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This tutorial is solely for the purpose of ISO modding, using various tools and methods to play the ISO mod. This tutorial will include experience, as I have ISO modded quite a couple times before, and since this will be a live process, I'll double check to make sure that everything is correct and in order. Firstly, I would just like to point out that I will NOT link you to any of the World at War ISO parts. These can be found in various places, but I will not be sharing them, as it would be Warez. Also, please note that to do this process, you will need patience, as most of these steps will be a somewhat lengthy process, so please stay with me, follow these exact instructions, and your ISO will be done in no time. Thanks for reading.

Opening Xbox 360
Opening your Xbox 360, maybe probably the hardest aspect of this entire tutorial. Currently, there is no absolute way of hotswapping without opening your Xbox 360, and being completely honest, it really doesn't matter when it comes to opening for a short amount of time. If you have one of the older Xbox 360 Arcades, which are usually white, that will be even easier, as it takes literally barely any effort to do. Opening your Xbox is necessary when it comes to hotswapping, which will be explained later in the entire tutorial. Here are some samples of how to open your Xbox. I have used most of these before, and will use verified, trusted ones when it comes to opening some of the new Xbox 360s such as the Slim, and so on, which are usually all on the Kinect dashboard. No, it does not matter which dashboard you are on, all will work.

This is one of the more trusted ones.


Another trusted one.


Some of the more older ones, ignore the RROD aspect.


Slim Brands.


More recent tutorials.


Opening for Hotswap


So you get the basic idea; to hotswap and ISO mod, you need your Xbox 360 console opened.

