# Problem with xbox 360, cant change settings
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/problem-with-xbox-360-cant-change-settings/25270
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [March 1, 2007, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/problem-with-xbox-360-cant-change-settings/25270 "2007-03-01T07:58:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2007, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/problem-with-xbox-360-cant-change-settings/25270/1 "2007-03-01T07:58:23Z")
Currently, there is a “pass code” we have to type in each time to access the xbox live account. I dont want this on anymore, so under account management, I go to the “change pass code” section. From here, it asks me to enter the code. I do. Next, it says “enter new code, or press A to clear”. When I press A to clear it, it says “code cleared”, but its not really cleared. It still requires the old pass code.
If I repeat the above steps, and change the code to something else, it also doenst work and still requires me to use the old pass code.
Any clue why its doing this?? I want to get rid of this, but something is acting up. Its as if the system is completely ignoring its commands. This is the only issue I am having though, everything else seems to work fine, including downloading content, playing content off of the hard drive, etc… So, I dont think its a hardware issue.
Any ideas?
–mark
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### Author:  [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2007, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/problem-with-xbox-360-cant-change-settings/25270/2 "2007-03-01T10:31:59Z")
I may have found one way. Supposedly if you delete the account, and then use the xbox live recovery tool to pull your account back onto the xbox, all pass code information is deleted. This seems like a ridiculous workaround, but, I guess i’ll do it if it works.
–mark
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### Author:  [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2007, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/problem-with-xbox-360-cant-change-settings/25270/3 "2007-03-01T11:10:05Z")
Did it work?
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### Author:  [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2007, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/problem-with-xbox-360-cant-change-settings/25270/4 "2007-03-01T11:13:42Z")
[quote=“ryanmcell,post:3,topic:25270"”]
Did it work?
[/quote]
I’m at work now 😛 I’ll find out when I go home and try it out.
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### Author:  [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2007, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/problem-with-xbox-360-cant-change-settings/25270/5 "2007-03-01T11:25:38Z")
Ahhh, makes sense. PM’d
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### Author:  [@badazzss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/badazzss)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2007, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/problem-with-xbox-360-cant-change-settings/25270/6 "2007-03-01T11:55:36Z")
this does work actually. apparently they finally figured out that the “pass code” was a waste of time and effort.
[quote=“neonglh,post:2,topic:25270"”]
I may have found one way. Supposedly if you delete the account, and then use the xbox live recovery tool to pull your account back onto the xbox, all pass code information is deleted. This seems like a ridiculous workaround, but, I guess i’ll do it if it works.
–mark
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### Author:  [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2007, 12:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/problem-with-xbox-360-cant-change-settings/25270/7 "2007-03-01T12:00:22Z")
Yeah, I just dont know why its not working in the meanwhile, just clearing it. It must be some conflict somewhere with the software.
–mark
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### Author:  [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2007, 4:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/problem-with-xbox-360-cant-change-settings/25270/8 "2007-03-01T16:18:52Z")
It worked. I changed the gamertag for 10 bucks too, while I was at it. its now:
SIQQQ
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### Author:  [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2007, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/problem-with-xbox-360-cant-change-settings/25270/9 "2007-03-01T18:04:44Z")
Hot gamertag