Just out of curiosity...have you actually tried deleting and redownloading the games? XBL keeps a purchasing record tied to your GamerTag so that you can always redownload something you deleted. Try that with one of your games and see if it fixes the problem, I'm very interested to know.
You know, this brings up a good point, for DLC and XBL games anyway.... The guy should be able to delete everything and redownload it for free. The ability to download for free is tied to the gamertag, not the console ID.
The saves and achievement data are also tied to the GamerTag, not the console ID. So, theoretically, you should be able to redownload everything and then just load up your saves and achievement data...it would be like the content was never lost.
Now, you might have to do some magic via a memory card so you can pull your saves off the console so they won't be affected by the deleting action. That'll run you $50 unfortunately....but hey, it would work. And that's only if you need it. If you just redownload the items, it might rewrite the console ID authentication while keeping the saves...I would check with MS Support first on that one though.
I also think this would work for all the movies/TV shows and other content he had downloaded. Again, that should be tied to GamerTag and not console ID. There shouldn't be any sort of a problem with redownloading the content.
Sure, this route is going to require a LOT of downloading...but once it's all done, it should work prefectly.
Sorry for the double post, but I just noticed this in the TFA.
This new replacement console has a different serial number and as a result all of my downloaded content only works now when the purchasing profile is signed into Xbox live. Additional profiles on the system can no longer access the content. I can no longer access the content when I'm not signed into Xbox Live. So any internet issues with my system or Xbox Live (which experienced serious problems for most of last month) means I can no longer use the items I have purchased. As far as I'm concerned since the functionality I had before is now crippled my console has not been repaired.
So he didn't lose his content at all. He access it using the original purchasing profile while signed into XBox Live. I do realize that this is not perfect, but it's also far from inaccessible.
Personally, I only use one profile that automatically signs into XBL, so the only time this would affect would be when my internet is out. Granted, that's not how it works for every user, but I would guess that this is how it works for most of them. It could use some fixing, but in the meantime it's usable.
All MS really needs to do is come up with some way to import the console specific settings during the replacement process. They'be been pretty good about releasing updates to the console as well as the games, and if this is a widespread problem I'm sure it will get addressed. Hopefully sooner, rather than later.
The good news though is that maybe this will spur them to create an import process for the next console. Afterall, they'll probably have a torch carrying mob storming Redmond if you can't play the content you downloaded onto your 360 on the next-gen MS console.
Yeah, I always thought the DRM was attached to your GamerTag, not the console. it should be a simple matter of redownloading all of your games, since XBL saves the fact that you purchased and you can download them at a later date if you want. I thought this also applied to your saves and whatnot...
Campbell's tax returns were on her laptop, and Best Buy apparently violated Washington, DC's security breach notification laws by not telling her about the POTENTIAL data loss
You're missing the point. When the other entities mentioned lost those laptops, do you think they knew their contents? Probably not. The point is that the consumer needs to be notified immediately in case there is sensitive information on there...not lied to for months on end while some script kiddie with a part time job at Best Buy is POTENTIALLY using her SSN.
It's precisely because Best Buy didn't know what was on her computer that they're required to notify her about it.
Yes, but having to wipe the data as part of the repair, or having to replace it, is very different than losing it. At least if it's wipes or the drive was junked you know that it's not in someone's basement while they're booking trips to Maui with your credit card info.
True, not to mention the fact that she seems fully aware that $54 Million is an unreaslistic sum that she'll never get. Suing for that amount did get one thing though...media attention. Now Best Buy's practices are being aired out in front of everyone.
Even if she eventually settles for legal fees + 5-10K the damage to Best Buy's rep has already been done.
Actually, one of the contentions of her suit is that Best Buy violated a Washington law that they have to report losing sensitive data to the consumer or something like that. Basically, they should have informed her the moment they realized the laptop was gone so that she could proper steps to protect herself from identify theft.
Not only did they fail to do that, they repeatedly lied to her and made up stories about where it was so that only months later did she actually realize that her data was at risk.
I've noticed that with pool too. One of my friends from High School moved out of state a few years ago. Every time he comes back home to visit we usually go out and play pool. There's a couple of nice bars that we can go to that have good tables, and so inevitably we start playing for rounds.
The funny part is that I'll get a run, and I'll beat him for like 2 or 3 games in a row. The alcohol seems to make me second guess myself less, and I have to focus a bit more on the game too. It also seems to loosen up my shot some so that I'm not as tight, which means I tend to follow through better.
