also if you run halo 2 with the mod chip on regardless if it is connected to live or not the game will ban the xbox before you even go live, and there will be other games out there that will do the same as new games are released.

is this for real?is there any way to stop it from happening ? if it is, does deleting it from your hd fix the problem or do you need to delete your save games also?
thanks for your time

disable the xbox live auto detect feature in the ms dashboard so it wont connect automatically to xbl.

people really shouldnt be modding when they dont know simple things like this

Wasting how did that post help your such a noob instead of posting that idiotic remark help the guy out if you know how or get out of these forums you stupid noob!

Anyways I believe the game probaly does detect if you have a modchip on. Maybe deleting the cache files could solve that problem? I would recommend having the game on another hdd and dedicating live to an original 8 gb hdd to play it safe. Sooner or later the security will be updated again and everyone with a bigger hdd will get banned!

yes, but modding takes time to learn. if modding were only for people who knew right away what to do, would anybody be modding?

you've asked a question about modding once in your life. why cant he?

no leave it on , it will give you special powers.

Besides the fact there are about 300,000 tutorials stating how mod chips work of cause he can! Because I know I don't do any research, I just jump straight in!

it is a legitimate question, does running halo 2 with your mod chip on alter the game in some way as to ban you next time you log onto xbl? all i was asking was if anyone knows how to stop it. if you dont know
keep your post to yourself and dont post this crap just to boost your post count!
thankyou to BirdofPrey , revengeismyfury , br0w and blingbling, for the INFORMATIVE posts
btw i had done a search on the topic but nothing really pin pointed the cause of people getting banned, just thought that someone might have known?

I wouldn't bark orders if you can't post in the right section yourself.

i apologise

Nothing is special about halo 2. As long as you turn your chip off when you log onto live you won't have a problem.

What I do, just to be safe is to pull the ethernet cord out of my xbox anytime I turn my chip on.

ur right but can u help me by checking chips out and tell me how to install and which 2 buy $80or under

Any chip will do; xecuter 3 is the best imo.

If you do some research in the appropriate forum, you'll find all you need to know.

The best way to avoid accidently logging on to live, when your chip is on, is flash you're modchip with live disabling bios. That way if you accidently hit the tab to log on to live, it will stop the execution, and nothing will happen. Fool proof method.

ok but if i got one and say i wanted to take it online is there any way of doing this but still being able to play live customs??

yeah get a chip that can be turned off...

If by customs you mean modded maps in custom games then no, you can't do this, Bungie will ban you.

I think you are confusing Chip installation/modding with map hacking/editing of Halo 2 maps which is a different thing..

ok to clear all of this up
i am assuming you have the new maps modded on you HD

those will be the only ones you can mod on xbl

if they are on your hd even after you turn your chip off they will still be there

yes you will get banned from MATCHMAKING not halo 2 online entirely you will still be able to play customs

i personally mod halo 2 on xbl but its in customs i have a second factory default xbox to play legit

so if ypu just wan to have fun with your friends i see not problem with that