How to Put Dashboards on a Modded XBox
The Xbox may no longer be a “cutting-edge” game console, but owners continue to find new uses for it by modifying the operating system to run program designed by their peers. A "modded” Xbox can install different Home menus or “Dashboards” through software directly applied to the operating system. Putting a new “Dashboard” onto a modded Xbox takes only a few minutes and can open the way to entirely new experiences when using the game console.
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Instructions
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Turn on the Xbox. Go to the “Network” tab. Download a “Dashboard” installation program from the list presented in the “FTP” window--for example Xbe Shortcut maker. Highlight the “Dashboard” installation program in the window once it has downloaded. Press the “A” button on the controller and follow the prompts to install the Dashboard file onto the Xbox’s hard drive. Select “desktop” when prompted for where to save the Dashboard file.
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Return to the “Network” tab. Select the “FTP” program and follow the command prompts to connect the Xbox to your wireless home network.
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Navigate through the “E” drive in the “FTP” window that has appeared on the screen. Highlight the “default.xbe” file in the list of files presented. Select the “delete” icon and press “A” on the controller.
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Navigate to the Xbox’s desktop. Select the Dashboard file. Click on the “Copy” icon. Copy the Dashboard file into the “E” drive where the deleted file was located. Wait for the Dashboard file to be copied to the “E” drive. Highlight the Dashboard file with the mouse. Rename the Dashboard file “default.xbe.” Select the “Quit” icon and press the “A” button to exit the “FTP” program and return to the Home screen.
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Restart the Xbox and wait as the new Dashboard loads into the game console’s operating system and then displays itself on the screen.
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Tips & Warnings
There is always the chance of a user-created program causing the Xbox to lock up and cease functioning.
A modded Xbox voids the Microsoft warranty.