The problem though is that I'll get a few in me, and then I start to suck. I start missing head on shots into the corners, can't hit a bank for shit, and forget setting up the next shot...I'm just trying to sink something so that he doesn't run the table.
After he wins a few though, he starts to get all sloppy. And since I slowed down on the drinking since I'm buying for him, I've sobered back up some, so I start winning...and so the cycle goes all night until we're done. It's rather hilarious.
It's like Drunken Master... There's a fine line where it actually serves to make your game a little better. Cross that line though, and you start to suck. We always know when to end our Halo parties...it's when 1 or 2 of the guys starts to fall over or passes out while playing. =)
We're not debating morality here, we're discussing reality.
Thank you. I'm not saying that a 10-12 year old with a thong is asking/deserves to be molested, it's just a dumb thing for a parent to do. Why is this such a difficult concept to understand?
If a parent leaves a kid alone in the house with matches, or a fully stocked bar, were they asking for it when he makes use of these items? No. Is it their fault that the kid did? No. Was it a dumb decision that carried a risk of the kid burning the house or getting drunk? Yes.
Any parent who puts their little girl in a thong is not responsible per se if the kid gets molested. It was, however, something that was dumb decision and carried with it a lot of potential for problems. Even from the non-pedophile angle it's not a good thing. It over-secualizes the kids and that's something that research has repeatedly shown is not health. That's why porn is actually allowed to carry legal penalties for distributing it to minors, and games, TV and movies aren't. Porn, and exposing young kids to things of sexual nature, is the only thing that's ever been proven to have a negative impact on their development.
Yes, remind me to bring that up to my bank next time I have a "negative balance". The term is just there to imply that there's a pressure differential, with the lower pressure being the "negative" one.
Do you know what "slapstick" style comedy is? Well, basically, drunk people playing Wii is practically slapstic and therefore amusing.
Plus, sometimes it takes the edge off and lets you cut loose a little... My friends and I, who are all in our mid 20's to early 30's, have Halo parties once every month or two. We get together, we drink, we order pizza, and we play Halo. There's a point where I get a nice buzz going that I really have a lot of fun. I'm not buzzed enough that it affects my playing ability, but just buzzed enough that it relaxes me and everything in the game rolls off easier and it's not as frustrating when you spawn right onto a grenade.
Exactly...or because they like how look in the thong with the clothes off. Now, why would a 10-12 year old need that???
Also, Kokuyo, you need to wake up and smell the coffee. Thongs are a bit of a fetishized thing in our culture...just google "Thong Videos" and see how many hits you get if you don't believe me. Regardless of the actual reason that someone is wearing one, they would be a fool or liar if they said they didn't understand the sexual implications. Buying a 10-12 year old a thong means that those implications will now be applied to them as well...
And please, any guy will tell you that it's not "comfort" they're thinking about when they see a woman bend over and that thong comes creeping up over their hip huggers. It may not be right, but it's what happens. Putting all that on your kid should be tantamount to child abuse.
Why would a pedophile even need the internet when he can see all of it for free just by sitting in the food court or his local mall?
Yeah sure, it's internet... I'm guessing that track pants with the words "Juicy" across the ass don't have anything to do with it though? And certainly not the thongs for 12 year olds...no, never!
If there's anything leading to Pedophilia being activated later in life it's the over-sexualization of our kids, not the internets. It's all around us all the time...but the key here is "activating" them. None of this "creates" Pedophiles, but some of it might push someone on the edge over the brink.
Yeah, the only way to 100% secure a PC is to disconnect it from the network, take out the power supply and then lock in a bank vault. Anything short of that, and it's still vulnerable. It might be the user getting up to use the washroom without locking his station, or it might be some 11 script kiddie...but it doesn't matter. As long as there's power running to it and/or it's hooked to a network, it's vulnerable. Security is just about mitigating the risk.
Pretty much ditto for me, minus the kid...haven't gotten around to that particular slice of the American Pie yet. I'm probably the second youngest guy on my XBL friends list, almost everyone on there is over 30. There's a LOT of older gamers out there, and there are more and more of them every day.
Wait a minute... You mean someone on/. jumped the gun and immediately blamed everything on a Bush/Cheney conspiracy plan with almost no effort to actually determine the accurracy of the story?
You know, if "Any junior-year engineer at college" cand do this, why haven't they yet? The light bulb and the telephone seem relatively simplistic in hindsight too, doesn't mean they weren't innovations.
