Tutorial written by : SLuSHIE
Last edited: September 2, 2003

Things you will need:
A Modded XBOX Console
A Controller
An Internet Connection (DSL/Cable Etc...)
A TV
Knowledge of FTPing to and from your XBOX (www.xbox-scene.com has great tutorials for that)
A Computer
An XBOX with an XBOX Live Tab (If you don't have a LIVE Tab, just run a Live Game to get the update)
Blue_Music_Config_v_0_2.rar
True_Blue_MsDash_Patcher_1012a700.rar OR True_Blue_MsDash_Patcher_10027100.rar (Depending on your XBOX)
WinXip
About 50 - 100 MB of free space on your PC

*NOTE* MAKE SURE you have an XBOX Live Tab before doing this.
*NOTE* Everytime you edit your config.xap file make sure to save it and then resign the xboxdash.xbe with Winxip.
*NOTE* If you need any of the files needed to do this E-Mail me I have made a zip file with all the files. (My E-Mail is at the end of this tutorial).

Now you will be able to have a Blue MS Dashboard instead of the plain old green, and be able to run all of your Games, Apps, Emus, Dashboards, ETC... from here also :)

To Begin:

Make a folder somewhere on your PC named BLUEdash, and Backup. FTP into your XBOXes C:\ Drive. Copy your entire C:\ Drive to the Backup folder on your PC for safe keepings just incase you do screw something up. Once you've done that, copy your xboxdash.xbe and the contens of your xboxdashdata.1012a700 or 10027100 (Depending on which you got) to the main dir of BLUEdash. Now in the main dir. of BLUEdash you should have your xboxdash.xbe, and a whole bunch of *.xip files in there.

Now extract True_Blue_MsDash_Patcher_1012a700.rar OR True_Blue_MsDash_Patcher_10027100.rar (Depending on which you got) into the main dir of BLUEdash. Run 1012a700.exe OR 10027100.exe (Depending again, on which you got).
If successful, it would have made an xboxdash.xbe.bak file in the BLUEdash dir. If not, redo it, or you don't have a clean xboxdash.xbe file.

Now extract Blue_Music_Config_v_0_2.rar to the Main Dir of BLUEdash. Run it, and locate BLUEdash dir and select it and follow the easy on screen instructions.

Once that's done, install WinXip on your computer, but NOT in the BLUEdash dir. Once installed, run it. Go To File -> Open. Locate the "default.xip" file in your BLUEdash dir. Once opened, you will see a bunch of other files. Locate the config.xap files, right click on it, then click "Extract" then save it in the main dir of your BLUEdash dir.

Now open the config.xap in WORDPAD. This is where the configuring takes place. I will try to explain this the best that I can to you.

----------------------------------------------------
use5ButtonMainMenu means if you want 5 tabs (you know how when you boot your Microsoft Dashboard it only has 4, Memory, Music, Settings, and XBOX Live, well you can have 5! :) just put use5ButtonMainMenu = true; to have 5, or change it to false to only have 4 tabs, up to you.
----------------------------------------------------

MainMenuItem1 = "STORAGE";
MainMenuItem2 = "MEMORY";
MainMenuItem3 = "MUSIC"; // This will be removed when using the 4 Button Menu
MainMenuItem4 = "SETTINGZ";
MainMenuItem5 = "MEDIA PLAYER";

// 0 = Settings Style Submenu
// 1 = Apps menu
// 2 = Emus menu
// 3 = Games menu
// 4 = Dashboards menu
// 5 = Original Music menu
// 6 = Original Settings menu
// 7 = Original Memory menu
// 8 = Launches Xbox Media Player straight from the Main Menu (Requested)

MainMenuLaunch1 = 0;
MainMenuLaunch2 = 7;
MainMenuLaunch3 = 5; // This will be removed when using the 4 Button Menu
MainMenuLaunch4 = 6;
MainMenuLaunch5 = 8;

OK this stuff right here... See the MainMenuItem1,2,3,4,5? Those are the Tabs for your Dash you can change them to whatever as you see I did... Now the next part, is what you want what to launch. Example, MainMenuLaunch2 = 7; that means that MainMenuItem2 is MEMORY, if you look at what // 7 = Original Memory menu is, it's memory. So it will launch memory from there. Say you want MainMenuItem5 to be Dashboards, all you have to do is change MainMenuItem5 = "DASHBOARDZ"; and change MainMenuLaunch5 = 4; get it? I hope, read it over slowly!

