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Troubleshooting

While attempting to play an original Xbox game on an Xbox 360 console, you receive the error message: "Your account has been suspended until December 31, 9999"
While attempting to play an Xbox Originals game on your Xbox 360 console, you receive the error message: " There is a problem with the game disc you are using, check if the disc is dirty or damaged"
While attempting to play an original Xbox game on your Xbox 360 console, you receive the error message: "This game does not support your current display settings"
While attempting to play an original Xbox game on your Xbox 360 console, you receive the error message: "The region code for this game does not match your console's region"
While attempting to play an original Xbox game on your Xbox 360 console, you receive the error message: "Original Xbox games are blocked by Family Settings"
While attempting to play an original Xbox game on your Xbox 360 console, you receive the error message: "Can't play this game"
While attempting to play an original Xbox game on your Xbox 360 console, you receive an error message that states you must change the resolution of your screen or your screen remains black or green
While attempting to play an Original Xbox game on your Xbox 360 console, you receive the error message: "This Original Xbox Game is Not Supported on your Xbox 360 console"
While attempting to play an Original Xbox game on your Xbox 360 console, you receive the error message: "This Original Xbox game has encountered a problem and cannot continue"

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