InsaneNutter

First you need to connect the Xbox 360 hard drive to your computer using something like the Microsoft Transfer Kit, the Xport Docking Station or the Datel Xsata.

Download Xplorer 360 for 20 / 120gb drives or for 250gig drives. DO NOT USE THE 250GB VERSION ON A SMALLER DRIVE OR VISA VERSA, IT WILL CORRUPT ALL YOUR DATA.

Now load Xplorer 360, be sure to run it with Administrative rights.


Then open your Xbox 360 hard drive


Now click on Partition 3 then on the Cache folder, the contents of the folder should be displayed as in the image below.



Extracting a title update from the 360 hard drive.

This is the hard and annoying bit now, as you will notice the folder is full of temp files and title updates, if you are wanting to extract a title update there is no easy way to find out which update is which.

My suggestion would be to dump the everything in Cache folder to your PC then delete it from your Xbox 360, go on Xbox Live, Play the game you want the title update for and let it download.

You should only have the title update for that game in the Cache folder, you can then dump it to the desktop as seen in the screenshot below. After you can add the contents of your cache folder back to your hard drive if you wish.





Checking you have extracted the correct file

Download 360 Tool

You might need to copy the COMDLG32.OCX from the 360 Tool folder to your Windows\System32 folder then right click on the .exe and run it as an administrator to get it to work correctly. That’s the only way I could get the tool to work correctly on Windows 7 64bit.

You can then see information about the title update you extracted as seen in the screenshot below.



Hopefully you extracted the update you wanted, if you don’t want to use my suggestion above for easily getting the update your after just keep extracting them until you find the one you are after.



Dumping a downloaded title update to the 360 hard drive.

This is the simple process of opening your hard drive in Xplorer360 as demonstrated earlier in this guide then right clicking on the Cache folder and selecting insert file.


Do this and find the file you want, it will then be injected to the 360 hard drive.



That’s all!



If you have downloaded a Title Update from Digiex or found this guide useful please consider sharing your title updates with us.

Unlike Demos it is not easy for the few uploaders here at Digiex to get title updates as it requires the person to own the game… lets be honest we don’t all have 100’s of Xbox 360 games!

With demos anyone can download them from the market place, which makes getting the demos people want a lot easier than title updates.

Attached Files

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Marvin

I tried connecting my 60Gb HDD to my PC using Xplorer360 and it would not recognize the Partition 3.

I found a program called Xport (V2.12 I think) and it not only works with the 60Gb HDD, but seems to tell you what the Folders and Files are in real English, in Brackets at the end of the File/Folder name.

This may help with distinguishing what update you are looking for on the HDD.

Just a suggestion.

trailz

I joined digiex specifically because of the title updates and am looking to contribute to the effort. I have a few questions though.

1.) In going through my cache, I found updates for arcade games I did not have; they were demos that came preinstalled. If its true we can get the arcade updates with out the game, should these be submitted?

2.) In going through the cache, I could not find the updates for a few games I know I have (Halo 3, Left 4 Dead). If the cache does not store the updates permanently, is there much point copying them into the cache like this? Or did I miss something? I only looked at files beginning with "TU".

Thank you in advance. I look forward to being part of this community.

InsaneNutter

You can get arcade game updates from just playing the trials, so feel free to upload them im sure people will appreciate it.

As for some updates not been there, items in the Cache folder are like temp files on your computer they could be deleted at any time. I think there is even an option on the 360 dashboard to clear the cache so thats probably whats happened there.

The main reason people want title update is you often need the same title update as your friends have to play system link games. The update could fix an annoying bug in the game too or enable downloadable content to be used. Its really up to you if you feel the need to use them or not.

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trailz

Right, but if copying an update from the PC to the HDD doesn't permanently install the update on the XBox, is there much point in this? The only game I have seen that makes it clear what version it is is Halo 3. Do I constantly have to be using the XPort/Xplorer360 to look at the cache to see what updates I have?

InsaneNutter

If you have a problem with a game that an update fix's (Worms 2 for example) or want to play system link with an updated game (Halo 3 / Halo Wars) then yes, if not then no you dont really have use for the update.

The majority of updates should just stay on your console so i wouldn't worry too much about checking.

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trailz

OK. I guess this is kind of a new subject. One problem with these updates is that it's being harder than it should be to figure out what they do. I'll keep looking for the changelogs and post them in the title updates section if/when I find them. I'll keep playing around with it and post updates and I hope others will do the same.

Good luck everyone!

InsaneNutter

Indeed a lot of them are just pushed out on Xbox Live with no announcements made about them.

Some just fix exploits that allow people to cheat on live, some enable new DLC, and others just patch bugs.

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Ponbiki

Question, if there are multiple title updates for a game, do I need to have all of them, or only the latest?

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Only the latest I believe.