----------------------------------------------------
Next is your XBOX Media Player Path, it will say this: XBMPpath = "\\Device\\Harddisk0\\Partition1\\Apps\\XBMP\\";
\\Device\\Harddisk0\\Partition1 = E
\\Device\\Harddisk0\\Partition2 = C
\\Device\\Harddisk0\\Partition6 = F

So right now, its pointing at the E Drive. If you have it on the F drive for example, just change Partition1 to Partition6.
Say you have it on the E drive, in Apps\Tools\XBMP for example. Simply change \\Device\\Harddisk0\\Partition1\\Apps\\XBMP\\
TO \\Device\\Harddisk0\\Partition1\\Apps\\Tools\\XBMP\\";
----------------------------------------------------
SubMenuItems = 6; // 6 or less

SubMenuItem1 = "DASHBOARDZ";
SubMenuItem2 = "APPZ";
SubMenuItem3 = "EMULATORZ";
SubMenuItem4 = "GAMEZ";
SubMenuItem5 = "REBOOT";
SubMenuItem6 = "SHUTDOWN";

// 0 = Dashboards Menu
// 1 = Apps menu
// 2 = Emus menu
// 3 = Games menu
// 4 = Reboot Xbox
// 5 = Shutdown Xbox

SubMenuLaunch1 = 0;
SubMenuLaunch2 = 1;
SubMenuLaunch3 = 2;
SubMenuLaunch4 = 3;
SubMenuLaunch5 = 4;
SubMenuLaunch6 = 5;

For this next part, it's pretty much the same as the first time. Change whatever you want the SubMenuItem* to be, and match them with the SubMenuLaunch* using the Key In the Middle. Hehe, and example: Say for SubMenuItem4 you want Emulatorz, simply change SubMenuItem4 = "EMULATORZ"; and SubMenuLaunch4 = 2; Now isn't that easy? :)
One more note: SubMenuItems = 6; // 6 or less for that, thats how many Items you can have on the menu. You can't have more then 6, as it states. Say you have 4, simply change SubMenuItems = 4; // 6 or less thats it. All I did was change the 6; to a 4; Remember this for the next parts also.

----------------------------------------------------
password = "aaaa"; // Dont use b

// Left Trigger = L // Right Trigger = R // X button = x // Y button = y // A button = a //
// White Button = W // Black Button = B //
// D-Pad Up = u // D-Pad Down = d // D-Pad Right = r // D Pad Left = l //

nPsswrd = 1; // 0 = No Password // 1 = 1st Menu // 2 = 2nd Menu // 3 = 3rd Menu // 4 = 4th Menu // 5 = 5th Menu // 6 = 6th Menu

This part is pretty Easy to understand. When loading the Dashboardz or whatever you put SubMenuItem1 to in the point before, it will ask for a password. To have no password, simply put a "0" (Zero) in password = "aaaa"; Like so: password = "0";
And so on, like that. Real easy stuff.
----------------------------------------------------
dashsMenuName = "DASHBOARDZ";

numberOfDashs = 2; // 10 or less for now

dashespath = new Array ( "\\Device\\Harddisk0\\Partition1\\Dashboards\\", "\\Device\\Harddisk0\\Partition2" );

dashname = new Array ( "EVOLUTIONX",
"AVALAUNCH",
"DASH3",
"DASH4",
"DASH5",
"DASH6",
"DASH7",
"DASH8",
"DASH9",
"DASH10" );

For this part, you can change the dashsMenuName to whatever you like. Say you have 4 Dashes, simply change numberOfDashs = 2; to numberOfDashs = 4; As it states, you can't have more then 10.
Now pick where the dashes are located. Say like me, you have Evox on the C:\ Drive, \\Device\\Harddisk0\\Partition2" ); it's already set. Say you have the rest of your Dashboards on the E Drive, in E:\Dashes, simply change \\Device\\Harddisk0\\Partition1\\Dashboards\\ to \\Device\\Harddisk0\\Partition1\\Dashes\\",
Now you can place your Dashboards name in the DASH1, DASH2, DASH3, etc...
*NOTE* Say you put MEDIAX as a dash name, make sure MEDIAX is ALSO the dir. name of where the files for that dash is. Take that into consideration for the next 3 parts, Appz, Emuz, and Gamez.
----------------------------------------------------
appsMenuName = "APPZ";

numberOfApps = 13; // 15 or less for now

appspath = new Array ( "\\Device\\Harddisk0\\Partition1\\Apps\\", "\\Device\\Harddisk0\\Partition6\\Apps\\" );

appname = new Array ( "XBOX MEDIA PLAYER",
"BIOS CHECK",
"BOXPLORER",
"CONFIGMAGIC",
"DVDX",
"HDD LOADER",
"MOUSE TEST APP",
"VIDEO MODE",
"XBOX WATCH",
"XBOXCOPY",
"XCOMMANDER",
"BOXLINK",
"XBCLINK",
"APP14",
"APP15" );

