, XNA Creators Club, Recently Downloaded Games or Recently Played Games.
Back in Games Library just below My Games it will display your last played downloaded game or demo. If you want to continue playing that just scroll over it and press A. Below that, you will see Friends Playing Now, here you will see which of your friends are playing any of the downloaded games.
Underneath Friends Playing Now it says, Game Store scroll over it and press A. Here you will find all the items you can download. You have 6 options here. Choose: All games, Xbox LIVE Arcade, Xbox Originals, Game Demos, Themes and Gamer Pictures and more. Search for items and download. I'll talk more in depth about the Game Store later.
Ok back in Games Library under Game Store you will find, Games Library Auto Downloads. Scroll over it and press A to turn off Auto Downloads or turn on auto download for New Releases. How this works is when it is on, your Xbox will automatically download any free trial versions of new Xbox LIVE Arcade games when you enter the games library.
And once again, last in the Games Library, you will also be able to see which games are being featured for downloads and which Xbox Original games are being featured.
Back to the main Games file scroll down and press A on Achievements, here you will find all the achievements you have gotten for any game. You can choose games by scrolling up or down with your left thumb stick on the left side of the screen and once you have scrolled to the game you want to look at, you will see all of the achievements for the game.
Next in the main Games file scroll over Played Games, you will find all of the games you have played and how many gamer points you got while playing. If you click on any of the games, you will have the choice to view all your achievement that game, view any Stored Game Items or find Downloads for that particular game.
In Games Library you will find My Games, press A on that and you will find all of your downloaded demos and full games. You can press a on any of them to start or continue a game. As you scroll over each game, there will be a description to the right about the game. Just above the list of games you can easily find what you are looking for if you move your left thumb stick to the left or right. Doing this will change the category of games being displayed. You can choose to show: All games, Arcade games, Xbox games, Demos, XNA Creators Club, Recently Downloaded Games or Recently Played Games.
Back in Games Library just below My Games it will display your last played downloaded game or demo. If you want to continue playing that just scroll over it and press A. Below that, you will see Friends Playing Now, here you will see which of your friends are playing any of the downloaded games.
Underneath Friends Playing Now it says, Game Store scroll over it and press A. Here you will find all the items you can download. You have 6 options here. Choose: All games, Xbox LIVE Arcade, Xbox Originals, Game Demos, Themes and Gamer Pictures and more. Search for items and download. I'll talk more in depth about the Game Store later.
Ok back in Games Library under Game Store you will find, Games Library Auto Downloads. Scroll over it and press A to turn off Auto Downloads or turn on auto download for New Releases. How this works is when it is on, your Xbox will automatically download any free trial versions of new Xbox LIVE Arcade games when you enter the games library.
And once again, last in the Games Library, you will also be able to see which games are being featured for downloads and which Xbox Original games are being featured.
Back to the main Games file scroll down and press A on Achievements, here you will find all the achievements you have gotten for any game. You can choose games by scrolling up or down with your left thumb stick on the left side of the screen and once you have scrolled to the game you want to look at, you will see all of the achievements for the game.
Next in the main Games file scroll over Played Games, you will find all of the games you have played and how many gamer points you got while playing. If you click on any of the games, you will have the choice to view all your achievement that game, view any Stored Game Items or find Downloads for that particular game.
Media File
From your main Games file, you can move your left thumb stick left or right to go to the next file. Move it to the right to the Media file. You will find options for: Music, Pictures, Videos, Video Store and Media Center.
Scroll over Music and press A. Here you can see and listen to music that you have on your computer, on your console, a current disc or portable device by switching your music source. To do that press X. In the console and computer pages you have 5 options for playing music. You can play music by Albums, Artists, Saved Playlists, Songs, and Genres. Scroll up or down to view songs at the right, when you find something you want to listen to, scroll your left thumb stick to the right and press A. That will then display the songs at the right and give you the option to play song or album or Add the songs to your current playlist. If you choose to play the song or album, it will take you to your music player, where you can play, fast foward, rewind, pause etc. If you want a different song to play when there are multiple songs being displayed, just move your left thumb stick all the way to the right until it highlights the song names, then scroll up or down to the song and press A. While listening you may also choose to have Full Screen Visualization, press Y to do so. If you choose current disk or portable device, it will also take you to the player.
