Zune on Vista

[Guest Jast3r]

hi, erm... ive got problems with my zune and vista too, i followed ur steps, which worked but, can u tell what is the "start orb" ???

[Guest khryssi89]

i was sooo upset when my zune wouldnt install on my new laptop....thanx a million

As many of you will know, I recently purchased a Microsoft Zune player (to replace my lost iPod, which never surfaced no thanks to crappy Iberia!). Unfortunately, days before the arrival of my Zune from the USA, I made the switch to Windows Vista. This meant that, when the Zune arrived, I couldn't sync it up with my media-stuffed laptop, as in their infinite wisdom, Microsoft have decided NOT to make a Vista friendly version of the software available yet.

DOH!

So I set about seeing if the XP software could run happily on Vista! It does... and here's how I did it!

Prerequisites

You need 3 things to carry out this process.

1. Zune CD - You need the CD that came with your Zune :)

2. WinRAR - You need WinRAR installed, the trial version is fine. Get it here

3. My Zune.msi install patch - You need the all important installer patch, from here: zunevista.exe

Before we start

Usual caveats apply, if your PC / Zune blows up, don't blame me (but it's working fine for me!)

The process itself is dead easy, and i've broken everything down to be as simple as possible... so don't be daunted that there's a lot of steps (well, only 10!) :P I have UAC enabled on my Vista build (the default), if you don't, then you can ignore any steps related to running things as an administrator.

Finally, don't actually plug in your Zune until prompted to do so by the Zune software.

Let's get started!

Instructions

1. Create a directory on your desktop called 'Zune'. You can delete this at the end, it's a temporary storage area.

2. Copy the 'zunevista.exe' file you downloaded above to this new directory.

2. Put your Zune CD in the CD drive. In the 'Packages\ZUNE' directory you'll find a file called 'Zune-x86-ENU.exe'. Copy that to the folder you just created.

3. This bit is why you need WinRAR! Right click the file you've just copied, and select 'Extract Here'.

4. You now have 'Zune.msi' right? Great! You can now delete 'Zune-x86-ENU.exe'.

5. Now we're going to patch the MSI to install on Vista using my patch. Double click 'zunevista.exe'. You'll get prompted by Windows to allow the application to run. Allow it :D

6. You'll see the patch run, and it will tell you it's successfully completed. Hurrah! You now have a Vista friendly zune.msi! You can delete zunevista.exe now.

We now need to run the MSI, but with elevated permissions, which is a bit of a pain. You can't just right click an MSI and do 'run as administrator', so you have to jump through some hoops.

7. Click the 'start orb' or press the windows key, and type 'cmd'. You'll see the cmd application is selected, but DON'T hit enter. Hit CTRL-SHIFT-ENTER instead! You'll be instantly prompted for permission to run the application, indicating that it will be running with elevated permissions.

8. We need to run the MSI now. Type the following 'C:\Users\Paul\Desktop\Zune\Zune.msi', obviously replacing the path as appropriate for your configuration.

You'll now be led through the Zune setup! Hurrah! Just install as normal, and when the install is finished... REBOOT. This is not an optional step, you MUST do this!

There is only one step left now, and that is to set the Zune software itself to run in XP Compatability mode. This is because MS have implemented an OS check in the software.

9. Click the 'start orb' or press the windows key, and type 'Zune'. You'll see the Zune application itself on the list - right click it, and select 'Properties'. Select the 'Compatability' tab and check 'Run this program in compatability mode for'. Click OK.

That's it! You're done! ;) You can use the Desktop or Start Menu shortcut for Zune to launch the software, and get syncing! :D

I hope this is useful, and worked, so please post below with feedback!

P

[Guest Kelvinator]

hmmm, its really strange that it worked here a couple of days ago, but then I installed vista again and now it's not working anymore.

I've tried the method on the first page again but this time i get an error when i want to start the zune.exe program. (with xp sp2 compatibility and administrator rights on/off, it doesn't matter, it gives an error)

It gives the following error when i want to launch zune;

to use zune, log off from windows, log back on, and then start zune

could it be the fact that mcafee internet security suite 2007 is installed here and have some interfere with zune?

Who can help me fixing this problem?

thnx to http://www.musiczune.de/forum/index.php?topic=213.30 it works!

