Xbox 360: How to use a newly created Xbox 360 Live gamer profile on the original Xbox console (906923)

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The original Xbox console does not use the same security features for parentally controlled accounts as the Xbox 360 console uses. Therefore, parentally controlled accounts are not backward-compatible. Silver accounts are free accounts and therefore will not work on Xbox Live.

To use your Xbox 360 Xbox Live profile on the original Xbox console, follow these steps:

1. Before you can use your Xbox Live profile on the original Xbox console, you must enter a minimum set of details in the Xbox 360 console. These required details include your credit card information, your postal code, and your telephone number.

   Important If you remove any part of this information from the Xbox 360 console, account recovery will either fail or the account will no longer function on the original Xbox console.

   
   
   To enter the minimum profile details in the Xbox Dashboard, follow these steps:
   1. Access the account management area in the Xbox Dashboard. For more information about how to access the account management features, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

      906920 Xbox 360: How to access Xbox Live account management features

   2. Select Memberships, and then press the A button.
   3. Select the appropriate membership type, and then press the A button.
   4. Select Change Payment Options, and then press the A button.
   5. Select Add Credit Card, and then press the A button.
   6. Type the name, the credit card type, the credit card number, and the expiration date, select Next, and then press the A button.
   7. Complete the billing address information, and then press the A button.
2. Perform account recovery on the original Xbox console.
   • If you recover an account, the Xbox 360 Xbox Live account is still valid. You can continue to use the Xbox 360 Xbox Live account after you recover an account on the original Xbox console.