Back in the Media file, scroll over Pictures and press A. Now you can view all pictures from your computer right on your TV. You have the choice to Play Slideshow. This will start a slideshow for all files. Or you can choose to view pictures individually by moving your left thumb stick to the right to highlight the file that you want to view pictures in. Choose the file, and pick the pictures you want to view. This is a great way to show all of your friends and family all of your favorite picture to them on the big screen.
Next in the Media file there is Videos. Scroll over is and press A. Here you will find all the videos you have downloaded. Scroll over them and press A to play them. At the top of the list are options for finding what your looking for fast. Move your left thumbstick left or right to change these options. You can view the videos by: All Videos, Movies, TV Shows, Music Videos and Game Videos. Or if you want to search the videos in Alphabetical order press Y. Here you can also view any movies that you have on your computer by pressing X to change video source, then choose your computer and choose the video you want to watch.
Ok in the Media file again, you will see Video Store, choose that option. You now can find videos to download. In the main screen you have 5 options. Movies, TV Shows, Music Videos, Game Videos and Shorts.
In Movies, to the right you will see all the top Movies being downloaded. On the left side you have 5 options for choosing movies. New Arrivals, Featured Trailers, Shorts, Genres and All Movies. Clicking on New Arrivals will obviously show you all new arrival to Xbox LIVE. Scroll up or down to view movie detail at the right, click A when you find something you like. Then you will have the option to purchase the movie in Standard Definition, High Definition, or preview the movie. In order to purchase you have to have Microsoft points, I will discuss this more later. With the Featured Trailers, Shorts and All Movies options it's the same basic layout as New Arrivals. The only difference is, is that at the top of the lists you can choose how you want to view the videos, either by: Title, Release Date or Download Rank. With the Genres option you can choose the type of movie you are looking for.
Back in the Video Store, you can choose TV Shows. Here you find the Top TV Episode to the right and 5 options on the left side. These are New Arrivals, Networks and Studios, Shorts, Genres and All TV Shows. With New Arrivals, Shorts, All TV Shows they are all layed out and navigate the same as stated above in the movies sections of New Arrivals, Featured Downloads, shorts and All Movies. The Genres options is the same as stated above in the movies as well. The only thing different here is the Networks and Studios option. When you click on that, it takes you to a page where is displays all networks and studios who have TV Shows you can download. Scroll over them and press A to see all shows for download. Pick a show, pick a season and pick an episode, purchase or preview.
Back to Video Store, choose Music Videos. Now you can view all available music for download. View then by Title, Release Date, or Download Rand. Once you have chosen one you can purchase, preview or view credit of video.
Again in Video Store you can find Game Videos, where you will find New Arrivals, Genres, All Game Videos, Indepentent Videos and Game Tips and Support Videos. These are all the same basic layout and navigation as in Movies and TV Shows.
And Last in the Video Store is Shorts, here you can download and preview all short videos. Find them by Title, Release Date or Download Rank.
Keep your eye open because, they do offer free downloads in the game and video store.
Now back to the Media file and last in this section is Media Center, this is where you can connect windows media center from your computer to you console if you have if running on your computer. Click on this and follow the directions on how to set it up. Also you do not have to have this set up in order to view other pictures and video from your computer. You just can watch or listen to music from your computer on windows media from you console.
Scroll over Music and press A. Here you can see and listen to music that you have on your computer, on your console, a current disc or portable device by switching your music source. To do that press X. In the console and computer pages you have 5 options for playing music. You can play music by Albums, Artists, Saved Playlists, Songs, and Genres. Scroll up or down to view songs at the right, when you find something you want to listen to, scroll your left thumb stick to the right and press A. That will then display the songs at the right and give you the option to play song or album or Add the songs to your current playlist. If you choose to play the song or album, it will take you to your music player, where you can play, fast foward, rewind, pause etc. If you want a different song to play when there are multiple songs being displayed, just move your left thumb stick all the way to the right until it highlights the song names, then scroll up or down to the song and press A. While listening you may also choose to have Full Screen Visualization, press Y to do so. If you choose current disk or portable device, it will also take you to the player.
