I couldn't download the TH3C version of XBMC from http://t3ch.yi.se/ because the links weren't working on the website.

I successfully installed another version I found on the web (XBMC_Xbox_29504.zip) to my XBOX 1.1, following instructions here:

http://www.productwiki.com/microsoft-xbox/...30-minutes.html

Finding the t3ch site working again, I decided to upgrade to: XBMC-9.04.1-FIXED-BABYLON-T3CH, the readme said:

"Upgrade: Backup the >>XBMC/UserData<< folder. Transfer >>whole<< XBMC folder to Xbox. Overwrite >>UserData<< folder with your backed up copy.Upgrade: Backup the >>XBMC/UserData<< folder. Transfer >>whole<< XBMC folder to Xbox. Overwrite >>UserData<< folder with your backed up copy"

I ftp'd into the XBOX & copied the files across, when prompted to overwrite I said yes. Halfway through, the transfer froze & I lost ftp connection to the XBOX. I can still play games but when I boot without a game disk, the XBOX welcome screen comes up then freezes on the XBMC splash screen & I can go no further.

The XBOX OS files are backed up on my PC, according to advice on the web I can rebuild the XBOX hard drive by installing Slayers Evox Auto Installer 2.6, from a CD. Do I have to take that step or is there another option? If I have to use Slayers Evox, is 2.6 the right version or do I install a more recent one?

You're in the wrong section - your probem has nothing to do with Gamesave Exploits. Slayer's 2.7 is the latest, but Slayer's 2.6 will work fine for what you want. You don't install Slayer's, you use it to install things, or in your case you use it to give you FTP access. (FYI, if your Xbox is softmodded that's all you should ever use Slayer's for - it's designed for chipped / flashed Xboxes.)

Boot with Slayer's, FTP to your Xbox, transfer XBMC across, remove the Slayers disc, reboot.

Sorry if I've posted in the wrong forum, I was advised to do so in another forum. Incidentally I did use the Action Replay gamesave exploit to install XBMC. Anyway I burned Slayers Evox Auto Installer 2.7 & Auto Installer Deluxe 4.50 to a DVD-RW with WinXP, strangely both disks show 0 space & 0 content in WinXP properties. The XBOX ignored them & went straight to the XBMC splash screen & stayed there. I burned the backed up contents of the XBOX C drive to a DVD (WinXP properties sees it) but got the same result.

I tried clicking the Run Linux option when running Mechassault but nothing happens, I sent for a copy of Halo 2, to see if it will install a new dashboard.

I somehow doubt that anyone told you to post in the gamsave exploit section.....

Windows can't read xiso discs, hence they show up as zero size. Most Xbox DVD drives can't read DVD-RW, which is why your Xbox won't boot the discs. You don't need to install a new dashboard - just burn Slayers or AID, or better still Frosty's Rescue disc, to DVD-R at 4x or slower, using DVD Decrypter 3.5.4.0.

Please don't make me out to be a liar, I got no reply here:

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=72989

& was trawling through forums when I followed advice here:

http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=522635

However I might be in the wrong section but I got the right advice, Frosty's boot allowed me to ftp across XBMC & it's working now. Slayers booted but AID wouldn't, although I could see the files with XBMC file manager, I'll figure it out later.

Following the "if it ain't broke don't fix it" principle, I'll keep XBMC on this XBOX & try to install AID on another one. I also saw a forum comment that said Krayzies NDURE was an old "text" exploit (what ever that means) but I guess that doesn't matter now. Anyway thanks for the help, it got me out of a jam.

That "advice" you followed has nothing to do with FTP failing mid-transfer, but I can't fault you for searching, and for lateral thinking, and least you got it fixed.

AID can take a long time to boot up, so try leaving it for a few minutes. You don't install AID, you use AID to install apps and flash the BIOS etc. FYI, AID can destroy a softmod if used incorrectly on some softmods, so be careful which options you choose.

Krayzie's NDURE 1.1.1 is now a relatively old softmod, but it's still the best, and it still contains all of the newest features required in a softmod. The comment you read is basically incorrect, or at the least very misleading. If you are softmodding another Xbox with a gamesave, Krayzie is the way to go, every time.