Is there any risk with putting games on Zune?

klar · 05-09-2008, 10:00 PM

I was wondering if putting any of these games on the Zune, compiling them and what not, puts me at risk of messing up the firmware or anything? Is it easy to remove them completely along with the Games entry in the menu if I find it has issues? Thank you

dustingrey · 05-09-2008, 10:05 PM

No problems reported yet. As far as removing everything I don't know.

This is probably in the wrong section...

soccerfreak24 · 05-09-2008, 10:05 PM

It's easy to remove games, although I don't know about the menu item. As far as risks go, i'm not sure. Both me and my friends zunes crashed yesterday while playing/loading games. He's returning his tomorow, and i'm currently in a replacement process with microsoft. Was this caused by zune games? I don't know. It is a bit strange that we both had our zunes crash though. I haven't heard of many other people having issues, so you should be fine. ours may just be coincidence.

zaboomafoo1212 · 05-09-2008, 10:07 PM

How do you delete them?

soccerfreak24 · 05-09-2008, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zaboomafoo1212

How do you delete them?

Go to the game, and istead of selecting play, click delete.

collver · 05-09-2008, 10:18 PM

the only real risk would a coder making a virus or something. So try to install games from people you trust.

Bman22 · 05-09-2008, 10:27 PM

Being that this is only a pre beta release, it is definitly a little risky. If your zune dies though, just do what you do with your computer when it dies. Reinstall the firmware. The only way to remove the games menu, is also to reinstall the firmware.

P.S. this is way in the wrong section. What is it with people and posting in the wrong place/

LPX, or sombody move this to general games discussion please

Mitch · 05-09-2008, 11:07 PM

There is a risk doing anything, you could say that just by looking at your Zune you are risking it blowing up, and the parts flying through the air could poke your eyes out.

But yes, this is the wrong place and I'm sure there is some risk.

charmed61 · 05-09-2008, 11:35 PM

well maybe there's some risk but so far my zune is working perfectly fine for me

telepheedian · 05-10-2008, 07:48 AM

My zune got stuck on reboot after a game, but I just let the battery die and it was fine. Was pretty bad though, it wouldn't respond to the reset keys.

saab900 · 05-10-2008, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mitch

There is a risk doing anything, you could say that just by looking at your Zune you are risking it blowing up, and the parts flying through the air could poke your eyes out.

But yes, this is the wrong place and I'm sure there is some risk.

YouTube - accepted blow **** up...

lol

How prominent is the risk of a virus encoded game? Like how easy would it be to fit in a game? Arnt they relitivelly small?

charmed61 · 05-10-2008, 11:16 AM

lol trust me there's ways... there's this half- virus thing that will delete everything in a hard drive... and it's like 100 times smaller than a picture

jsedlak · 05-10-2008, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by collver

the only real risk would a coder making a virus or something. So try to install games from people you trust.

It would be incredibly hard to make a virus since you cannot run unmanaged code using the XNA Framework / Zune Games. It works similarly to XNA games on the Xbox 360 and no problems have been reported to date (as far as I know).

Problems with it freezing may be due to the fact that this software is in CTP. If a game freezes, it is probably due to an error in the code. You should be able to press and hold the back button to exit any Zune game at any time.

If you are having an issue repetitively with a game or with the software in general, please post to the XNA portion of http://connect.microsoft.com. Or send me a private message with how to reproduce the problem, the model of your zune and any other relevant information such as the game it happened in.

Tiptup300 · 05-10-2008, 11:36 PM

jsedlak is correct, virtually NO risk.

sandman · 05-12-2008, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soccerfreak24

Go to the game, and istead of selecting play, click delete.

amoo3 · 05-12-2008, 05:49 PM

There are risks, its a pre-release, but I dont know how much of a risk it is. Worst comes to worst you'll have to do a hard reset of your Zune. I've still yet to experience any problems.

Eurydius del Ark · 05-19-2008, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by collver

the only real risk would a coder making a virus or something. So try to install games from people you trust.

Erhmm.. just for the record.

Are there any known Zune viruses? ._.