Back in the Media file, scroll over Pictures and press A. Now you can view all pictures from your computer right on your TV. You have the choice to Play Slideshow. This will start a slideshow for all files. Or you can choose to view pictures individually by moving your left thumb stick to the right to highlight the file that you want to view pictures in. Choose the file, and pick the pictures you want to view. This is a great way to show all of your friends and family all of your favorite picture to them on the big screen.
Next in the Media file there is Videos. Scroll over is and press A. Here you will find all the videos you have downloaded. Scroll over them and press A to play them. At the top of the list are options for finding what your looking for fast. Move your left thumbstick left or right to change these options. You can view the videos by: All Videos, Movies, TV Shows, Music Videos and Game Videos. Or if you want to search the videos in Alphabetical order press Y. Here you can also view any movies that you have on your computer by pressing X to change video source, then choose your computer and choose the video you want to watch.
Ok in the Media file again, you will see Video Store, choose that option. You now can find videos to download. In the main screen you have 5 options. Movies, TV Shows, Music Videos, Game Videos and Shorts.
In Movies, to the right you will see all the top Movies being downloaded. On the left side you have 5 options for choosing movies. New Arrivals, Featured Trailers, Shorts, Genres and All Movies. Clicking on New Arrivals will obviously show you all new arrival to Xbox LIVE. Scroll up or down to view movie detail at the right, click A when you find something you like. Then you will have the option to purchase the movie in Standard Definition, High Definition, or preview the movie. In order to purchase you have to have Microsoft points, I will discuss this more later. With the Featured Trailers, Shorts and All Movies options it's the same basic layout as New Arrivals. The only difference is, is that at the top of the lists you can choose how you want to view the videos, either by: Title, Release Date or Download Rank. With the Genres option you can choose the type of movie you are looking for.
Back in the Video Store, you can choose TV Shows. Here you find the Top TV Episode to the right and 5 options on the left side. These are New Arrivals, Networks and Studios, Shorts, Genres and All TV Shows. With New Arrivals, Shorts, All TV Shows they are all layed out and navigate the same as stated above in the movies sections of New Arrivals, Featured Downloads, shorts and All Movies. The Genres options is the same as stated above in the movies as well. The only thing different here is the Networks and Studios option. When you click on that, it takes you to a page where is displays all networks and studios who have TV Shows you can download. Scroll over them and press A to see all shows for download. Pick a show, pick a season and pick an episode, purchase or preview.
Back to Video Store, choose Music Videos. Now you can view all available music for download. View then by Title, Release Date, or Download Rand. Once you have chosen one you can purchase, preview or view credit of video.
Again in Video Store you can find Game Videos, where you will find New Arrivals, Genres, All Game Videos, Indepentent Videos and Game Tips and Support Videos. These are all the same basic layout and navigation as in Movies and TV Shows.
And Last in the Video Store is Shorts, here you can download and preview all short videos. Find them by Title, Release Date or Download Rank.
Keep your eye open because, they do offer free downloads in the game and video store.
Now back to the Media file and last in this section is Media Center, this is where you can connect windows media center from your computer to you console if you have if running on your computer. Click on this and follow the directions on how to set it up. Also you do not have to have this set up in order to view other pictures and video from your computer. You just can watch or listen to music from your computer on windows media from you console.
Marketplace
There are 2 more file areas to cover Marketplace and System. Let's hit the Marketplace first and then we'll go to System. Just use your left thumbstick and move it left all the way over. Ok in the Marketplace is where it all happens. Here you have all the downloads for games, videos, Movies, TV Shows etc. all in one place. When you first go in the Marketplace you will see. Spotlight, New Arrivals, Game Store, Video Store, Redeem Code, Active Downloads and Account Management.
In the Spotlight, navigate your left thumbstick left or right to see Games, Top Games, Arcade, Demos, Xbox Originals, Free stuff, Videos, Movies, TV Shows and music Video that are in the spotlight.
New Arrivals shows everything knew for Games, Movies, TV Shows, Arcade, Xbox Originals, Game Content, Game Demos, Game Videos, Themes and Pictures. Just move your left thumbstick left or right to choose from those options at the top.