So basically your point is that you have a hard head? That's not usually something to brag about. Now, if you broke it on your abs, that would be something!
Currently the Florida router is listed at 0 as well...does this mean that the US is going to attack Iran and Florida? No, it just means "s--- happens". Not everything is the result of black helicopters...
Marine: "Sir, we have to stop the invading aliens, but our weapons do nothing!"
Sergeant: "Son, no one can resist the great, refreshing taste of Coca-Cola classic...not even invading cyborgs from the planet Nix."
Marine: "You were right sir! They can't resist the cool flavor and excellent value of the #1 Cola in the US! They've stopped attacking now."
Sergeant: "Hurry, while they're destracted we can use the Dodge Particle Cannon that comes standard on all new 2113 Dodge Ram Pickups. Only the superior technology of Dodge trucks can hope to defeat them."
Marine: "They've been defeated sir! Earth has been saved by the combined might of Coca-Cola and Dodge Trucks! You can't get any more American than that...I might just go buy some now!!!"
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You would think you would actually get bored of doing this...
Just out of curiosity...have you actually tried deleting and redownloading the games? XBL keeps a purchasing record tied to your GamerTag so that you can always redownload something you deleted. Try that with one of your games and see if it fixes the problem, I'm very interested to know.
The saves and achievement data are also tied to the GamerTag, not the console ID. So, theoretically, you should be able to redownload everything and then just load up your saves and achievement data...it would be like the content was never lost.
Now, you might have to do some magic via a memory card so you can pull your saves off the console so they won't be affected by the deleting action. That'll run you $50 unfortunately....but hey, it would work. And that's only if you need it. If you just redownload the items, it might rewrite the console ID authentication while keeping the saves...I would check with MS Support first on that one though.
I also think this would work for all the movies/TV shows and other content he had downloaded. Again, that should be tied to GamerTag and not console ID. There shouldn't be any sort of a problem with redownloading the content.
Sure, this route is going to require a LOT of downloading...but once it's all done, it should work prefectly.
So he didn't lose his content at all. He access it using the original purchasing profile while signed into XBox Live. I do realize that this is not perfect, but it's also far from inaccessible.
Personally, I only use one profile that automatically signs into XBL, so the only time this would affect would be when my internet is out. Granted, that's not how it works for every user, but I would guess that this is how it works for most of them. It could use some fixing, but in the meantime it's usable.
All MS really needs to do is come up with some way to import the console specific settings during the replacement process. They'be been pretty good about releasing updates to the console as well as the games, and if this is a widespread problem I'm sure it will get addressed. Hopefully sooner, rather than later.
The good news though is that maybe this will spur them to create an import process for the next console. Afterall, they'll probably have a torch carrying mob storming Redmond if you can't play the content you downloaded onto your 360 on the next-gen MS console.
Yeah, I always thought the DRM was attached to your GamerTag, not the console. it should be a simple matter of redownloading all of your games, since XBL saves the fact that you purchased and you can download them at a later date if you want. I thought this also applied to your saves and whatnot...
You're missing the point. When the other entities mentioned lost those laptops, do you think they knew their contents? Probably not. The point is that the consumer needs to be notified immediately in case there is sensitive information on there...not lied to for months on end while some script kiddie with a part time job at Best Buy is POTENTIALLY using her SSN.
It's precisely because Best Buy didn't know what was on her computer that they're required to notify her about it.
Yes, but having to wipe the data as part of the repair, or having to replace it, is very different than losing it. At least if it's wipes or the drive was junked you know that it's not in someone's basement while they're booking trips to Maui with your credit card info.
Even if she eventually settles for legal fees + 5-10K the damage to Best Buy's rep has already been done.
Not only did they fail to do that, they repeatedly lied to her and made up stories about where it was so that only months later did she actually realize that her data was at risk.
The funny part is that I'll get a run, and I'll beat him for like 2 or 3 games in a row. The alcohol seems to make me second guess myself less, and I have to focus a bit more on the game too. It also seems to loosen up my shot some so that I'm not as tight, which means I tend to follow through better.
The problem though is that I'll get a few in me, and then I start to suck. I start missing head on shots into the corners, can't hit a bank for shit, and forget setting up the next shot...I'm just trying to sink something so that he doesn't run the table.
After he wins a few though, he starts to get all sloppy. And since I slowed down on the drinking since I'm buying for him, I've sobered back up some, so I start winning...and so the cycle goes all night until we're done. It's rather hilarious.
