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rob_fed · 11-20-2007, 10:13 AM

Hello - I am new to this whole new Zune thing. I have searched the web for hacks, tips, tricks for the external hard drive.

Here is what I have:

$99 brown Zune 30 from J&R

Zune setup disk automatically installs Zune 2.0 software

HD hack patch: Used the one from popsci.com that changes the registry settings.

What works:

In "My Computer" I can see two Zune icons of the name of my Zune player. I can click on either one and I can see the "Storage" icon and enter this folder. Then I can see all of the default folders in my Zune (Music, Video, etc...). I can delete any file inside of any folder from here within the Explorer window that first started from "My Computer"

Zune 2.* software works and I can sync music and pictures within the default software. Everything looks good at this point

What does not work:

Drag and drop - First I just tried to drag and drop a file from an Explorer window spawned from "My Documents" to one of the default folders in the Zune player. This did not work.

Create Folder - Same thing, permissions problem with the folders located on the Zune player prevent folder creation.

Note: Then I found out that you only have write permissions to your Zune when the Zune software is syncing with the player. I tried the following tricks to gain write access to the Zune:

* Opened the Task Manager - found zune.exe running, started a file transfer of a photo album within the Zune software and then killed zune.exe before the transfer was finished. Write access was still locked.

* In another web find, someone indicated that you must let a file transfer complete, leave the Zune software running, and you will have write access via the Explorer window. Did not work.

Bottom line:

If there are flaws in my process, please help me. Also, is it true that everything got disabled after the recent release of the Zune 2.* software? If so, are there any new work arounds?

Thanks,

rob

11-20-2007, 10:13 AM	#27 (permalink)
rob_fed Zewbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 4 Reputation: 10	New to Zune and have a new Zune30 Hello - I am new to this whole new Zune thing. I have searched the web for hacks, tips, tricks for the external hard drive. Here is what I have: $99 brown Zune 30 from J&R Zune setup disk automatically installs Zune 2.0 software HD hack patch: Used the one from popsci.com that changes the registry settings. What works: In "My Computer" I can see two Zune icons of the name of my Zune player. I can click on either one and I can see the "Storage" icon and enter this folder. Then I can see all of the default folders in my Zune (Music, Video, etc...). I can delete any file inside of any folder from here within the Explorer window that first started from "My Computer" Zune 2.* software works and I can sync music and pictures within the default software. Everything looks good at this point What does not work: Drag and drop - First I just tried to drag and drop a file from an Explorer window spawned from "My Documents" to one of the default folders in the Zune player. This did not work. Create Folder - Same thing, permissions problem with the folders located on the Zune player prevent folder creation. Note: Then I found out that you only have write permissions to your Zune when the Zune software is syncing with the player. I tried the following tricks to gain write access to the Zune: * Opened the Task Manager - found zune.exe running, started a file transfer of a photo album within the Zune software and then killed zune.exe before the transfer was finished. Write access was still locked. * In another web find, someone indicated that you must let a file transfer complete, leave the Zune software running, and you will have write access via the Explorer window. Did not work. Bottom line: If there are flaws in my process, please help me. Also, is it true that everything got disabled after the recent release of the Zune 2.* software? If so, are there any new work arounds? Thanks, rob