ISO Modding World at War
Alright, so now that you have your console opened, all the files downloaded, and all the requirements, you are finally set to start modding World at War. To start off, you'll need the 7 part ISO downloaded somewhere on your computer. I suggest making a new folder, naming it CODWAWISO, and either downloading, or moving all the files directly into that folder. This is what my folder on the desktop looks like, so I know in the future where everything is located.
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Now, listen to this part carefully. There are 2 major ways that you could download the World at War ISO. This can be done through jDownloader, which downloads the files all at once. If you don't want to go through all that trouble, you can simply download all the files straight through your browser. If you have Chrome, it conveniently stores all the downloads to a certain area on your browser. This makes everything quite easier. I did suggest that you downloaded WinRAR, so that all files can be extracted. Once done downloading, move all the major ISO files to a new folder. If you had trouble with a couple ones, and had to redownload, it might say "ISO(1)" don't mind that, it's nothing, and shouldn't cause a problem. All files should be in the folder, and look like this. Make sure the files are also around this entire size.
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As you can see, I've already had these files for a couple days. Now, after you have them in a certain area, you're going to want to highlight the files 1-7, and right click on the highlighted area. About 4th or 5th down, click extract here, and if you downloaded WinRAR, it should have a little pile of books next to that text. Click that, and it should extract, taking around 10-15 minutes, maybe more. Once it's done, you will be given 2 more new files. They should look like this.
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One should me a huge 7.6GB File, and they other a rather small file. Once this is completely extracted, you want to open up ABGx360. We'll be stealth patching these games for the Xbox 360, so that they will be playable. It should say "ABGx360 GUI" wherever you placed the file. Open ABGx360, and directly from here, go to the tab that says "Autofix" and change Level 2 to Level 3. It should look similar to this. Also, make sure the following checks are checked off. I'm almost completely sure it won't matter if you hit the second check, but I've always done it this way, and had no problems, so it shouldn't matter.
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Next, we're going to want to open up the WAW iso file, in which we had extracted into the same folder; no, not the parts of the ISO, the extracted one. This will stealth patch the certain game, and have it to be played on the console. To open a file, click on the little folder icon, and navigate into the folder in which you extracted the ISO files to. It should have a similar logo to this, if not, find the really large file in the folder, which is around 7 gigs or so. Open that up, and wait for it to load, as it may take a while since it is such a big file.
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Once it's open, it should give you the specified directory in which the file is from. For example, "Files/Folder/CODWAWISO.iso" or something similar to that. Now, we're going to hit "Launch" which is at the very bottom of the program, with some creative brushes and designs. It should look like this if you can't find it correctly.
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Once you click launch, it should take up to about a minute. Some text should appear on the screen, but don't worry about that, as it is completely normal, and should happen. This is basically similar to the screen that should pop up once you start launching the program.
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If it looks different, don't worry, I have already stealth patched this ISO, so it will look somewhat different. Once it's done, you can simply ex out of ABGx360, because the game is done stealth patching. Next, is the actual "modding aspect of this tutorial. Here, we will be replacing certain files through Wx360. The download links were posted above, so they are avalaible to your use. If you downloaded the MF v2 file, there should have been a file included in there. Simply drag that to your desktop, and open up Wx360. Click on the little open icon, and select to open the huge file (7 gigs) in which he already stealth patched. In doing so, you should be brought to an entire list of various files in the ISO. Don't worry, we'll get to that in a second.
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Now that the file is open, we are now ready to replace the original files with modded ones. Now, like I said, if you haven't already, please download either MF v2, or any other modded files to replace into Wx360. Some files may contain a prototype.ff, but this file does, just 2 standard files, that give you lots of various mods. Now, before you do absolutely anything, you want to find a very important file in this jumble of files, called the default.xex. The files are in alphabetical order, so finding them shouldn't be too much of a pain. Find the file, right click > Extract file > Desktop. It should look similar to this.
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It should be a blank file, don't worry about that, it's supposed to be like that. Once that's extracted, head back into Wx360. Find the modded files on your desktop.
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Don't be overwhelmed by their names, don't worry it isn't as complex as it may seem. First, we're going to replace the common.ff file. This will replace the common.ff file, with the modded one. What you're going to do, is simply find the common.ff file in Wx360. This file usually contains the major text that's on the screen, rather than the code post, that contains more of the code. Find the file, and right click > replace > Replace with the modded one (In this case, the MF v2 file).
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Once done replacing, it hit OK. Do not exit out of Wx360 yet, as we still have a couple things to do. Next, what we're going to do, is replace the codepost with the file that is modded, in this case, Motion flex v2. These mods will give you various things, explained in the post later on. Do the same thing you did for the common. Right click on the codepost_gfx.ff > Right click > Replace> Replace with Motionflex v2 Codepost. Sort of like this.
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Once they are done loading and replaced, head back into Wx360, and go back to the default.xex file in which we extracted to the desktop before. Now, what we're going to do, is replace the file we extracted, back into the Wx program, so that now it is refreshed, and contains all of the updated information. Simply go back to the Default.xex and right click > Replace > Replace with the one on the desktop. It should look similar to this.
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Replace it, hit OK, and exit out of the program. Everything in WX360 is done for now, but if you messed up somewhere along the line, it wouldn't matter either way, because you would still need to ex out. Once finished, ex out, and open up IMGBurn. Once imgBurn is open, you should be given a list of various options to choose from. Click the "write image file to disk" option, which should look similar to this.
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Click on that, and you should be directed to a new page. This page may look overwhelming, but trust me, it is very simple if you look at it for a few seconds. The firs thing you'll want to do, is head over to the write speed, and change it to whatever it was, to 2.4x, like so. This is the default burning time for almost all ISO disks, and without the specific burn time, it will not work. Set it like so, and make the copies to 1.
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Now that the some of the main settings are complete, we must go a bit deeper. Go to the tools tab which is shown at the top. Click on the little open file, which will be used to open the ISO file, which will be burnt to the disk. Select your drive appropriately, then hit the little search icon in the upper left hand side. Click that, and find the ISO file in which is in the same folder in which you extracted it, and so on. Now, you may think you have to burn the 7 Gig file, but you don't. In this case, you have to click on the file that has the little imgBurn logo next to it. So not the one that is 7 gigs, the other one. It will look like this.
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Let it load, then head over to the tools tab which is directly above. Go to tools > Settings, and a new window should appear. Now, you're going to want to go over to the "write" tab in which a lot of information will be displayed to you. Now, take the picture below and copy the exact information that is given to you. All the checks need to be checked off, or not checked off, depending on which one. Follow these settings. The second picture of settings will be given to you, so don't exit out just yet.
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Next, on the right hand side, you'll see some information about the writing, different specifications, and what not, but the main importance on this side, will be the user specification. You're going to want to click on the option that says "Sectors in L0" and type in this exact code into the Sector option. This code will give the disk the ability to be played on the Xbox 360, giving it the specified L0. Type this code in.


