I did the zalternator thing but

GKNOW · 01-25-2008, 11:35 PM

when i try to sync my songs to WMP 11 it says windows Media Player cannot access the file. The file might be in use, you might not have access to the computer where the file is stored, or your proxy settings might not be correct.

What does this mean.

xsirex · 01-26-2008, 12:01 AM

have you started the syncing inside the zune program then end the zune process before starting with WMP11?

Gregory · 01-26-2008, 03:59 AM

You need to unlock the device first.

GKNOW · 01-26-2008, 01:57 PM

i did unlock. When you unlock it it's the button on top of the zune right. My zune shows up on WMP 11, but it won't let me synce the songs.

GKNOW · 01-26-2008, 01:58 PM

yes i did that.

jce2005 · 01-27-2008, 06:51 AM

I believe, "unlock" means in this case "use the unlock procedure" ( see same page where you downloaded the zAltinator) to unlock the Zune from the Zune Software before you start using something else. Not the unlock button on the Zune device.

I might be wrong, but that's how I understood it.

Gregory · 01-27-2008, 06:54 AM

No, it is starting the sync in the Zune Software and ending the process.

Quote:

Originally Posted by GKNOW

i did unlock. When you unlock it it's the button on top of the zune right. My zune shows up on WMP 11, but it won't let me synce the songs.

Dizzy · 01-27-2008, 07:50 AM

lol.

Follow this tutorial up to the part where you open mediamonkey and instead open WMP

http://www.zuneboards.com/forums/tut...-new-post.html

PityOnU · 01-29-2008, 11:03 AM

Wow. Just wow.

maka · 01-29-2008, 11:06 AM

Well, i can understand why the op got confused. Unlock is a confusing term to use for the "unlock procedure" since there is that little switch on top with a picture of a lock. But then again, I don't know what I would call it otherwise.

syn3rgy · 01-30-2008, 08:47 PM

I have gotten this to work one time, but then after disconnect i get the error that he is getting. If i redo the entire process it works until disconnect. DO i have to do this every time i want to sync files with WMP?

jackluo923 · 01-31-2008, 04:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maka

Well, i can understand why the op got confused. Unlock is a confusing term to use for the "unlock procedure" since there is that little switch on top with a picture of a lock. But then again, I don't know what I would call it otherwise.

LOL... It is true that you cannot sync when the zune is "locked" as in the little button.

k-man2 · 01-31-2008, 10:24 AM

that same thing happens to me but I try it with my sister's zune and it works just fine.. . .ah man

mr.handsomeman · 01-31-2008, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gregory

You need to unlock the device first.

how do you unlock it?

nathanlawliet · 02-03-2008, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oharaj

how do you unlock it?

1. Connect your Zune to your PC.
2. Start up Zune Software 2.0
3. Sync a file to it
4. STOP the sync
5. Open up zAlternator and change the Zune's Service Provider to MediaMonkey or WMP 11, or Winamp.

That is unlocking it, my friend.

syn3rgy · 02-04-2008, 04:10 PM

So then do I have to unlock it every time i disconnect. Thats all I want to know, cause thats how it is for me and i just didn't know if thats how its supposed to work. Its like mine doesn't stay "unlocked".

nathanlawliet · 02-04-2008, 04:19 PM

I think you unlock it again after a restart, not disconnect. But I don't use it, so I'm not sure. I just think that, from other posts I've read.

Gregory · 02-04-2008, 04:23 PM

Number 4 is wrong, it should be:
4. Open up the task manager and end zune.exe.

Quote:

Originally Posted by nathanlawliet

1. Connect your Zune to your PC.
2. Start up Zune Software 2.0
3. Sync a file to it
4. STOP the sync
5. Open up zAlternator and change the Zune's Service Provider to MediaMonkey or WMP 11, or Winamp.

That is unlocking it, my friend.

PityOnU · 02-04-2008, 04:55 PM

Its like the blind leading the blind.

