xbWatson (.NET 8.0)

Decompilation of xbWatson included in the Xbox 360 SDK, rebuilt for .NET 8.0 with modern WinForms support.

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Table of Contents

• Requirements
• Build Instructions
• Publish Standalone EXE
• Features
• Notes

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Requirements

• Visual Studio 2022
• .NET 8.0 SDK
• Windows 10/11

Build Instructions

1. Open the solution (xbWatson.sln) in Visual Studio 2022.
2. Ensure the target framework is set to .NET 8.0.
3. Build the solution in Release mode.
4. The output will be located in bin\Release\x86\net8.0-windows8.0.

Publish Standalone EXE

To create a single-file standalone executable, run one of the following in Developer PowerShell for VS 2022:

• If you want it to run anywhere without .NET installed (larger EXE):

dotnet publish -c Release -r win-x86 --self-contained true /p:PublishSingleFile=true /p:IncludeAllContentForSelfExtract=true

if you want it to require .net 8.0 runtime installed (smaller exe):

dotnet publish -c Release -r win-x86 --self-contained false /p:PublishSingleFile=true /p:IncludeAllContentForSelfExtract=true

The output will be located in \bin\x86\Release\net8.0-windows8.0\win-x86\publish.

Features

• Modernized for .NET 8.0 and WinForms
• Compatible with modern Windows versions
• Intended for use with Xbox 360 developer/rgh/jtag consoles for log monitoring and debugging

Notes

• Based on the original xbWatson tool bundled with the Xbox 360 XDK.
• For use with developer/rgh/jtag consoles only.

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Disclaimer

This software is provided for educational purposes only. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by any company or trademark holder. All trademarks and copyrights belong to their respective owners.