Well Happy Holidays to all of you out there in cyberland. Its your Head Xbox tech support and coach here, to let you know how to update a xbox console without xbox live.
This is handy if you are out of town and you get a new xbox for the holidays and you have no way to get on xbox live to update or best of all if you internet goes haywire or your console for that matter. Or you can even update a friend or relatives console if they don’t have live so they can have all the cool new stuff too!!!!!

Now you will still need an internet connection and a way to burn dvds or cds. After that its just more gravy on the table. so here are the steps and what you need to do.

This procedure involves burning the DVD or CD by using Microsoft Windows DVD or CD burning software. If you’re using third-party CD/DVD writing software, follow the instructions for creating a data disc. The same steps apply whether burning a CD or a DVD.

Making the disc:

1. Click here to begin downloading the update folder. Save it as “$SystemUpdate_Fall08.zip” anywhere on your computer. But please know where it is. I prefer to make a new folder on the desktop for an issue like this.
2. Place a blank disc in your burner.
3. From Windows Explorer, select Open Writable CD Folder Using Windows Explorer or open the CD drive icon.
4. Open (double click) the zipped $SystemUpdate_ Fall08.zip folder and drag the contents of the zipped folder to the root of the CD Folder. If the CD write window doesn’t open by default, drag and drop the folder onto the CD/DVD RW drive. Note:If you are using an earlier version of Windows you will need to open the file using a separate utility (for example, WinZip).
5. In the Explorer window, click Write files to CD from the CD writing tasks or right-click the CD/DVD RW drive and select Write these files to CD. Caution: The update filename and folder structure must be intact for the update to run properly.
6. Follow the steps in the CD wizard. When you are finished with the wizard, the CD will eject. Your CD is ready to update the console:

Updating the Console:

1. Place the CD in the Xbox 360 console.
2. Power cycle the Xbox 360 console. (Turn off the console, wait 5 seconds, then turn it back on)
3. The update program will start automatically. Select Yes, update now and press A.
4. Wait for the update to complete.
5. When the console reboots, you’re done.