Sad really. 90% of people don't understand how this works at all. Funny, in a very lose-all-hope-in-humanity kind of way.

Dizzy · 02-04-2008, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PityOnU

Sad really. 90% of people don't understand how this works at all. Funny, in a very lose-all-hope-in-humanity kind of way.

It'd be easier if the just followed the tutorial but people tend to make things harder then they really are

Step by step with pictures

http://www.zuneboards.com/forums/tut...lternator.html

01-25-2008, 11:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
GKNOW Squirt Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 11 Reputation: 10 $zB: 5 Donate	I did the zalternator thing but when i try to sync my songs to WMP 11 it says windows Media Player cannot access the file. The file might be in use, you might not have access to the computer where the file is stored, or your proxy settings might not be correct. What does this mean.

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jce2005 Experienced Zuner Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Queen Creek, AZ Posts: 114 Reputation: 21 $zB: 53 Donate	I believe, "unlock" means in this case "use the unlock procedure" ( see same page where you downloaded the zAltinator) to unlock the Zune from the Zune Software before you start using something else. Not the unlock button on the Zune device. I might be wrong, but that's how I understood it. __________________ Cheers, JCE

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Dizzy caucASIAN, but not as cool as ASIANS Moderator Ultimate Zuner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 6,702 Reputation: 303 $zB: 161 Donate	lol. Follow this tutorial up to the part where you open mediamonkey and instead open WMP http://www.zuneboards.com/forums/tut...-new-post.html __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Dizzy - Founder of zB REDnecks. Master Chief of Hillbillies.

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nathanlawliet Super Zuner� Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 3,590 Reputation: 65 $zB: 427 Donate	I think you unlock it again after a restart, not disconnect. But I don't use it, so I'm not sure. I just think that, from other posts I've read. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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01-26-2008, 12:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
xsirex Squirt Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 17 Reputation: 10 $zB: 7 Donate	have you started the syncing inside the zune program then end the zune process before starting with WMP11?

01-26-2008, 01:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
GKNOW Squirt Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 11 Reputation: 10 $zB: 5 Donate	i did unlock. When you unlock it it's the button on top of the zune right. My zune shows up on WMP 11, but it won't let me synce the songs.

01-26-2008, 01:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
GKNOW Squirt Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 11 Reputation: 10 $zB: 5 Donate	yes i did that.

01-29-2008, 11:03 AM	#9 (permalink)
PityOnU Super Zuner Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the real world Posts: 1,986 Reputation: 134 $zB: 4 Donate	Wow. Just wow.

01-29-2008, 11:06 AM	#10 (permalink)
maka Experienced Zuner Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 207 Reputation: 10 $zB: 35 Donate	Well, i can understand why the op got confused. Unlock is a confusing term to use for the "unlock procedure" since there is that little switch on top with a picture of a lock. But then again, I don't know what I would call it otherwise.

01-30-2008, 08:47 PM	#11 (permalink)
syn3rgy Zewbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3 Reputation: 10 $zB: 3 Donate	I have gotten this to work one time, but then after disconnect i get the error that he is getting. If i redo the entire process it works until disconnect. DO i have to do this every time i want to sync files with WMP?

01-31-2008, 10:24 AM	#13 (permalink)
k-man2 Experienced Zuner Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Utah Posts: 229 Reputation: 11 $zB: 17 Donate	that same thing happens to me but I try it with my sister's zune and it works just fine.. . .ah man

02-04-2008, 04:10 PM	#16 (permalink)
syn3rgy Zewbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3 Reputation: 10 $zB: 3 Donate	So then do I have to unlock it every time i disconnect. Thats all I want to know, cause thats how it is for me and i just didn't know if thats how its supposed to work. Its like mine doesn't stay "unlocked".

02-04-2008, 04:55 PM	#19 (permalink)
PityOnU Super Zuner Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the real world Posts: 1,986 Reputation: 134 $zB: 4 Donate	Its like the blind leading the blind. Sad really. 90% of people don't understand how this works at all. Funny, in a very lose-all-hope-in-humanity kind of way.

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