How to Copy Xbox Games to a Computer
Making a backup copy of an Xbox game that you legally own can protect your investment in case the disk gets damaged. Copy an Xbox game to a computer using an Xbox copy program created by an Xbox enthusiast. A number of these programs are freely available, and all of them work in a similar and intuitive manner. Neither the computer nor the Xbox game disk are harmed in any way by the copy process.
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Instructions
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Download an Xbox copy program to your computer’s desktop (see "Resources"). Double-click on the file once downloaded to decompress it to a program on your desktop.
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Eject the disk tray of the DVD drive. Place the DVD movie on the disk tray. Close the disk tray.
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Double-click on the icon of the Xbox copy program on your desktop to launch it. Click on the “Drive” icon at the top of the program. Select the icon of the DVD drive in the left column of the window that appears. Click the “Stop Drive” button at the top of the window.
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Straighten the ends of the paper clip with your fingers. Insert an end of the paper clip into the hole that is either to the right or at the bottom right edge of the DVD drive’s bezel on the front of the computer. Push in on the paper clip to eject the disk tray.
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Remove the DVD movie from the disk tray. Place the Xbox game that you want to copy on the disk tray. Push the disk tray back into the DVD drive using your fingers.
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Click the “Spin drive” button at the top of the Xbox copy program’s window. Wait a minute. Click on the “Find magic number” button at the top of the screen. Select the “Save layout file” button in the left column of the window.
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Click on the “Save to” or “Destination” tab in the window that appears. Select “Desktop” from the drop-down menu. Enter “xxx.layout” in the “Name” column at the top of the window.
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Click the “Save” button at the bottom of the window to return to the previous window. Right-click on the “xxx.layout” text that is now in the center column of the window on the screen. Select “Notepad” from the pop-up menu. Wait for the “Notepad” program to load.
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Go to the third line down from the top of the “Notepad” screen. Change the “C” at the beginning of the line to a capital “D.” Go to “File” and select “Save.” Quit the “Notepad” program.
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Click the “Open layout file” button at the top of the Xbox copy program’s screen. Select “xxx.layout” in the center column of the screen.
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Select the “Start Doc” button at the top of the window that appears. Enter the name of the Xbox game that is being copied in the “Name” column at the top of the screen that appears. Click on the “Save to” or “Destination” tab in the window that appears. Select “Desktop” from the drop-down menu.
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Click the “Save” button at the bottom of the screen. Wait as a progress bar appears and fills in from left to right. Quit the Xbox copy program once the progress bar is completely filled in and has disappeared. Eject the disk tray. Remove the Xbox game. Close the disk tray.
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Tips & Warnings
Don't have other graphic intensive programs running while the Xbox disk is being copied--this avoids the chance of possible interference between programs.
References
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