Either copy and paste that, or copy it down, then write it, it does not matter, whichever way works for you. Now, exit out of the settings menu, and you should be directed back to the main menu of the imgBurn program. Now, the last thing that we'll have to do is hit "Verify" in the destination area of the program. Click off that check. This will verify the disk. Although this is not needed, I always do this just in case, and it really does not take any major memory off of the disk. Once completed, you are set to go. Insert the DL Disk, and hit the image to disk file.
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Hotswapping
Hotswapping is the second most difficult aspect in this tutorial, as it takes some time to get used to, but if you get it completely right the first try, you'll get it every other time. Once the disk is completely burned you need your Xbox open as clearly stated in the text at the beginning. Using a demonstration of a Youtube video, I'll be showing you how to through pictures of this youtube video. This is not mine, but it is the clearest one out there, and me using the pictures along with a better explanation should be pretty explanatory. As noticed, you need the magnets along with the disk tray open. Follow this guide after you have everything set up and ready.

Step 1.
Place your original disk in the tray, with the magnet on top. Make sure the metal part of the magnet is placed up, as this is the part of the magnet that usually is faced upwards. Place on top of the disk on the open disk tray. Closed it, and let it be for around 30 seconds. It should look like this.
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Step 2.
Let the real WAW disk spin for around 30 seconds as alright said. Once it is spinning, wait for it to say "Play Game". it should look like this.
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Step 3.
Once the game is loaded, don't press play. You're going to want to press "X" on the controller. This will bring up a new menu. This menu will say, "Install game, Play game" and so on. Let the menu load for a couple of seconds. Once loaded, the menu should look like this.
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Step 4.
Now comes the more tricky part. If you prefer to wear a glove, as you can cut yourself, by all means, go ahead, it won't affect anything disk wise. On your dominant hand, get your hand in position with your thumb (Left or right) on the magnet. Make sure that you're thumb is pressed firmly, and fast, so that the disk does not break or scratch. This step takes some practice, so don't try it blankly. Make sure you do all of them all together. This is what your thumb should look like pressed against the magnet.
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Step 5.
Put the modded disk in your other hand. Once the game is stopped by using your thumb, you want to pull up with your hand that you're using. Bring the game up and the magnet up at the same time, by putting your index finger on the top edge of the game. The game should come up along with the magnet, and if it doesn't pull harder. Keep trying, as this make take a couple tries, so I would suggest using a different disk if necessary.
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Step 6.
As you pull the disk up, put the original disk down, somewhere on a soft area, maybe a couch or somewhere, and keep the magnet in the same hand that you lifted the game in. With your opposite hand, place the modded disk in the tray. This must be done very quickly, as shown in the image. The disk must be put precisely in the middle, and directly in the specific spot. The disk should be around this area.
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Step 7.
Directly after, you have to put the magnet down precisely in the middle of that disk, so that the magnet can play the disk correctly. In order to do this, the magnet must be alligned with the center piece underneath. To acquire this perfection, I suggest practicing with no disk a couple times before actually doing it. If you miss, the disk may scratch, and flail all over the place. The magnet must be placed directly in the middle, in this area.
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Step 8.
As you can see, the disk is now replaced with the original one. This now allows us to play the modded disk instead of the original disk, with mods in which we replaced at the start of this tutorial. Now, from here you can do a couple different things. You can 1. Install the game, so that whenever a WAW disk is played on that drive, the zombies will be modded 2. Play the game directly, with mods, until you dashboard once again. I suggest installing it, as this will save tons of time from repeating this all over again time and time again.
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Conclusions/FAQ
You'll find that eventually certain ISO mods will not work depending on how long you've been online with the specific ISO. If on too long, the game will lag, and freeze constantly. I suggest that you restart your Xbox from time to time also. Also, if you are exposed to various fire hazards, I would suggest placing your xbox in the bottom case that you took it out of. This will prevent most fire hazards, and allow the fan to safely run.

