1) The correct name is msxboxdash.xbe Put it in the root of C, and you're all set. The menu entry is hardcoded to run it like that.
2) The developer must have used the .NET development tools when they built it. Remember vbrun300?
3) I have a 7200rpm drive which I've left overnight doing an FTP transfer without any problems. I haven't heard anyone who has had a problem.
Later,
Oldie