Some very important key combinations

[bigtex292]

..i have also found that when u plug in ur zune to ur computer to sync it, but an error comes up that says something like "zune cannot find critical data on your device. Please try disconecting and reconnecting" or something like that...if u reset ur zune....use those controls in this thread thing...then the error goes away and you can sync your device....just htought id add some info

[CameleonMK]

Well, thanks, I'm sure that will serve help to somebody.

[bigtex292]

yeah.. i didnt know if that was somewhere else in this site but it looked like an appropriate thread to post in. its happened to me twice....so i think it might eventually help.

[SpartanKid8810]

There's no Halo 3 Button Combo Pic!!!

Thats zune-ist!!

[CameleonMK]

I guess you'll have to settle for black. Because there are TOO many zunes to make a pic for ALL of them.

[zunemonger]

I discovered that instead of using the key combo to put into sleep mode just leave you zune charging on either the sync cable or a wall charger because if you just leave it alone for 3 hours it goes into sleep mode by itself.

[Techy Dude]

thnx always need a refresh on the button combos good job too i learned a few maybe u can find ones thatll do somethin to it while its syncing maybe not just a thought

[darkstarsinner]

This is very cool. It came in handy because I put games on my zune but wanted to delete the games option, you know in case I had to send it in for a warranty misshap. Very handy little tool. Now I just have to wait an hour to synce 3,000 files.

[shutout5591]

Damn gud guide, ty!

[HeXuS]

This is a nice little collection of "Nifty Tools" to use on the Zune. I appreciate it much. +Rep to Original Author.

[ickna11]

thanks about a million and a half my battery died and i reset firmware and works like new

[ZuneSkier]

i had no idea about the combos to delete all files off of the zune, thank you for them

what a noob i am

[spyboyskater]

These are great...lol I would have to say i will probably use deep sleep the most because i am always at school or playing baseball. I KILL my battery most of the time.

[appleguy91]

sweeet. a while back i was looking to reset the firmware. thanks.

[DareckT]

Just recently for no reason NOTHING (not even the pics, vids, and songs, that were on it when you first get your zune) on my zune will play. All pics, album art, anything on my zune except for the background shows up. And i get the "missing or cannot be played" error. Anyway i've been trying to wipe my zune of the firmware and everything else on it but the button combinations won't work. It just seems to make the screen go black for a few seconds then it comes back on(exactly what happens if you hold the play button by it's self for a while and continue holding). btw which one is right, the picture of the 80 gig says back, middle, and right, then the instructions at the top of the page say back, middle, and play. I hope i'm missing something here because my zune is gonna have the stupid blank videos and pics that came with the zunes firmware that i can't look at stuck on there forever -.- saying because i can't access them in the software, and i can LUCKILY delete stuff and resync it to get it to work again but i'm afraid more errors will persist if i can't do a full reset on it

[yamaneniggah]

thanx i needed that

[amplitudefreq]

Very cool. I've been looking for a way to clear my zune and just start it over. Thanks for the combos

[mjm1189]

Thanks a lot. I had somewhere how to actually shut it off so it wouldn't consume any battery life and then promptly forgot how, so this is appreciated.

[podgrowth]

I've been looking for a way to delete all my music for a while. (:
I've tried pressing the back + play buttons at the zune startup(one word?) screen but my music is still there. >.<

I have the small 4gb if it matters.

[xCorn.Dogx]

I have trouble with the back + center + right on the 80gb zune, how do i press center + right at the same time? i think im doing it right but its not working