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Zune Not Compatible With Windows Vista

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the dungeons-but-not-dragons dept.

danimrich writes "According to a report by AppleInsider and a Microsoft support document the software for the Zune player is not compatible with Windows Vista."

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  1. Why support an unreleased OS? by bheer · · Score: 5, Informative

    Especially when Zune was developed by a team with very little connection with Microsoft's OS/Office side? Also, they've said they're going to have an app update for Vista users in time for its Jan 30 general release. This is a non-story.

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  2. Apparently Works with Vista RC2 - details by Jtheletter · · Score: 5, Informative

    As claimed by a blogger, you can in fact install the Zune software under Vista RC2. Here is a link to his blog, and the steps are included below to fend off karma whores and help save the guy a little bandwidth. Note, I do not have Vista RC2 or a Zune and have not tested this. Cheers.

    1. Don't let the Zune CD autorun - instead right click on it in my computer and choose open
    2. On the Zune setup .exe right click and go to properties
    3. Click on the compatibility tab, then check "run this program in compatibility mode for:" and select Windows XP SP2
    4. Hit apply, then ok and now go back to the opened Zune folder and run the Zunesetup.exe

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  3. Re:Come on, feel the sarcasm... for Sure (TM)? by mspohr · · Score: 5, Informative
    This week's Economist has a good article on the Zune and other things Microsoft.

    My favorite quote from the article:

    Zune is much more controversial, however, because Microsoft's pre-existing hardware and service partners are left high and dry. "I've never seen a business so blatantly screw its business partners," says Peter Sealey, a professor at Berkeley's Haas School of Business.
    Economist http://economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?sto ry_id=8142987
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  4. Re:Not yet... by VertigoAce · · Score: 5, Informative

    The first thing the Zune installer does is check to see if there is updated Zune software available. It does this before it does the OS check, so the CD installer will work as soon as Vista-compatible software is released.

    From what I read they will be releasing a beta version of the Zune software that is compatible with Vista RTM sometime relatively soon (hopefully by the Nov 30 business release). The non-beta version will be available by the time Vista is released to consumers (Jan 30)