Stage one---------------------

Take HD ot of the webtv

Remove the slave/master pin (put somewhere safe)

Open WinHex

Select open disk

Select hard disk 2 (# of hard disk might be different depending on your setup)

Then goto Edit-->Select All

Then goto Edit-->Fill Block

Then click on Fill with 1-6,12,15, or 16 Hex and in the box below put 00 then click ok

Click ok for all warnings, should take 25 min

Put back the slave/master pin and reconnect HD back in the webtv and update it..



Stage two---------------------

Editing the connecting screen

Connect the webtv HD to your PC and open it with WinHex 

Now open connectMatt.txt in WinHex (connectMatt.txt is encluded in zip file)


Now the connectMatt file,  Goto Edit->Select All


Then Edit->Copy Block->Normal


Now go over to the Hard Disk 2

Goto Position->Then Offset, 1B07800 (That's the beginning of the connecting screen file)


You should see a backwards html starting.
( !<-- -=* *oCypirhg t9169 ,9179W beVTN teowkr,sI cn .lA lirhgstr sereev.d- --
><
thlm
> )


In the hex part of it, in row 0, click on the first letter or number, whatever appears, so it's highlighted.


Goto Edit->Clipboard Data->Write 


OK to the warnings


Save and you're good to go 
 
You might have to turn audiable dialing ON cause there's two connect screens, one with music, one without, that's the one without 

I like to use power off code 217 then turn box on and click on the connect button and you should see your edited connecting screen.