Firstly, get your network status on the Xbox 360 network settings. This will tell you if connected or not etc. If you know its the update, you can go onto the xbox website and download the update manually. There will be a installation guide to apply the update.
if it is a Normal Xbox game and you want to play it on the xbox you may need to manually update your xbox
all can but most you need to manually update your Xbox the halo games and be played on Xbox 360
unfortunately, you are unable to download an update without Xbox live
No, since Kinect won't work without updating the Xbox's firmware.
No, the updates require a connection and Xbox live.
You can't.
No games will update your Xbox 360. When you insert a game and it asks you to update, this is a game update.
The error code is due to the new dashboard update. The way to get around this error is to download the update on the xbox website and manually install it yourself. If still no luck, I would suggest you to contact Microsoft, tell them what happens and what error code appears.
Games releised after the update's reliese should carry the update. You can also get the update through Xbox Live.
download the updates from the official xbox 360 website then burn them on to a data disc then put the disc into your xbox 360 and install the updates.
I just try to play an avi file yesterday, "I copy the file on cdr and put it in my xbox drive then try to play it .... then it says you need an update to play this file... then after this update I am able to play the avi files!