Edited August 21, 2007 by Kelvinator

[Guest mrgaboone]

I Just perchased a rather expensive alienware laptop a couple months ago (the OS being vista). I was pretty scared trying out this technique because im not a Know-it-all on computers, and I want to protect my investment. I read all the responces, and decided it was safe. So far so good. I made it almost all the way. I went through all the steps (installed everything, rebooted, and tried syncing). Everytime I start up the zune program or plug in the zune a warning pops up:

"Zune software encountered an error while synchronizing to the Zune device."

The zune program recognizes that the device is plugged in but it won't let me sync songs... Help?

thanks the help so far!

[Guest goochy1]

How much is Vista at the moment as it looks fantastic ?

[Guest d.rod07_42]

Hey I got a Zune recently and tried the patch...it works great thank you so much for this man. It saved me a great deal of trouble. ;)

[Guest katasi]

Beto, ayúdame, tengo el mismo problema de los usuarios anteriores, y cuando trato de hacer lo que señalas, me dice acceso denegado!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <_<

ok if u have the problem with the users and groups try this before doing paul's mettod..

this problem is because ur vista is not in english. mine is in spanish and finally i can run it ;)

start write CMD then accept-

u need this

c:\documents and settings\users\yourUsersName

then write this

net localgroup USERS /add

hit Enter

net localgroup INTERACTIVE /add

hit Enter

net localgroup USERS "UsersName" /add

hit Enter

(ex. net localgroup USERS Matias /add)

net localgroup INTERACTIVE "NOMBRE USUARIO" /add

(ex: net localgroup INTERACTIVE Matias /add)

hit Enter

if you try to create the groups users and interactive but when u are creating interactive apears an error "the acc is alrready created" try creating the user interactivo.

[Guest cheeky98]

hi,

Good job man!!!!

Well i've got a special request cuz' when I arrive to the 8th step you mentioned below an error message comes out. here it is: " An error occured while applying security settings. Users is not a valid user or group. This could be a problem with the package, or a problem connecting to a domain controller on the network. Check your network connection and click Retry, or cancel to end the install"

Could you plz help me going through that step to finally enjoy using my Zune?

thx

cheeky98

[Guest Supercharged]

hmmm, its really strange that it worked here a couple of days ago, but then I installed vista again and now it's not working anymore.

I've tried the method on the first page again but this time i get an error when i want to start the zune.exe program. (with xp sp2 compatibility and administrator rights on/off, it doesn't matter, it gives an error)

It gives the following error when i want to launch zune;

could it be the fact that mcafee internet security suite 2007 is installed here and have some interfere with zune?

Who can help me fixing this problem?

thnx to http://www.musiczune.de/forum/index.php?topic=213.30 it works!

Yesterday I got my new laptop with Vista and this thread really helped me out on installing the Zune software. But now I've got a problem. It worked fine for a couple of hours until I signed out of Windows while running the Zune software and logged back in, then I got this error:

'To use Zune, log off from Windows, log back on, and then start Zune.'

I did that, but still get the error.

What part of that link helped for you Kelvinator?

Thanks in advance!

[Guest beersoft]

the zune 1.1 installer works fine on my vista 64ultimate mediacenter thingy, but saying it worked perfectly the first time might be due to the goat sacrificed to the hardware gods

(it also worked on vista business on the craptop)

the zune software is better than itunes (it didnt eat my mp3 collection and b0rk things)

later

Owen

[Guest MaZzi]

OK, I do everything what was write up, and in half of installation modified Zune.msi. Show my information (that information):

Someone know what can I do with it??

[Guest NetMasterX]

I followed the directions to the tee. It still needs drivers for Vista. Device manager sees it as "other device". The orginal CD does not have the driver as a separate file.

Is there Vista drivers for the ZUNE?

Thanks!

Bob

As many of you will know, I recently purchased a Microsoft Zune player (to replace my lost iPod, which never surfaced no thanks to crappy Iberia!). Unfortunately, days before the arrival of my Zune from the USA, I made the switch to Windows Vista. This meant that, when the Zune arrived, I couldn't sync it up with my media-stuffed laptop, as in their infinite wisdom, Microsoft have decided NOT to make a Vista friendly version of the software available yet.

DOH!

So I set about seeing if the XP software could run happily on Vista! It does... and here's how I did it!

Prerequisites

You need 3 things to carry out this process.