Next there's the Game Store and it is exactly the same as stated above in the game file. This is just another way of getting there.
The Video Store is also the same as stated above in the Media file.
So next you will find Redeem Code. This is where you will enter the code from your prepaid card that you purchased for Xbox LIVE. I will show you later where you can get some codes.
Now we have Active Downloads, this is where you will go to see the progress of your downloads. It will tell you the percent of download and when it is ready to play.
And last Account Management is the same as what is stated in What's in your profile above.
In the Spotlight, navigate your left thumbstick left or right to see Games, Top Games, Arcade, Demos, Xbox Originals, Free stuff, Videos, Movies, TV Shows and music Video that are in the spotlight.
New Arrivals shows everything knew for Games, Movies, TV Shows, Arcade, Xbox Originals, Game Content, Game Demos, Game Videos, Themes and Pictures. Just move your left thumbstick left or right to choose from those options at the top.
Next there's the Game Store and it is exactly the same as stated above in the game file. This is just another way of getting there.
The Video Store is also the same as stated above in the Media file.
So next you will find Redeem Code. This is where you will enter the code from your prepaid card that you purchased for Xbox LIVE. I will show you later where you can get some codes.
Now we have Active Downloads, this is where you will go to see the progress of your downloads. It will tell you the percent of download and when it is ready to play.
And last Account Management is the same as what is stated in What's in your profile above.
System
Move your left thumbstick to the right untill you get to System. You should see Console Settings, Family Settings, Memory, Network Settings, Computers, Xbox LIVE Vision, and Initial Setup.
From Console Settings you can edit your Xbox 360 settings with 11 options.
1. Display- Change your display output settings. You can change screen size, output mode and HDTV.
2. Audio- Change your audio output and sound effect settings. You can mute your dashboard sound effects from here.
3. Themes- Here you can change your theme for your Xbox 360 profile. There are preloaded ones or you can download themes from the marketplace and change them here.
4. Language- Here you can select your console's language.
5. Clock- Here you will set your date and time, time format, time zone, and turn on or off daylight savings.
6. Locale- Change the locale you live in.
7. Startup- Here you can specify what you want to launch when you start your console up. You can choose to lauch the dashboard, a disk or the media center on startup.
8. Shutdown- Here you can choose to turn on or off the Auto-off setting, which enable your console to shut down after 6 hours of inactivity. You can also, choose to have background downloads, which will allow your console to finish downloading content even after it has been turned off.
9. Screen Save- This option let's the screen dim after 10 minutes of inactivity.
10. Remote Control- This is where you would go to change your remote control settings.
11. System Info- This is where you will find your console information like, Console Serial Number, Console ID, copywrite info and warnings.
Family Settings is for costomizing access to Games, Movies, TV Shows, Videos, Xbox LIVE. You will find these setting under Console Controls and these settings affect everyone who uses your console. You can also Manage access for your children individually under Xbox LIVE Controls. Manage Online Friends, Communications, Gamer Profiles, Online Status, Online Games, Memeber Content and Downloadable Content. You decide what they can do, see and hear.
Memory is where you will go to view, move or delete games, profiles, demos, videos, themes, music etc. from your storage device. It will tell you how much space is taken up and what's left.
Network Settings is where you will edit your home network or Xbox LIVE, set up a wireless connection, test your Xbox LIVE or Media connections or restore your console to factory settings.
Computers is where you will select any computer you have connected to you console through Window Media Center.
Xbox LIVE Vision is for changing your setting for your Xbox cam if you have one. You can change lighting and size.
And last Initial Setup is usually the first thing that runs when you start your console for the first time. But you can run it again. This is where you will set up time and date, I think add credit card #'s, set up your gamertag, your address etc. Alot of this info is so that Microsoft can link your console to your gamertag that you purchased.
From Console Settings you can edit your Xbox 360 settings with 11 options.
1. Display- Change your display output settings. You can change screen size, output mode and HDTV.
2. Audio- Change your audio output and sound effect settings. You can mute your dashboard sound effects from here.
3. Themes- Here you can change your theme for your Xbox 360 profile. There are preloaded ones or you can download themes from the marketplace and change them here.
