How to Update an Xbox Media Centre

Turn on the Xbox. Go to the "My Apps" setting. Select "XBMC" from the list of choices presented. Press the "X" button on the controller to run the program. Select "Settings" to go to a new screen. Select "Automatic" from the "Network" drop down menu. Click the "OK" button to return to the previous screen.

Download the XBMC update to the desktop of the PC (see Resources). Double-click on the file after it has downloaded to decompress it to a file on the desktop. Right-click on the desktop. Select "New Folder" from the pop-up menu. Name the folder "xbmc." Make another folder and name it "update."

Drag the XBMC update file onto the icon of the "update" folder to move it inside. Drag the "update" folder onto the icon of the "xbmc" folder to movie it inside. Drag the "xbmc" folder onto the "My Computer" icon on the desktop to move it to the "C" drive.

Click on "Start," then "Run." Enter the following with the quotes in the text field of the window that appears: "c:\xbmc\update\xxx" where "xxx" is the name of the XMBC update file. Close the window by clicking the red "X" in the upper right corner.

Double-click the "My Computer" icon. Right-click on the "xbmc" folder inside the window that appears. Select "Share this Folder" from the pop-up menu.

Select "MY FILES" at the bottom of the XBMC program's screen on the Xbox. Press the "A" button on the controller. Select the "E" drive icon on the left side of the screen that has appeared. Press the white button on the controller--this simulates a "right-click" on a computer. Select "New Folder" from the pop-up menu.

Press the white button to go inside of the folder. Create another folder in the same manner as before, only name it "XBMC." Press the white button to go inside of the folder.

Create another folder in the same manner as before, only name it "XBMCbackup." Press the "A" button to exit the folder. Press right on the remote's directional pad to go to the right side of the screen. Select "WORKGROUP (SMB) Network" from the list of choices. Press the "A" button to access the home network.

Select the name of your network from the list presented on the screen. Press the "A" button. Select the name of the PC from the list presented on the screen. Press the "A" button. Select the folder that has the XBMC update in it from the list of choices presented on the screen. Press the yellow-colored button.

Press left on the controller's directional pad to go to the left side of the screen. Scroll up or down until you come to the "New Folder" folder. Press the "A" button to enter the folder. Press the "A" button to enter the folder inside. Press the "A" button one more time to enter the final interior folder.

Press right on the directional pad to go to the right side of the screen. Select the XBMC update. Press the white button. Select "Copy" from the pop-up menu. Wait as the XBMC update is copied from the PC through the home network and into the folder on the Xbox's hard drive. Select the "Exit" button at the top of the window to exit file transfer.

Go to the "My Apps" setting. Select the soft mod installer program that was used to modify the Xbox from the list of choices presented. Press the "X" button on the controller to run the program.

Select the XBMC program from the list of choices presented on the screen. Press the white button at the bottom of the screen. Select "Delete" from the pop-up menu. Select "Yes" from the confirmation pop-up window.

Press left on the direction pad. Scroll to the "E" folder. Press the "A" button. Select the "Apps" folder. Press the "A" button.

Press right on the direction pad. Scroll to the "New Folder" icon in the screen on the right. Press the "A" button repeatedly to enter the folders until you come to the XBMC update file. Press the white button. Select "Copy" from the pop-up menu. Wait as the XBMC update file is copied to the "App" folder.

Press left on the direction pad. Scroll up or down until you come to the "UDATA" folder. Select the "UDATA" folder. Press the "A" button to enter the folder. Select the "0face008" file inside of the folder. Press the white button. Select "Delete" from the pop-up menu. Click "Yes" in the confirmation pop-up window.

Click the "Exit" button at the top of the screen. Maneuver back to the Home menu. Turn the Xbox off, then turn it on again to load and use the updated XBMC program.