1. Zune CD - You need the CD that came with your Zune ;)

2. WinRAR - You need WinRAR installed, the trial version is fine. Get it here

3. My Zune.msi install patch - You need the all important installer patch, from here: zunevista.exe

Before we start

Usual caveats apply, if your PC / Zune blows up, don't blame me (but it's working fine for me!)

The process itself is dead easy, and i've broken everything down to be as simple as possible... so don't be daunted that there's a lot of steps (well, only 10!) :wub: I have UAC enabled on my Vista build (the default), if you don't, then you can ignore any steps related to running things as an administrator.

Finally, don't actually plug in your Zune until prompted to do so by the Zune software.

Let's get started!

Instructions

1. Create a directory on your desktop called 'Zune'. You can delete this at the end, it's a temporary storage area.

2. Copy the 'zunevista.exe' file you downloaded above to this new directory.

2. Put your Zune CD in the CD drive. In the 'Packages\ZUNE' directory you'll find a file called 'Zune-x86-ENU.exe'. Copy that to the folder you just created.

3. This bit is why you need WinRAR! Right click the file you've just copied, and select 'Extract Here'.

4. You now have 'Zune.msi' right? Great! You can now delete 'Zune-x86-ENU.exe'.

5. Now we're going to patch the MSI to install on Vista using my patch. Double click 'zunevista.exe'. You'll get prompted by Windows to allow the application to run. Allow it :D

6. You'll see the patch run, and it will tell you it's successfully completed. Hurrah! You now have a Vista friendly zune.msi! You can delete zunevista.exe now.

We now need to run the MSI, but with elevated permissions, which is a bit of a pain. You can't just right click an MSI and do 'run as administrator', so you have to jump through some hoops.

7. Click the 'start orb' or press the windows key, and type 'cmd'. You'll see the cmd application is selected, but DON'T hit enter. Hit CTRL-SHIFT-ENTER instead! You'll be instantly prompted for permission to run the application, indicating that it will be running with elevated permissions.

8. We need to run the MSI now. Type the following 'C:\Users\Paul\Desktop\Zune\Zune.msi', obviously replacing the path as appropriate for your configuration.

You'll now be led through the Zune setup! Hurrah! Just install as normal, and when the install is finished... REBOOT. This is not an optional step, you MUST do this!

There is only one step left now, and that is to set the Zune software itself to run in XP Compatability mode. This is because MS have implemented an OS check in the software.

9. Click the 'start orb' or press the windows key, and type 'Zune'. You'll see the Zune application itself on the list - right click it, and select 'Properties'. Select the 'Compatability' tab and check 'Run this program in compatability mode for'. Click OK.

That's it! You're done! :D You can use the Desktop or Start Menu shortcut for Zune to launch the software, and get syncing! :D

I hope this is useful, and worked, so please post below with feedback!

P

[Guest Paul (MVP)]

For people reading this topic - Zune is officially supported on Vista (and has been for a while), so this topic is no longer relevant!

P

[Guest deborafc]

so

during my installation i get the same error message as MaZzi ('an error ocurred while applying security settings...')

does anybody know how to solve this problem?

and yes, i´ve tried do download the software from zune.net but i kept having that 'no zune software update found' message and all i could do was hit 'close'

thanks!

[Guest iniss227]

Okay, I've followed your directions, Paul, step by step, and when I get to the Zune software installation, it stops just short of 25% on the bar and tells me that the installation has ended prematurely 'because of an error'. It gives me no more info than that.

Do you have any idea how I can get around the error?

[Guest weezybaby226]

okay i am running vista basic and when i dl from the official site i always get an error at the end. i want to do the hack shown above but i have lost the cd is anyway somone can send me 'Zune-x86-ENU.exe' plz

or does anyone have suggestions plz help srsly

[Guest aykokennah]

Dude, you totally saved my Life! It took me 3 days to actually get here after being lost in the Microsoft wilderness, but alass I made it. Thanks for everything!

[Guest audreyw]

i have a zune AND vista, and the program uploaded fine! it works, but every time i listen to more than 5 minutes of music, the DEP on vista shuts it down, and it won't let me add Zune to the list of approved programs!

it is really frustrating.

help??

[Guest pacochiva]

when i am at the comand window it wont do any thing for me what can i be doin wrong

[Guest Paul (MVP)]

Vista is now supported officially in Zune, so this patch is no longer required!!!

P

[Guest TwZNooB]

Do a manual install, it hapened to me too. Go to devise manager an update the drivers. choose the location where Zune installed and it will find the drivers.