4. Language- Here you can select your console's language.
5. Clock- Here you will set your date and time, time format, time zone, and turn on or off daylight savings.
6. Locale- Change the locale you live in.
7. Startup- Here you can specify what you want to launch when you start your console up. You can choose to lauch the dashboard, a disk or the media center on startup.
8. Shutdown- Here you can choose to turn on or off the Auto-off setting, which enable your console to shut down after 6 hours of inactivity. You can also, choose to have background downloads, which will allow your console to finish downloading content even after it has been turned off.
9. Screen Save- This option let's the screen dim after 10 minutes of inactivity.
10. Remote Control- This is where you would go to change your remote control settings.
11. System Info- This is where you will find your console information like, Console Serial Number, Console ID, copywrite info and warnings.
Family Settings is for costomizing access to Games, Movies, TV Shows, Videos, Xbox LIVE. You will find these setting under Console Controls and these settings affect everyone who uses your console. You can also Manage access for your children individually under Xbox LIVE Controls. Manage Online Friends, Communications, Gamer Profiles, Online Status, Online Games, Memeber Content and Downloadable Content. You decide what they can do, see and hear.
Memory is where you will go to view, move or delete games, profiles, demos, videos, themes, music etc. from your storage device. It will tell you how much space is taken up and what's left.
Network Settings is where you will edit your home network or Xbox LIVE, set up a wireless connection, test your Xbox LIVE or Media connections or restore your console to factory settings.
Computers is where you will select any computer you have connected to you console through Window Media Center.
Xbox LIVE Vision is for changing your setting for your Xbox cam if you have one. You can change lighting and size.
And last Initial Setup is usually the first thing that runs when you start your console for the first time. But you can run it again. This is where you will set up time and date, I think add credit card #'s, set up your gamertag, your address etc. Alot of this info is so that Microsoft can link your console to your gamertag that you purchased.
Available For Download ~Movies~
I will list the top 10 most downloaded movies in each category here. Remember there are tons of movies in each category and they are always adding more, sometimes older movies and sometimes new releases.
~Action/Adventure:
1.Shoot Em' Up ~2007
2.Rush Hour 3 ~2007 (Also found in Comedy)
3.I Am Legend ~2007 (Also found in Drama)
4.Superman: Doomsday ~2007 (Also in Family)
5.The Assassination of Jesse James ~2007 (Also in Drama)
6.Swordfish ~2001
7.The Invasion ~2007
8.Chaos ~2005
9.Beowolf ~2007
10.The Core ~2003
~Comedy:
1.Mr. Woodcock ~2007
2.Jack%@#: The Movie ~2002
3.Wedding Daze ~2004
4.The Game Plan ~2007
5.Heartbreak Kid ~2007
6.Dan in Real Life ~2007
7.Pootie Tang ~2001
8.Bad Girls from Mars ~1991
9.Tromeo and Juliet ~1996
10.The Brothers Grimm ~2005
~Documentary:
1.The King of Kong: A fistful of Quarters ~2007
2.Bowling for Columbine ~2002
3.Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie ~2003
4.Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland ~2006
5.Darfur Now ~2007
6.The 11th Hour ~2007
~Drama:
1.Eyes Wide Shut ~1999
2.No Country for Old Men ~2007
3.A Clockwork Orange ~1971 (Also in Foreign/Independant)
4.The Center of the World ~2001
5.Michael Clayton ~2007
6.Blow ~2001
7.American History X ~1998
8.Requiem for a Dream ~2000
9.Braveheart ~1995
10.Gone Baby Gone ~2007
~Family:
1.The Game Plan ~2007
2.Joe's Apartment ~1996
3.Enchanted ~2007
4.Batman Forever ~1995
5.Elf ~2003
6.Nancy Drew ~2007
7.Grumpy Old Men ~1993
8.Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius ~2001
9.Hey Arnold! The Movie ~2002
10.December Boys ~2007
~Foreign/Independant:
1.Dreams ~1900