It's like Drunken Master... There's a fine line where it actually serves to make your game a little better. Cross that line though, and you start to suck. We always know when to end our Halo parties...it's when 1 or 2 of the guys starts to fall over or passes out while playing. =)
Thank you. I'm not saying that a 10-12 year old with a thong is asking/deserves to be molested, it's just a dumb thing for a parent to do. Why is this such a difficult concept to understand?
If a parent leaves a kid alone in the house with matches, or a fully stocked bar, were they asking for it when he makes use of these items? No. Is it their fault that the kid did? No. Was it a dumb decision that carried a risk of the kid burning the house or getting drunk? Yes.
Any parent who puts their little girl in a thong is not responsible per se if the kid gets molested. It was, however, something that was dumb decision and carried with it a lot of potential for problems. Even from the non-pedophile angle it's not a good thing. It over-secualizes the kids and that's something that research has repeatedly shown is not health. That's why porn is actually allowed to carry legal penalties for distributing it to minors, and games, TV and movies aren't. Porn, and exposing young kids to things of sexual nature, is the only thing that's ever been proven to have a negative impact on their development.
Yes, remind me to bring that up to my bank next time I have a "negative balance". The term is just there to imply that there's a pressure differential, with the lower pressure being the "negative" one.
Plus, sometimes it takes the edge off and lets you cut loose a little... My friends and I, who are all in our mid 20's to early 30's, have Halo parties once every month or two. We get together, we drink, we order pizza, and we play Halo. There's a point where I get a nice buzz going that I really have a lot of fun. I'm not buzzed enough that it affects my playing ability, but just buzzed enough that it relaxes me and everything in the game rolls off easier and it's not as frustrating when you spawn right onto a grenade.
Also, Kokuyo, you need to wake up and smell the coffee. Thongs are a bit of a fetishized thing in our culture...just google "Thong Videos" and see how many hits you get if you don't believe me. Regardless of the actual reason that someone is wearing one, they would be a fool or liar if they said they didn't understand the sexual implications. Buying a 10-12 year old a thong means that those implications will now be applied to them as well...
And please, any guy will tell you that it's not "comfort" they're thinking about when they see a woman bend over and that thong comes creeping up over their hip huggers. It may not be right, but it's what happens. Putting all that on your kid should be tantamount to child abuse.
Why would a pedophile even need the internet when he can see all of it for free just by sitting in the food court or his local mall?
If there's anything leading to Pedophilia being activated later in life it's the over-sexualization of our kids, not the internets. It's all around us all the time...but the key here is "activating" them. None of this "creates" Pedophiles, but some of it might push someone on the edge over the brink.
Yeah, the only way to 100% secure a PC is to disconnect it from the network, take out the power supply and then lock in a bank vault. Anything short of that, and it's still vulnerable. It might be the user getting up to use the washroom without locking his station, or it might be some 11 script kiddie...but it doesn't matter. As long as there's power running to it and/or it's hooked to a network, it's vulnerable. Security is just about mitigating the risk.
Pretty much ditto for me, minus the kid...haven't gotten around to that particular slice of the American Pie yet. I'm probably the second youngest guy on my XBL friends list, almost everyone on there is over 30. There's a LOT of older gamers out there, and there are more and more of them every day.
I've never heard of such a thing........
You know, if "Any junior-year engineer at college" cand do this, why haven't they yet? The light bulb and the telephone seem relatively simplistic in hindsight too, doesn't mean they weren't innovations.
What does that even mean?
What a coincidence, I did his girlfriend!
So basically your point is that you have a hard head? That's not usually something to brag about. Now, if you broke it on your abs, that would be something!
Currently the Florida router is listed at 0 as well...does this mean that the US is going to attack Iran and Florida? No, it just means "s--- happens". Not everything is the result of black helicopters...
Sergeant: "Son, no one can resist the great, refreshing taste of Coca-Cola classic...not even invading cyborgs from the planet Nix."
Marine: "You were right sir! They can't resist the cool flavor and excellent value of the #1 Cola in the US! They've stopped attacking now."
Sergeant: "Hurry, while they're destracted we can use the Dodge Particle Cannon that comes standard on all new 2113 Dodge Ram Pickups. Only the superior technology of Dodge trucks can hope to defeat them."
Marine: "They've been defeated sir! Earth has been saved by the combined might of Coca-Cola and Dodge Trucks! You can't get any more American than that...I might just go buy some now!!!"