Can you do this while unplugged from the internet? XBOX 's are built for computer transfers. Can you transfer a virus from the XBOX to the PC? I don't think so. That's not a very good answer is it? XBOX 360 can be hacked. The likely-hood of your son having a hacked XBOX without knowing this is slim to none. This is something that XBOX owners try to do. Cracking the XBOX 360 is analogous to cracking a game ...which is playing without paying. As far as Microsoft not getting viruses!? Microsoft is the king of viruses. That is their big numero uno problem and why we have a hundred or so updates in our Control Panel. Every patch and most updates represent a vulnerability exposed by hackers. Microsoft's track record is the worst in the industry. If you downloaded and saved to a disk what you wanted from the Microsoft sites and then did a data file transfer offline? You are going to need a gaming site to answer this question honestly. What your son wants to do is normal for the XBOX. This is not out of the ordinary at all. How risky is it? How risky is it when you turn your computer on...always very. Until I got my security up and running on my new hard drive...I was shocked at the amount of popups I got on my desktop!!! I wasn't even on the darn internet. But with the background process for IE always running for Windows you are accessible at startup. You are really going to need a game site. Your son might be right. XBOX360 and the computer are meant to go hand in hand and really hand in hand when Vista arrives. Computers will be able to challenge XBOXERs online with VISTA...yep we will abe able to play each other if we got the cash. Then on the other hand logistically it is scarry. You don't want to be vulnerable at any time your are hooked up to the internet. Try the "Forumz" at Tom's Hardware (which is a high tech computer site). If they don't know, no one knows. They have an XBOX section. I game at a minimum. Too minimum to answer this question. Here is a link that might be useful: Tom's Hardware XBOX Forum

That's correct. The Audio Line-In gets connected to your Output on your computer. The Headphone jack is so that you can plug a set of headphones in. More than likely, that will also silence the speakers as well.

Uhh, I don't know if I would spray a deodorizer containing moisture into the computer. The odor will eventually go away. If anything, an indoor air cleaner might suck the odor out of the computer. I still think a day or two of fresh air and sunshine would help. Neal, I've seen computers with brown IDE cables that were once light grey. LOL I wear rubber gloves when I work on those "stinky" PCs.

I think what she means is should she change all of her user names and passwords for FaceBook etc. so no one can get into her information from her other computer. If so, this is why I NEVER mark any box that says "Keep Me Logged In" or "Remember Me on this Computer"!! I only use web based mail and always double check to make sure all boxes are unmarked when I login at any website!!! I would definately change all my passwords before having that computer worked on and make sure you write down the new passwords and put them somewhere safe, but NEVER on the computer.