If you don't have a mod chip, there is no way the Xploder wil boot if its been burnt. Not directly anyway...
Xploder is not a modchip or boot disc, its a cheat device. It can however be used to load imports on a chipped ###ne when the territorial lockout isn't defeated by the modchip
(although i'm having trouble to get it working too, see my post for details)
The point is that your burnt copy of Xploder won't work if you don't have a modchip.