Thanks Paul for the patch.

aye my vista cant let me in it has i dont have permission to get into the device manager

[Guest Alpesh Nakar]

Paul,

I just bought 30Gig Zune and I still can't get this to work on my Vista Enterprise. You said Zune is now supported officially, but I still keep getting the error message.

[Guest Kissner]

I tried to read thru all the posts to make sure I didn't double post, but sorry if I missed it in there. I get to step 8 with no problems, but when i am going thru the setup for the Zune software is says Zune Installer should not be executed from outside ZuneSetup.exe

What gives?

[Guest Megs]

wow! That was very helpful. I'm so glad that I found this thread through a google search. :-)

[Guest mapango]

As many of you will know, I recently purchased a Microsoft Zune player (to replace my lost iPod, which never surfaced no thanks to crappy Iberia!). Unfortunately, days before the arrival of my Zune from the USA, I made the switch to Windows Vista. This meant that, when the Zune arrived, I couldn't sync it up with my media-stuffed laptop, as in their infinite wisdom, Microsoft have decided NOT to make a Vista friendly version of the software available yet.

DOH!

So I set about seeing if the XP software could run happily on Vista! It does... and here's how I did it!

Prerequisites

You need 3 things to carry out this process.

1. Zune CD - You need the CD that came with your Zune :(

2. WinRAR - You need WinRAR installed, the trial version is fine. Get it here

3. My Zune.msi install patch - You need the all important installer patch, from here: zunevista.exe

Before we start

Usual caveats apply, if your PC / Zune blows up, don't blame me (but it's working fine for me!)

The process itself is dead easy, and i've broken everything down to be as simple as possible... so don't be daunted that there's a lot of steps (well, only 10!) :( I have UAC enabled on my Vista build (the default), if you don't, then you can ignore any steps related to running things as an administrator.

Finally, don't actually plug in your Zune until prompted to do so by the Zune software.

Let's get started!

Instructions

1. Create a directory on your desktop called 'Zune'. You can delete this at the end, it's a temporary storage area.

2. Copy the 'zunevista.exe' file you downloaded above to this new directory.

2. Put your Zune CD in the CD drive. In the 'Packages\ZUNE' directory you'll find a file called 'Zune-x86-ENU.exe'. Copy that to the folder you just created.

3. This bit is why you need WinRAR! Right click the file you've just copied, and select 'Extract Here'.

4. You now have 'Zune.msi' right? Great! You can now delete 'Zune-x86-ENU.exe'.

5. Now we're going to patch the MSI to install on Vista using my patch. Double click 'zunevista.exe'. You'll get prompted by Windows to allow the application to run. Allow it :D

6. You'll see the patch run, and it will tell you it's successfully completed. Hurrah! You now have a Vista friendly zune.msi! You can delete zunevista.exe now.

We now need to run the MSI, but with elevated permissions, which is a bit of a pain. You can't just right click an MSI and do 'run as administrator', so you have to jump through some hoops.

7. Click the 'start orb' or press the windows key, and type 'cmd'. You'll see the cmd application is selected, but DON'T hit enter. Hit CTRL-SHIFT-ENTER instead! You'll be instantly prompted for permission to run the application, indicating that it will be running with elevated permissions.

8. We need to run the MSI now. Type the following 'C:\Users\Paul\Desktop\Zune\Zune.msi', obviously replacing the path as appropriate for your configuration.

You'll now be led through the Zune setup! Hurrah! Just install as normal, and when the install is finished... REBOOT. This is not an optional step, you MUST do this!

There is only one step left now, and that is to set the Zune software itself to run in XP Compatability mode. This is because MS have implemented an OS check in the software.

9. Click the 'start orb' or press the windows key, and type 'Zune'. You'll see the Zune application itself on the list - right click it, and select 'Properties'. Select the 'Compatability' tab and check 'Run this program in compatability mode for'. Click OK.

That's it! You're done! :( You can use the Desktop or Start Menu shortcut for Zune to launch the software, and get syncing! :(

I hope this is useful, and worked, so please post below with feedback!

P

I've tried serval time I keep getting different messages

my cmd line start as follows:

C:\windows\system 32>

then I type want you have C:\Users\ and because my user name starts with the word Right Realty

it states not a command internal or external

Please help I'm almost there

Thanks Kay