20 Most Recent Microsoft Xbox 360 Console - Page 9 Questions & Answers

the games are not compatable with windoes 8.1. You can try running them in compatabilty mode with an older version of windows.

register your game on www.codemasters.co.uk and then follow the details

If you are getting a black screen make sure everything is connected properly. Make sure you are on the correct tv channel. If you are using HDMI pick that channel on your tv.

Go to the xbox website nd enter the error code you get. Then follow the solutoins and see if it works.

Set parental controls through your computer

1. Sign in to your Xbox account.
2. Tap or click My account.
3. Tap or click Security, family & forums.
4. Tap or click Xbox 360 Online Safety, and then select the account you want to adjust. (Your child's avatar will be shown here next to your own.)
5. Select Allowed or Blocked next to the areas you want to limit or allow access to, and then tap or click Save.

Set parental controls on your Xbox 360 console

1. On your console, go to Settings, and then select Family.

1. Select the gamertag of the child whose settings you want to adjust.
2. Under Privacy & Online Settings, select Change Settings.
3. Update the settings and then exit the screen to save.

Set parental controls through your computer

1. Sign in to your Xbox account.
2. Tap or click My account.
3. Tap or click Security, family & forums.
4. Tap or click Xbox 360 Online Safety, and then select the account you want to adjust. (Your child's avatar will be shown here next to your own.)
5. Select Allowed or Blocked next to the areas you want to limit or allow access to, and then tap or click Save.2

To resolve this problem, try the following solutions. Solution 1: Check your Xbox Live connection If you're having problems connecting or staying connected to Xbox Live, see I get an error message when I test my Xbox Live connection. If you still experience the problem, try the next solution. Solution 2: Clear the system cache Removing the temporary files on your console might solve the problem. Follow the instructions at How to clear your Xbox 360 system cache. Then, try downloading the update again. If you still experience the problem, try the next solution. Solution 3: Copy the update to a USB flash drive, CD or DVD Copy the console update from your computer to a USB flash drive, CD or DVD, and then install the update on your console. Here's how: Copy to a USB flash drive Note The USB flash drive must use the FAT32 file system.

1. Plug your USB flash drive into a USB port on your computer.
2. Download the update file.
3. Click Save to save the console update .zip file to your computer.
4. Unzip the file:

• If you are using Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7, double-click the .zip file to unzip it.
• If you are using an earlier version of Windows, you need to use a special software program to unzip the file (for example, WinZip).

1. Copy the contents of the .zip file to the root directory of your USB flash drive.
2. Unplug the USB flash drive from your computer.
3. Plug the USB flash drive into a USB port on your Xbox 360 console.
4. Restart the console.
5. When the console restarts, the installation program starts automatically. Select Yes when you are prompted to update the new console software.

Burn to CD or DVD You can also download the update to your computer, burn the update to a CD or DVD, and then install the update on your console. Here's how:

1. On your computer, download the update file.
2. Click Save to save the console update .zip file to your computer.
3. Unzip the file:

• If you are using Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7, double-click the .zip file to unzip it.
• If you are using an earlier version of Windows, you need to use a special software program to unzip the file (for example, WinZip).

1. Insert a blank, writeable CD or DVD into your computer.
2. Copy the contents of the .zip file to the root directory on your CD or DVD, and choose to write (burn) the files to the disc.
3. Once the files have been burned to disc, remove that disc from your computer and insert it into the disc drive on your Xbox 360 console.
4. Restart the console.
5. When the console restarts, the installation program starts automatically. Select Yes when you are prompted to update the new console software.

It is probably faulty or you have been using it for long time and it has finaly broken.

Go into the xbox app and add your xbox's ip address to add it to your pc. Then it should let you connect your xbox via smart glass.

You have to buy the pre-paid cards now. It used to be Microsoft points but Microsoft decided some years ago to stop that.

Your xbox may have overheated. here is some help,http://support.xbox.com/en-GB/xbox-360/console/xbox-360-no-power-solution

What do you have coming out of the xbox 360, HDMI or RCA? The same question for the direct tv?

Go to this it will tell u all the ways u can reset or change your password hope this helps-go to support.xbox.com and go to forgot password. also if u know ur email that is to ur user account there is a way to reset it like that also (eddieJ)