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How to Apply(Patch) a Title Update to an XEX
By Twis7eD of InsomniacGamerZ.net

This tutorial will teach you how to apply a title update of a specific game to the corresponding XEX for the game. This will allow you to play on the latest version of the game on a JTAG'd Xbox 360 or dev kit.

Requirements:
Xorloser's XexTool
A game's XeX(I will be using Black Ops' default_mp.xex) - Can be found on the ISO
The same game's title update - Lots of TU's can be found here
WxPirs(direct download) or WxPirs download page(Other programs like Le Fluffie can be used too, but I will be using WxPirs for this tut)

Once you have all of the above, you can continue. If you do not know how to extract the XeX for the specific game off the ISO, then search around on IGZ. I have posted a tutorial on how to do that as well.


1. Once you have your title update, we will need to extract the default.xexp(or default_mp.xexp if you're doing it for any Call of Duty game) file from it. These files(default_mp.xexp or default.xexp are patch files. Normally when you are applying a title update to a game, it will patch it and update you to the newest title update. That's essentially what we're doing without actually needing the title update file.

2. Open WxPirs. You should be presented with a screen similar to this:


3. Now open your title update, by pressing the folder button.


4. Find your title update wherever you saved it on your computer. The file could be packed in many folders(normally those are the folders telling you where to put the title update if you were playing on a normal Xbox). When you finally get to the title update, it will have a really long name. Black Ops' title update 1 is: 05372C4633FD9D6C05D3AD9248D8E3048CD37D2E41.


5. When you finally have the title update open in WxPirs, you are going to see all the files that are packed into the title update. Most of them are useless to us right now except the ones that I mentioned above(default.xexp or default_mp.xexp). You can also confirm that you have the right file that you want because in the bottom right hand corner it will tell you what the file is. My file says: Call of Duty 7: Black Ops Title Update #1.


6. Now we can extract the default.xexp and/or default_mp.xexp files. To do this, just highlight them if you have two(CTRL+click). Then once both the files are highlighted, right click on top of one of them and press: Extract Files.


7. Now pick a directory(folder) where you are going to place the file(s). I am going to put them on my desktop.


8. Now check to make sure that the files are where you saved them. If they are, then you can close WxPirs.

9.Now it's time to open XexTool. XeXTool is kind of complicated(if you've never used it before). It's a CLI program. It uses command prompt instead of having a GUI like most programs. To open XexTool, we're going to have to open it in command prompt. To do this, start command prompt. On Windows 7, you need to search for CMD and it will come up. To do this, go to the start button > search bar > type "CMD" (without quotes).


10.Now that command prompt is open, we need to open XexTool in it. To do this, find where you saved XexTool to.


11. Now we're going to need to drag the XexTool.exe into command prompt. To do this, just put the folder where you saved XeXTool to side by side with command prompt and drag XexTool.exe into command prompt. Once you have done that, command prompt should look something like this:


12. Now it's time to patch the title update(default.xexp/default_mp.xexp) with our XeX(default.xex/default_mp.xex) file. Since XexTool has it's own commands, this might be a little confusing as to what you are actually doing, but it is simple. Here is what you should type:

-p C:\Users\CharLzarD\Desktop\default_mp.xexp C:\Users\CharLzarD\Desktop\default_mp.xex

. This will patch your default_mp.xexp to your default_mp.xex file. So, if you haven't already, press enter. If you did it right, then you should see this:


Now, since not all computers use the C drive, have the name CharLzarD, and you might not have saved your files to the desktop, we're going to need to break this down.
The part at the beginning of what you're typing is your drive. This is where I typed C:. And the next part CharLzarD is the name of MY computer. So, if your computer is not called CharLzarD, then it will be something different. The easiest way to figure out what drive you're using and what your computer is called is to follow what command prompt says when you open it. To see what I mean, look at this image:

Whatever your computer says where mine says C:\Users\CharLzarD> is what you should use. Then just make sure that you have your files on your desktop. If you are patching a default.xexp to a default.xex, then make sure to change that part in command prompt too. If you're using a default_mp.xexp and default_mp.xex, then obviously don't change that part.

13. Now, at this point, we are done patching the title update to the game. But there is one last thing that may not be required, but it might also be. I'm not sure at this point. I would say, try to play the xex and if it doesn't play, then try this last step. So, with that being said, we are going to drag XexTool back into command prompt and type

-c c C:\Users\CharLzarD\Desktop\default_mp.xex

We should then be left with this screen:


Again, you are going to need to change your drive, computer name, and location and name of file if any of that is different than mine. Do not just copy and paste what I posted above.


This tutorial was made by Twis7eD of InsomniacGamerZ.net and only for InsomniacGamerZ.net This tutorial may not be ripped without the permission of me. If you rip this tutorial, then at least have the decency to give me and my website credit. This tutorial took long to make and you should not steal the credit.