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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. Well... by AltGrendel · · Score: 5, Funny
    Looks like Vista will be a Zune killer app.

    Yes, i know that Vista is an OS, not an app.

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  2. WTF ? by jfclavette · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Please. That might be because the OS is NOT OUT YET, and that it will be added as a supported OS when it is ?

    Yes. Of course, Microsoft won't support Zune on his next OS. Thanks Slashdot. That wins the 'biggest troll story ever' award.

  3. 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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  4. Re:As If... by diersing · · Score: 5, Funny

    BG - OK guys, are we ready for the Zune launch?
    Lackey - yes sir
    BG - and we completed ALL of our testing?
    Lackey - yes sir
    BG - make it so
    ~~~~ 24 hours later ~~~~
    BG - WTF guys, you assured me we tested it!!
    Lackey - we did, but we test against, you know, released systems people are using
    BG - ...
    Lackey - can we work it into Vista SP1?
    BG - we'll have to, push back SP1 release to 4Q 2009

  5. Re:That's ok... by Salvance · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hehe ... apparently Steve Ballmer isn't compatible with Zune: "I want to squirt you a picture of my kids. You want to squirt me back a video of your vacation. That's [an] experience". Does he even know how the Zune works? There should be a rule against putting the word 'Squirt' in a sentence with Steve Ballmer ... ugh, nasty.

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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. Steve Balmer wants to squirt you his pictures??? by Jabrwock · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I want to squirt you a picture of my kids. You want to squirt me back a video of your vacation. That's [an] experience," he said.

    I'll bet it is. I think I'll pass though. I don't want Steve Balmer squirting things at me.

    Honestly, what strange part of his brain thinks that even SOUNDS right?

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  9. Re:The screenshot is on RC 1 by ack154 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Out of all of the people complaining that Vista "isn't out yet" ... this comment actually makes the most sense to explain the incompatibility. There have been what... 2, 3 more builds since RC1 that have been available for public download?

    That being said, it seems to be the actual Zune software that's not recognizing a supported OS - and not necessarily the OS allowing it to install. So the build of Vista may be irrelevant.

  10. Re:That's ok... by rucs_hack · · Score: 5, Funny

    steve ballmer squirting at me?

    Thanks for that mental image :-(

  11. Is that him wanting to be someone else? by remmelt · · Score: 5, Funny

    I always wondered if that was the sound of Steve Balmer wanting to be someone else... You know the one. He's also called Steve.

  12. 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)

  13. Re:FUD! by jZnat · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Well, Microsoft made Vista, and they made Zune, so why should you have to resort to hacks to get it working? Grandma won't know how to run an application in "Windows XP compatibility mode". Think of the poor users; not everyone is a geek.

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  14. Furthermore... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Who really considers looking at pictures of someone else's kid or vacation to be an entertainment experience? Now sending goatse wirelessly to all nearby Zunes - there's an entertainment experience! It could be even more entertaining to repeat such a transmission several times during the course of an overseas flight.

  15. Re:Steve Balmer wants to squirt you his pictures?? by dreamlax · · Score: 5, Funny
    Honestly, what strange part of his brain thinks that even SOUNDS right?

    Most probably the squirting part.