

Amazingly, given the amount of functionality here, the update takes about 8 seconds to install ( Figure). If you choose not to install it, you will be logged off Xbox Live until you do so.

If you're running an Internet-connected Xbox 360 on which you've created an Xbox Live account (Silver or Gold), you will be prompted to download the Spring 2007 Update ( Figure) as soon as that account logs onto the service. To find out, you're going to need to install the update first.

Does the reality match the hype? Installing the update Microsoft's been talking up the update for quite a while now. This week, Microsoft finally shipped the long-awaited Xbox 360 Spring 2007 Update, which overhauls the Xbox 360 user interface, or Dashboard, and provides other useful functionality, such as integration with Windows-based Windows Live Messenger ( see my review) instant messaging.
