Welcome to xbox live – (So this is live/Codex Startus)

July 22nd, 2010 hekate180

Greeting Program,

“Greetings. The Master Control Program has chosen you to serve your system on the Game Grid. Those of you who continue to profess a belief in the Users will receive the standard substandard training that will result in your eventual elmination. Those of you who renounce this superstitious and hysterical belief will be eligible to join the Warrior Elite of the MCP. Each of you will be given an identity disc.”

Actually Tron quotes aside welcome to Xboxlive, you joined an exciting community of like minded gamers and are in for an awesome ride.

All that said like anything in life you need to be carefull and you need some advice so here we go with the boring part …..

Choosing your online name and profile –

Right before you choose you awesome gamertag or fill that bio with information on how you will get zack and teach him a lesson in XYZ game I want you to quickly read this.

Click the link below ….

LIVE Code of Conduct

Ok did you read that Phew all done….

Now I know I know thats boring but a lot of people trip up on – “Don’t create a gamertag, profile content, or in-game content that other users may be offended by, this includes comments that look, sound like, stand for, hint at, abbreviate, or insinuate any of the following: profane words/phrases, topics or content of a sexual nature, hate speech (including but not limited to racial, ethnic, or religious slurs), illegal drugs/controlled substances, or illegal activities.”

Not only do they trip up it leads to suspensions or bans, take a minute to read the above and save yourself loosing time playing you paid for while good ole Zack beats your scores…..

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So you just got an Xbox 360….now what?

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The Xbox ambassadors….

Well you made your way here that is an awesome start but your online, Live can be an awesome and a scary place so you may well want to play with some mellow people or ask for advice.

http://forums.xbox.com/

You can find us on these forums or you can find us online, check the profiles of people your playing with or look in the forums for people with this Icon near the name of the poster –

Either way you will be fine anyway and we encourage you to jump in both feet first and kill those zombies

But if you need help your ambassadors are here to assist where we can.

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“HELP HELP SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY LIFE PARTNER…. UM I MEAN XBOX.

Ok well you can call the support numbers listed in your manuals or you can contact the xbox support tweet fleet who are an awesome set of gamers who work for microsoft but are dedicated to assisting ASAP and also aware of the issues as first and foremost they game.
http://twitter.com/XboxSupport

They like shooting zombies too, zombies need to be shot (I think its a law).

The new Contact Us page http://support.xbox.com/en-us/contact-us will allow you to select which support option will best suit your needs. As you go through the Steps on the new page, and based on what you select, the Ambassadors Chat option may even  be highlighted.

Connect to other Xbox customers like you who know their stuff and want to help.

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The FAQ -

Streaming Media from your PC to your Xbox 360

http://forums.xbox.com/xbox_forums/xbox_support/f/30/t/30862.aspx

I just got a replacement for my broken 360, how do I transfer my game licenses to the new console?
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/Support/LicenseMigration/Home

How do I mute someone that is being rude online?
http://support.xbox.com/en-us/pages/xbox-live/how-to/chat/chat-messaging.aspx#ingame

How do I set up my wireless adapter?
http://support.xbox.com/en-us/pages/xbox-live/get-started/connecting/wireless.aspx

I finally got my own 360 how do I get my Gamertag from my friend’s console?
http://support.xbox.com/en-us/pages/xbox-live/how-to/xbox-live-account-management/gamer-profile.aspx#tab-1-section7

What do these red flashing lights mean?
http://support.xbox.com/en-us/pages/xbox-360/troubleshoot/flashinglights.aspx

How do I open my NAT if it’s currently moderate or strict?
http://support.xbox.com/en-us/pages/xbox-360/troubleshoot/kb/error-your-nat-type-strict.aspx?kbid=979000

Why can’t I download ‘M’ rated content from the Marketplace?
http://support.xbox.com/en-us/pages/xbox-live/how-to/parental-control.aspx#tab-2-section3

How do can I transfer content from one hard drive to the new one I just purchased?
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/transfer

How come after my console has been repaired, some of my arcade titles revert to trial versions and some DLC is no longer playable? How do I fix this?
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/Support/LicenseMigration/FAQ

How do I file a complaint?
http://support.xbox.com/en-us/pages/xbox-live/how-to/chat/report-offensive-behavior.aspx

How do I set up media streaming to my xbox?
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-xp/help/windows-media-player/11/stream-xbox

How do I set up sky player and link my account? (UK)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976845

FAQs about Sky player: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976843?sd=xbox

How do I change my gamertag?
http://support.xbox.com/en-us/Pages/xbox-live/how-to/xbox-live-account-management/change-gamertag.aspx

How do I change my credit card information or remove it entirely?
http://support.xbox.com/en-us/pages/xbox-live/how-to/xbox-live-account-management/change-billing-info.aspx

Is there a way to make a user stop sending me messages (block communications process)?
http://support.xbox.com/en-us/pages/xbox-live/how-to/chat/report-offensive-behavior.aspx#tab-1-section2

Why can’t I join my friends Party/Private Chat?
http://support.xbox.com/en-us/pages/xbox-live/how-to/chat/chat-messaging.aspx

Why can’t I send text/voice messages?
If you have a child account, your parent/guardian may need to enable communication settings.  Also, make sure the game you’re trying to play is multiplayer enabled.

