The End of Guest Syncing

[th3drap3ryfalls]

W00T! This is great news! Now it will be an easy task to sync to my school computers! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!

[Murc]

well, its no zune linux, but progress is progress.

thanks.

[Jesus2]

is there anyway to "un-patch" it?

[PityOnU]

why, do you want to?

[rjdeshaies]

Originally Posted by PityOnU

I am very excited today to inform you all of a new hack created by one of our members, Marshillboy. Through his ingenius reasoning and programming know-how, he has given us the opportunity to proudly release the "No Guest Hack", exclusively from ZuneBoards.

What does this do you may ask? Well, this hack will eliminate "Guest Syncing" forever. It's hard to explain, so I've brought some visual aids:

In the Zune program, when you plug in a Zune that is not registered as the "Home" Zune, you get a nasty pop up that looks like this:

This not only disallows you from fully syncing to any Zune other than your own, ifyou had to reinstall the Zune program or it messed up for any reason, it also forces you to delete everything off of your Zune before you can register it as the regular Zune. Thankfully, you can kiss your troubles goodbye with Marshillboy's Guest Zune Hack. After installing it and connecting a Guest Zune, you will get a pop up that now looks like this:

Don't worry, this will not mess up your Zune in any way (I've tested it myself). After you've clicked "Next", this just tricks the program into thinking the Zune you've connected is the normal one.

So, without further ado, here is the link to the download (hosted by ZuneBoards): http://www.zuneboards.com/staff/H&M%...est%20Hack.exe

This hack is in the zSkin Lite format, so all you have to do is follow the installation procedure for the zSkin Lites to install it (quoted below).

[beat_researcher]

Marshillboy, much props to you for this one, duder...

This has been a MAJOR frustration with the Zune software up until this point. Finally!!! Multiple computers, here comes my Zune! :grin1:

Also...

YOU GOT LIFEHACKED!!!! Congrats!!!

Originally Posted by Jesus

is there anyway to "un-patch" it?

As Jesus, you should know everything!!! lol.

When you install the patch, it asks if you want to make a backup file of the original ZuneLoc.dll file. Agree, and let it create the backup. It will make a new file named ZuneLoc Backup.dll. If you want to "unistall" the patch, just delete ZuneLoc.dll, and rename ZuneLoc Backup.dll to ZuneLoc.dll.

Voila!

[PityOnU]

Originally Posted by rodspode

1st post, Brown Zune user

We have a forum especially for this. Try to post in the right forum, man.

*Deleted*

Originally Posted by warlock2006

Wow not only this hack is bogus now I have to see your name everytime I open the zune software this is bullcrap....lol *goes and deletes the hack*


Thanks anyway

Here at ZuneBoards there is an unspoken rule about feedback on hacks: If you do like it, don't hit it. If you don't like this hack, instead of leaving a useless and demeaning comment about something that one of us worked on for an unknown amount of time, why not make the hack better yourself and repost it?

Untill then, keep it shut, junior.

[zoukeeper]

hey guys, could you help me out and figure out what I am doing wrong.

I am using vista, I copied the hack into my zune folder (left it open)
Went to services and stopped the zune program thing (left it open)
Went back and ran the hack and left the file to be changed as is and I get the following error.

Cannot create file "C:\Program Files\Zune\ZuneLoc1.dll". Access is denied (while writing Zuneloc.dll

Thanks in advance for any help.

[lpxxfaintxx]

Is your Zune program open? if it is, close it.

[zoukeeper]

Originally Posted by lpxxfaintxx

Is your Zune program open? if it is, close it.

no it is closed

[maura_ea]

Call me newb - but what is the point of this? Exactly what actions can you now perform that you couldn't before? One feature I'm looking for on a guest computer is being able to make a playlist with songs from the Zune & from the computer.

[yacko]

Originally Posted by zoukeeper

hey guys, could you help me out and figure out what I am doing wrong.

I am using vista, I copied the hack into my zune folder (left it open)
Went to services and stopped the zune program thing (left it open)
Went back and ran the hack and left the file to be changed as is and I get the following error.

Cannot create file "C:\Program Files\Zune\ZuneLoc1.dll". Access is denied (while writing Zuneloc.dll

Thanks in advance for any help.

try this right click the hack executeable file, and click Run as Administrator.. (if you are under admin rights)

[trnmariners09]

This is Fricken Sweet

[PityOnU]

Originally Posted by maura_ea

Call me newb - but what is the point of this? Exactly what actions can you now perform that you couldn't before? One feature I'm looking for on a guest computer is being able to make a playlist with songs from the Zune & from the computer.

Well, this hack allows you to easily sync songs to your Zune from multiple computers

-or-

If you Zune Player or Zune Program got messed up and you don't want to have to delete everything off of your Zune to continue using it, use this hack.

[Haven]

This will own!
I can't believe ITUNES does that. Ipod sucks.

[dancurranjr]

function DoOnLoad()
{
// Load strings from resource
infoTitle.innerHTML = LoadString(IDS_OOBE_GUEST_TITLE);
infoText.innerHTML = LoadString(IDS_OOBE_GUEST_TEXT);
infoText2.innerHTML = LoadString(IDS_OOBE_GUEST_TEXT2);


Anyone know where the strings mentioned above are stored in the DLL file? Are they in the dll file?

[PityOnU]

Haha! I think that's actually what he changed, but it's up to him whether or not to tell you how he did it or where it was ; )

[dancurranjr]

This is some of my favorite code in the dll file:

<FriendlyName>Zune Marketplace</FriendlyName>
<Description>With Zune you will be so cool you might just have an aneurysm.</Description>
<ServiceTask1 URL="http://store.zune.net/root.jhtml">

[morgoth182]

that is really cool cant wait to try!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dancurranjr]

Found it! Was thinking about changing the text:

// 028 - Guest
/**/var strIDS_OOBE_GUEST_TITLE = "Welcome to the OPEN Social";
/**/var strIDS_OOBE_GUEST_TEXT = "Music Wants To Be Free";
/**/var strIDS_OOBE_GUEST_TEXT2 = "";