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1. I formatted HD2 and copied the contents of the C: drive from HD1 to the C: drive of HD2. was this a reasonable way to restore the dash? i ask because i keep seeing auto installers. can't i just copy the files?
copying from one drive to the other is fine
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2. I copied the contents from the E: X: Y: and Z: drives from HD1 to HD2. is HD2 banned now?
no, its still unbanned, and you dont have to bother copying x y and z, they are just game cache
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3. If i have 123.xbe on the C: drive will i be banned? in other words does my C: drive need to be untouched and stock? or is it ok to have extra files on C: as long as i dont delete or change any of the stock files or directory structure?
its fine, i have evox on C, MS doesnt seem to scan file structures
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4. will i be banned if i have the XDK on my C: drive?
no
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5. are there any files that if i have them on my hard drive, then i will be banned, even if i dont log into xbox live with my mod chip on? in other words are there any files that xbl scans for when logging into xbox live?
hacked saves/profiles/maps/content for Live games
QUOTE(lordvader129 @ Dec 26 2005, 04:56 PM)

hacked saves/profiles/maps/content for Live games
i have some halo 2 accounts that have custom icons in the names, i used sav3r to make these accounts, are these considered hacked? and i can have content for Live games as long as the content isn't hacked right? so i can use AWSK to install the halo 2 updates and i'll be fine right?
and if i have hacked content on my hard drive, can i just delete it and it'll be like i never had it?
thanks