How to clean my Xbox (original xbox)?

Question

Recently, my Xbox has given me the
- "the disc you are playing may be dirty or damaged" - message and it's really making me angry. I thought it was the game I was playing but my Xbox is giving me that message with at least 5 games that i've tried. Is there a way to clean my Xbox? Could there be dust on the inside. Has anyone else had this problem... and how did you fix it? Thanks.

Answer 1

Assuming you checked your discs to make sure they're not dirty or
scratched already...

1. Use a DVD Head Cleaner.
2. Open the XBOX up and clean the laser Head manually.

There is a guide for doing just that Here
http://llamma.com/xbox/Repairs/cleaning_your_dvd_drive.htm

Before you actually open it up, you may as well try the head cleaner first...


Hope that helps.