-FAQS-
Q:Can I get banned for this?
A:Like any other mod, you can be banned for this. I would suggest creating a new account just for hosting the specific lobbies.

Q:The downloads that I received did not work correctly. What do I do?
A:Reinstall using jDownloader, instead of browser downloads. This will get all the downloads done one at a time, safely so that none are corrupt or anything of the sort.

Q: How much space does installing the game to my HDD take up?
A: It takes up around 6.4 GB on an HDD or USB flash drive, without any DLC included.

Q: What if I don't have enough space on my HDD? If I have the slim?
A: You can always buy USB flash drives in which can be used to download the game externally to.

Q: When I play the game from my HDD, it stops spinning? Should I be worried?
A: No, if installed, the game should stop spinning as soon as you start the original disk.

Q: Will installing it obstruct online play?
A: The only known bug is the fact that you cannot play co op campaign missions. All other aspects such as Campaign, multiplayer, and other games are perfectly fine.

Q: If I can't buy one from the site, where can I get an ISO?
A: You can always ask a friend who has the time and patience to do this, to do this for you. I'm sure he'll help.

Q: When I start my game, it makes very loud sounds. Should I be worried?
A: No. This is perfectly fine, especially if you have older Xboxs. Since there is no case, the sound may be amplified.

Q: The mod menu suddenly doesn't appear for anyone. Help?
A: This problem is most likely because you have been hosting for too long; restart your Xbox, or dashboard, then try again.

Q: If I buy a new disk, will I have to install it again?
A: Even so, you will not have to. It just needs to detect a WAW game. That's all.

Q: If I don't have WAW, Can I hostwap using a different main disk?
A: No, as this has been tried, and does not work. It says "disk is unreadble" if attempted.

Q: If I want to put my Xbox back together, what steps do i take?
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Q: When installing the game, it says "Disk unreadable" What do I do?
A: This is caused by either a bad download, or scratch on the ISO. Either one.

Q: When installed, can I play the game at any time, with any disk?
A: No, unfortunately, it can only be played when the WAW disk is detected.

Q: I'm having trouble removing the magnet from the disk tray, help?
A: Use either a tiny screw driver, or heavier pen, and insert it between the smaller holes. Push clockwise on one side, and reverse on the other. It should pop up eventually.

Other Tips/Information
~Using a glove may come in handy when hotswapping.
~If your WAW disk breaks, you can always let it load on the dashboard, then hotswap directly from there.
~To install most games to your HDD, it will take around 6-8 GB off of your HDD/USB.
~Make sure not to put the magnet on backwards, if done, the disk may fly out, or scratch along the metal surface.
~Make sure to label the ISO so you can tell the difference from other ones.
~If the disk is not reading, make sure the laser is placed correctly.
~If the screen is just black, try doing the process over again with a new ISO download.
~When hotswapping, make sure not to press down on laser.
~It is suggested that after WAW is installed to your HDD, to close your Xbox 360.
~There is currently no way of hotswapping with a closed Xbox 360.
~You can still play multiplayer with the game installed to the HDD.
~The Xbox may seem to be making louder noises, but its not, it's just amplified since its open.
~If you game is freezing, it may be because of various scratches.