Xbox 360 HD DVD Player Offline Update – April 2008 – Physical CD and Download

Description

Xbox 360 HD DVD Player – April 2008 Offline Update

Later official offline update package served from Xbox.com’s HD DVD download redirect (Wayback snapshot April 2008). Distinct binary from the December 2007 package.

Changelog (April 2008 / Xbox Wire)

• Compatibility improvements with certain HD DVD titles.
• Additional support for network features.
• Also distributed automatically via Xbox Live when watching an HD DVD signed into Live.

Includes

• Physical CD
• ZIP with default.xex and $SystemUpdate

For

• Xbox 360 + official HD DVD Player add-on

If you already applied the December 2007 disc, this is the next offline step for non-Live users.

Update safety

• Burn default.xex and the $SystemUpdate folder to the root of a CD/DVD (data disc), or follow Microsoft’s original instructions.
• Prefer DVD-R over CD-R when possible.
• Do not interrupt power during the console update.