Helpful link:
http://support.xbox.com/en-us/pages/xbox-live/how-to/chat/chat-messaging.aspx

How do I sync my wireless headset to my xbox?
http://support.xbox.com/en-us/pages/xbox-360/how-to/accessories/connecting-headsets.aspx

What to do when your wireless headset syncs to the ‘Player 2′ spot, yet you only have ‘Player1′ controller synced to your Xbox?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929939

Can you create your own Gamerpicture?
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/avatars/

How do we change the theme on the dashboard?
http://support.xbox.com/en-us/pages/xbox-360/how-to/dashboard.aspx

How do I change the email associated with my gamertag?
http://support.xbox.com/en-us/pages/xbox-live/how-to/xbox-live-account-management/manage-live-id.aspx#section-2

How do I install a game to the harddrive?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960173

How do I connect to xbox live through my laptop with network sharing.  Is it possible?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/978618/

What limitations are placed on a child account compared to a regular account?
http://support.xbox.com/en-us/pages/xbox-live/how-to/parental-control.aspx

Where can I find a history of everything I have downloaded?
http://support.xbox.com/en-us/pages/xbox-live/how-to/download-content-history.aspx#section3

Why was my account suspended?

(I do not mean “banned”, but suspended for credit card problems or similar…)
You’ll usually need to either update your existing credit card or provide a new credit card for payment. This will need to be done through Phone Support (1-800-4MY-XBOX), and the agent can take down the information and restore the account.

Can I get support any other way except the phone ?

You can contact the xbox support tweet fleet who are an awesome set of gamers who work for microsoft but are dedicated to assisting ASAP and also aware of the issues as first and foremost they game.

http://twitter.com/XboxSupport

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Final notes from hekate180

reporting.

If you do have a bad experience with a player follow the below process.

1 – file a complaint using the tools on your messages and if in your friends list on the persons profile.

2 – block communications, after this “DO NOT reply message them or interact this will remove the block and their is no reason to inform someone you filled a complaint which brings us to point 3.

3 – Move on, lots and lots of cool cats on Live, Move on and have fun.

PLAY SAFE

FILE FEEDBACK OR A COMPLAINT

AND ABOVE ALL HAVE FUN

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never give out your personal information its always a scam and what that person is after is your windows live ID, its linked to all your personal details cards etc.

They cannot give you free points etc, even if they do if they are really crafty its to create a known good salesman for the scam who can then ruin things for all your friends.

Same goes for beta codes no reason to give your logon or password, back away slowly and shoot them like a zombie WAIT WAIT I mean block file etc. phew.

WOW just WO W – I had no money for this game and was going to wait until the 21st to get it, I saw this and I ordered it from my catologue paying £8 more but paying later having 11th

Very good, okay one word of warning as it annoyed me, when he fights the spider when it dies skip forward 2 mins as he walks to trapped guy or its a tiny spoiler.

It is miniscule I mean so tiny it is like telling you to not trip but I owe it to you my faithfull army of attack gnomes

Well I have rambled enough so here is what you want TAAAAAAAAAAA DAAAAAAAAAAAAA !

The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim – 20 Minute Gameplay Demo HD

http://majornelson.com/2011/10/31/xbox-360-celebrates-one-year-anniversary-of-the-kinect-effect/

Hi everyone, Stephen Toulouse here, “Stepto” on Xbox LIVE and the weekly Major Nelson Radio podcast.  Most of you know me as the head of the Policy and Enforcement team for Xbox LIVE.

As I have noted many times on the podcast, the enforcement team exists to help protect the LIVE experience. One of the ways we do that is to prevent consoles from accessing the service that are involved in bad behavior such as cheating, fraud, running unauthorized software on the service, or playing illegitimate copies of games (to name a few). For the vast majority of our actions, our team reviews a lot of data, examines the behavior, and then we take action.  In some cases, very rarely, we use software features on the Xbox itself to help us take action.

Recently, it was brought to our attention that a number of customers had concerns about the validity of a recent ban of their individual consoles, which they feel had been triggered inaccurately. In this case, the bans were related specifically to modded consoles. I take these claims very seriously, and after an initial investigation we have confirmed that a handful of banned consoles did in-fact appear to not have been modified or tampered with. We’re still conducting our review but the cause appears to be a software issue, not an error on the part of the enforcement team’s normal actions.  It’s very specific and occurred between August 29 and September 9, affecting a very small percentage of users.

One of the most serious actions my team can take is to prevent a console from accessing Xbox LIVE.  We make every effort to be conservative when taking that action. If there is any doubt that this step was taken incorrectly, we want to address it while at the same time protecting the service for our customers.

Therefore, while we are still conducting a thorough investigation, the enforcement team is taking the step of reversing the bans for the tiny set of impacted consoles in that time period. Again, while it’s an extremely small percentage of impacted consoles, the good news is that we know exactly which ones. If you believe you are affected, simply try to reconnect your console to Xbox LIVE.  If it cannot still connect, that console was not a part of this issue.

Within a few business days, we will issue the primary account holder on the impacted console a credit for three months of Xbox LIVE Gold and 1600 Microsoft points.  Since we know exactly who is affected, those customers do not need to take any action.  Everything will be applied automatically. No keys or tokens to redeem, no other action to be taken.

I’d like to take a moment to personally apologize for the inconvenience this has almost certainly caused to the affected customers. You have my assurance that we are investigating how this error occurred and have since discontinued use of the software that was used. The Xbox LIVE community is the best out there and we regret the inconvenience this may have caused for our loyal members.

If you listen to our podcast (and I know many hundreds of thousands of you do!) you know I give out my email address in every episode.  I read all the email there, and it’s Stepto@Xbox.com.  Please feel free to give me your feedback. If you feel you have been affected by this situation, be sure to use www.xbox.com/support/contact so we can get you to the appropriate people to help.

As always, you guys are the reason I come into work every day.  Thank you so much for making Xbox LIVE an amazing community and I look forward to hearing from you.

– Stephen Toulouse, head of Xbox LIVE Policy and Enforcement