2.Blowup ~1966
3.Chariots of Fire ~1981
4.Dead Calm ~1989
~Horror:
1.Saw IV ~2007
2.One Missed Call ~2008
3.Tamara ~2006
4.Undead ~2003
5.Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ~2007
6.Spawn ~1997
7.Cube Zero ~2004
8.American Psycho 2 ~2002
9.The Toxic Avenger ~1985
-2010: The Year We Make Contact -1984
-Art of War -2000
-Burning Daylight -2006
-Chaos -2008
-Chaotic Chronicles of the Crusty Demon of Dirt -2006
-Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger -2000
-Friendly Fire -2006
-The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy -2005
-Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of he Ring -2001
-Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior -1983
-Postcards from Paradise -2006
-ROAM
-2001
-Space Cowboys -2000
-Sphere -1998
-Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan -1982
~Action/Adventure:
1.Shoot Em' Up ~2007
2.Rush Hour 3 ~2007 (Also found in Comedy)
3.I Am Legend ~2007 (Also found in Drama)
4.Superman: Doomsday ~2007 (Also in Family)
5.The Assassination of Jesse James ~2007 (Also in Drama)
6.Swordfish ~2001
7.The Invasion ~2007
8.Chaos ~2005
9.Beowolf ~2007
10.The Core ~2003
~Comedy:
1.Mr. Woodcock ~2007
2.Jack%@#: The Movie ~2002
3.Wedding Daze ~2004
4.The Game Plan ~2007
5.Heartbreak Kid ~2007
6.Dan in Real Life ~2007
7.Pootie Tang ~2001
8.Bad Girls from Mars ~1991
9.Tromeo and Juliet ~1996
10.The Brothers Grimm ~2005
~Documentary:
1.The King of Kong: A fistful of Quarters ~2007
2.Bowling for Columbine ~2002
3.Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie ~2003
4.Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland ~2006
5.Darfur Now ~2007
6.The 11th Hour ~2007
~Drama:
1.Eyes Wide Shut ~1999
2.No Country for Old Men ~2007
3.A Clockwork Orange ~1971 (Also in Foreign/Independant)
4.The Center of the World ~2001
5.Michael Clayton ~2007
6.Blow ~2001
7.American History X ~1998
8.Requiem for a Dream ~2000
9.Braveheart ~1995
10.Gone Baby Gone ~2007
~Family:
1.The Game Plan ~2007
2.Joe's Apartment ~1996
3.Enchanted ~2007
4.Batman Forever ~1995
5.Elf ~2003
6.Nancy Drew ~2007
7.Grumpy Old Men ~1993
8.Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius ~2001
9.Hey Arnold! The Movie ~2002
10.December Boys ~2007
~Foreign/Independant:
1.Dreams ~1900
2.Blowup ~1966
3.Chariots of Fire ~1981
4.Dead Calm ~1989
~Horror:
1.Saw IV ~2007
2.One Missed Call ~2008
3.Tamara ~2006
4.Undead ~2003
5.Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ~2007
6.Spawn ~1997
7.Cube Zero ~2004
8.American Psycho 2 ~2002
9.The Toxic Avenger ~1985
-2010: The Year We Make Contact -1984
-Art of War -2000
-Burning Daylight -2006
-Chaos -2008
-Chaotic Chronicles of the Crusty Demon of Dirt -2006
-Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger -2000
-Friendly Fire -2006
-The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy -2005
-Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of he Ring -2001
-Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior -1983
-Postcards from Paradise -2006
-ROAM
-2001
-Space Cowboys -2000
-Sphere -1998
-Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan -1982
Question and Answer
From time to time I will get question about certain topics with Xbox 360. I do will do my best to answer your questions here.
Q.How do you restore factory settings on an xbox 360?
A.You restore your xbox 360 in the systems area of your console. Once you are in the systems folder, you need to go to Network Settings. Then scroll down to Restore to Factory Defaults, click it and follow the directions. *Note* Doing this will overwrite your existing network configurations.
Q.How do you restore factory settings on an xbox 360?
A.You restore your xbox 360 in the systems area of your console. Once you are in the systems folder, you need to go to Network Settings. Then scroll down to Restore to Factory Defaults, click it and follow the directions. *Note* Doing this will overwrite your existing network configurations.
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