I'm trying to play a game on my Xbox. This one won't work, but others will. I need help!

SOURCE: system error E74

same here was on cod 4 then suddenly little black squares so turned it off then got the bloody e74 message im bloody mad as hell, Microsoft needs to get their fingers out the arses and stop making faulty xbox's

SOURCE: Only plays Xbox games not 360 games

The lens might be on its way out.

jonno

SOURCE: New game does not play-Msg says to clean disc but it is clean.

sometimes this works but can you make sure that the time, date and locale settings on console is correct? but if it is just for one game then it is just a bad one

SOURCE: my xbox games keep breaking....it comes up when im

Hi, the problem could be down to one of a couple of things the first and most commone is a dust build up on the runners inside the tray or the laser lense itself sometimes knocking on top of it would read the games for about 4 days. then knocking will stop working. if you have any warranty left then take it back and get them to fix it or replace it, if you have no warranty left then you could either pay someone to fix it or try fixing it yourself if you do it yourself goolge for xbox 360 repair guid and this will then list loads of sites that show you how to take it apart, doing this will void any warranty and can cause more problems if you get it wrong..
if after getting it cleaned or cleaning it yourself it still dont work then this points to the fact that the dvd drive is no longer working and will need replacing.

let me know how you get on or if you need further assistance ok

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a6

SOURCE: My Xbox 360 fell over

You will probably have to get a new copy of your disk, but there is one other option that is worth a try. If you can find a "CD Repair Kit", try running your disk through that and then see if it will play. A CD Repair kit uses a clear resin to fill in scratches on the surface of a disk, removing the reason that the disk will not play. It does not always work, but a CD repair kit is much cheaper than re-buying a game you have already spent money on. try this one:
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This should be able to help you repair your disk. The best part of buying this is that you can use it on any disks that you have that skip or do not play. It will not ALWAYS work, but it is worth a shot -- especially if you spent $50 or more on the disk in the first place.