Tutorial : Completely Uninstall A Softmod. Options

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Tutorial : Completely uninstall a softmod.

So you're scared by the Bungie boys and gals (or other source) and you decided to get rid of you softmod.

This is the place to be!

As you're modded now, you should still have FTP access. If you don't :

http://www.chefelf.com/xbox/networking.php (I won't be answering questions on networking!)

There will be 4 parts:

1) I used an autoinstaller.

2) I used a 'virtual c:', used an exploitable game + gamesave/installer. (or 'What is virtual c? What are you talking about? But I did use a game to mod')

3) I didn't use a game.

4) I don't have FTP access, I hotswapped.

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1) I used an autoinstaller.

# Things needed : exploitable game, exploited savegame on HDD

* Colboot using your exploitable game.
* Load the gamesave you used to mod.
* Choose : uninstall, follow the onscreen directions.
* Done.



2) I used a 'virtual c:', used an exploitable game + gamesave/installer.

# Things needed : exploitable game, original MS dash (from backup or Slayers (xbins)), PC + FTP COnnection.

* Colboot using your exploitable game
* Load the gamesave you used to mod
--> You should now have FTP access.
* connect to your xbox through FTP.
* Delete everything on C:
* Delete everything on E: , except E:\Tdata en E:\Udata
* FTP your original MS dash to C:
* Reboot
--> Your xbox boots now to original dash.
* DONE


3) I didn't use a game, I don't have a virtual c:

# Things needed : original MS dash (from backup or Slayers (xbins)), PC + FTP COnnection.

* connect to your xbox through FTP.
* Delete everything on C:
* Delete everything on E: , except E:\Tdata en E:\Udata
* FTP your original MS dash to C:
* Reboot
--> Your xbox boots now to original dash.
* DONE


4) I don't have FTP access, I hotswapped.

# Things needed : original MS dash (from backup or Slayers (xbins)), PC, xboxhdm.

* Make a new xboxhdm boot disk, this time just put the original MS Dash in /linux/c , follow this tutorial

on creating a xboxhdm boot disk : http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=244043
* Hotswap your hdd to PC. If you forgot how to: http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=332179
* Follow the xboxhdm tut.
* Reboot
--> Your xbox boots now to original dash.
* DONE


BONUS INSTRUCTIONS : For the ultra-paranoid and Halo2 cheaters fearing to get banned :

Follow the instructions above, but also :

* Delete The folders : E:\TDATA\4d530064 and E:\UDATA\4d530064 (these are the H2 folders)
* Delete The folder : E\udata\xxxxxxxx (where the x'a represent the unique number for the exploitable game you used.
* Delete everything in E:\cache , X: , Y: and Z:
* FTP your original MS dash to C:
* Reboot
--> Your xbox boots now to original dash. Not even a single softmod trace will be there.
* DONE


Thanks, once again, to :

* Daddy J for the hotswapping tutorial.
* Kingroach for the xboxhdm tutorial.
- All other 'softmod' regulars who contributed in either code or answers!