What functions do you have if your 360 is banned on live?

I just got banned and now I can't install any of my games on the hard drive. I never really heard of this happening, did I just miss it or is this new?

This really sucks. :\ Now I have to play with that loud drive and probably destroy the laser with all these memorexs.

 

http://forums.afterdawn.com/t.cfm/f-152/exactly_how_a_ban_affects_your_console-812679/

 

I am using and always have used my LIVE account to try and play the files which is installed on my internal memory and the "optional media update" is installed in the same place. I have NEVER been able to play avi or mp4 files without being on LIVE besides the fact that I had the media update installed on my machine. Previously before the ban every time I tried to play a file it would just say I need to be connected to LIVE, I would connect and it would just start playing. Now it wont play anything either streaming or through flash drives, both get the need update error. You have to be able to play vids offline there is no way the machine is limited to only playing files while connected to LIVE dosent make any sense. What if someone didnt have internet in their house or just didnt have the xbox on live?

 

Now I heard for your problem (on unbanned consoles anyway), you simply need to delete the media update and redownload it to fix your issue. Thou, I'm starting to think that banned machines are screwed.

 

I don't see how Microsoft can stop us using HDDs on a banned console. Surely thats a breach of our consumer rights?

We bought the Xbox, although we have sacrificed the Live capabilities, which is understandable as we agree to their terms every time we connect, but to change the terms for a point of sale purchase?

Have they got the right to enforce this?

 

I don't know if this makes a difference but for like nhl2010, it wouldn't let me use an old saved game file since it wanted to login onto live, i blocked access to live from the console settings and it was alright after. Dunno if that inadvertantly let it work.

 

I gave the disabled LIVE thing a shot but no dice. I feel that I should have secured offline video streaming prior to getting banned. Its OK I have a plan to fix all my problems, shady but oh well.