C# or otherwise?

bobbyeggo · 05-20-2008, 11:15 AM

There is one risk: having fun. lol

ZacMagnum · 05-20-2008, 12:14 PM

haven't heard of any viruses...thats 1up for the zune over ipod! Some iPods were shipped with viruses on them in the past, take that, Apple!
See for yourself!! http://www.apple.com/support/windowsvirus/

jsedlak · 05-26-2008, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZacMagnum

haven't heard of any viruses...thats 1up for the zune over ipod! Some iPods were shipped with viruses on them in the past, take that, Apple!
See for yourself!! http://www.apple.com/support/windowsvirus/

Someone should tell Apple that 1% of 10 000 000 iPods is still a lot of iPods.

05-09-2008, 10:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
klar Zewbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 9 Reputation: 10	Is there any risk with putting games on Zune? I was wondering if putting any of these games on the Zune, compiling them and what not, puts me at risk of messing up the firmware or anything? Is it easy to remove them completely along with the Games entry in the menu if I find it has issues? Thank you

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soccerfreak24 Support Team Expert Zuner Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,921 Reputation: 181	It's easy to remove games, although I don't know about the menu item. As far as risks go, i'm not sure. Both me and my friends zunes crashed yesterday while playing/loading games. He's returning his tomorow, and i'm currently in a replacement process with microsoft. Was this caused by zune games? I don't know. It is a bit strange that we both had our zunes crash though. I haven't heard of many other people having issues, so you should be fine. ours may just be coincidence. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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Bman22 Professional Apple Basher Support Team Jr. Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 264 Reputation: 42	Being that this is only a pre beta release, it is definitly a little risky. If your zune dies though, just do what you do with your computer when it dies. Reinstall the firmware. The only way to remove the games menu, is also to reinstall the firmware. P.S. this is way in the wrong section. What is it with people and posting in the wrong place/ LPX, or sombody move this to general games discussion please __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. thanks to To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. for the sig To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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dustingrey Zuner Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 63 Reputation: 16	No problems reported yet. As far as removing everything I don't know. This is probably in the wrong section...

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Mitch Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: P-Vegas Posts: 612 Reputation: 24	There is a risk doing anything, you could say that just by looking at your Zune you are risking it blowing up, and the parts flying through the air could poke your eyes out. But yes, this is the wrong place and I'm sure there is some risk. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Sig by MajerPayne Use Mp3Tag to get your music to show up as playcount on Zune.net

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charmed61 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: The Gold Rush State! Posts: 651 Reputation: 4	well maybe there's some risk but so far my zune is working perfectly fine for me __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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telepheedian Zewbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 4 Reputation: 10	My zune got stuck on reboot after a game, but I just let the battery die and it was fine. Was pretty bad though, it wouldn't respond to the reset keys. Last edited by telepheedian : 05-10-2008 at 07:50 AM. Reason: spelling error

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charmed61 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: The Gold Rush State! Posts: 651 Reputation: 4	lol trust me there's ways... there's this half- virus thing that will delete everything in a hard drive... and it's like 100 times smaller than a picture __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-10-2008, 11:36 PM	#14 (permalink)
Tiptup300 Jr. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 387 Reputation: 116	jsedlak is correct, virtually NO risk.

05-12-2008, 05:49 PM	#16 (permalink)
amoo3 Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 64 Reputation: 11	There are risks, its a pre-release, but I dont know how much of a risk it is. Worst comes to worst you'll have to do a hard reset of your Zune. I've still yet to experience any problems.

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bobbyeggo Experienced Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Location: Columbus, GA Posts: 198 Reputation: 15	There is one risk: having fun. lol __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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ZacMagnum Zewbie Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA Posts: 9 Reputation: 14	haven't heard of any viruses...thats 1up for the zune over ipod! Some iPods were shipped with viruses on them in the past, take that, Apple! See for yourself!! http://www.apple.com/support/windowsvirus/ __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. - Go check it out To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Last edited by ZacMagnum : 05-20-2008 at 12:16 PM. Reason: forgot some info...

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