Basically just follow the steps on how you did it with Dashboards. appsMenuName can be whatever you like it to be.
Say you have 7 apps, change numberOfApps = 13; // 15 or less for now to numberOfApps = 7; // 15 or less for now
Set the path, as you can see its pointing to the E and F drives (Partitions 1 and 6) Once again, say your apps are in F:\Tools\Apps just change "\\Device\\Harddisk0\\Partition6\\Apps\\" ); TO "\\Device\\Harddisk0\\Partition6\\Tools\\Apps\\" ); appname = new Array ( "XBOX MEDIA PLAYER", Your 1st app name goes here following your others. They can be in any order as long as what they are named here is what the folder name is on your Hard Drive.
----------------------------------------------------
emusMenuName = "EMULATORZ";

numberOfEmus = 9; // 15 or less for now

emuspath = new Array ( "\\Device\\Harddisk0\\Partition1\\Apps\\Emulators\\",
"\\Device\\Harddisk0\\Partition6\\Emus\\" );

emuname = new Array ( "ATARI",
"GAMEBOY",
"GBA",
"GENESIS",
"MAMEX",
"N64",
"NES",
"PSX",
"SNES",
"EMU10",
"EMU11",
"EMU12",
"EMU13",
"EMU14",
"EMU15" );

Same thing here EXACTLY same thing here, as it just was with Apps.
----------------------------------------------------
gamesMenuName = "GAMEZ";

numberOfGames = 1; // 50 or less for now if you want more just ask

gamespath = new Array ( "\\Device\\Harddisk0\\Partition1\\Games\\",
"\\Device\\Harddisk0\\Partition6\\Games\\" );

gamename = new Array ( "NFL FEVER 2004",
"GAME2",
"GAME3",
"GAME4",
"GAME5",
"GAME6",
"GAME7",
"GAME8",
"GAME9",
"GAME10",
"GAME11",
"GAME12",
"GAME13",
"GAME14",
"GAME15",
"GAME16",
"GAME17",
"GAME18",
"GAME19",
"GAME20" );

Again, EXACTLY the same as Apps and Emus.
----------------------------------------------------
Now, once you have done all that, make sure to save your config.xap file. Once you have done that, Open Winxip, go to File -> Open, locate your default.xip file, and open it. Once you have that open, right click somewhere on the left side in the white, area, and click "Insert" locate your config.xap file, and click Open. Then go to File -> SAVE!

Go to File -> Open again, and open mainmenu5.xip. Right click anywhere in the left in the white, and click "Insert" Go to your BLUEdash dir, and Insert xbox4.xbx. Go to File -> SAVE!
Open settings3.xip and Insert outline.xbx. SAVE!
Open music2.xip and Insert outline.xbx again. SAVE!
Close down WinXip, and open it again. Go To File -> Resign MS Dashboard. Locate the xboxdash.xbe file in your BLUEdash folder, and open it. Then click on "Browse" and locate the BLUEdash folder. All the files should know have a Checkmark infront of them rather then an X, right? Almost there! :)
Now simply click "Resign" Wait a few seconds, it should say "xboxdash.xbe successfully resigned." SUCCESS!
Now FTP back into your XBOX, Delete the xboxdash.xbe located in the C:\ Drive, and replace it with your xboxdash.xbe in the BLUEdash dir. Next, go into your xboxdashdata.* (which ever you had) and delete all of the files in there. Put all of your XIP files from your BLUEdash dir into there. Now just make sure you have all your XIP files in the xboxdashdata.* folder, and your xboxdash.xbe in the main dir of your C:\ Drive.
Reboot XBOX.
If you did it correctly, you will get the Blue Dash :)
If you did it wrong, you will get Your XBOX Needs Service Error. If this happens to you, burn EVOX to a CD/DVD preferably DVD if you don't have a Samsung Drive in your XBOx, and put it in your drive, shut off XBOX with disk in drive, turn it back on and EVOX should load. FTP back into your xbox, delete the xboxdash.xbe and all the files in xboxdashdata.* and replace them with the files you put in the Backup folder. Aren't you happy you made a backup folder with your old files? :) Then just try it again, you did something wrong.

Have any questions? Problems? E-Mail me at slushie_slushie_@hotmail.com <-- MSN and E-Mail you can also contact me on mIRC on #xbox on EFNET

If you need any of the files needed to do this, also ask me i have made a zip file of them for you.