QUOTE(xXxCocoFangxXx @ Jun 2 2006, 11:57 PM)
What will that do?
i suggest you do some reading and not just "tell me how to do this stuff"
if you get into modding with little to no knowledge of what you are actually doing, you will end up exactly where you are.
people are definately here to help, but you should get some general understanding of the stuff you are doing.
an auto installer will boot the xbox to a "program" that will allow you to install, edit, and ftp to your pc.
once you gain ftp access, you should be golden. then you can transfer the exploit gamesaves and save your eeprom to your computer. also, you might be able to replace the dashboard files that you are missing and that is causing all of your troubles.
BY THE WAY, GOOGLE IS YOUR BEST FRIEND, if you see a term or application that you don't understand, do a google search.