Category: Zune

Appearently it’s a Time/Date problem with the Zune 30 gig

Paul

There are many reports right now that the Zune 30 is locked up or frozen. I have heard people say doing a hard reset has done nothing to the fix the problem. I would have to consider it a problem with time/date because of them all locking up the same time last night around 2am or at least that is when the reports started coming in.

[ad#tim-right-free-cell-1]Possible Fix:
Reset the Zune (hard Reset)
Hack the Zune (Zune MP3 Player Hack)

Change the TIME AND DATE ON THE ZUNE FOR LAST YEAR

This is my thoughts on fixing the problem temporarily.  This shouldn’t be done unless you know what your doing.   I have no zune but this is a technical issue and I know how people would like to get there Zune to working.   If this solutions works let me know.  These should fix the problem if someone can get it to think the zune is next year.  The other way you could Possible fix this is to reset your computer to next year and then sync with the Zune after you’ve hard reset as long as you disconnect from the internet you should be able to fool the Zune to think it’s that date.   Just another good idea to get the zune to work.  Just remember if it does work let me know.

*Update*

[Update – 2:20pm PST]

Hi guys,

I just got an update from the team that I want to share with you. Great news! It looks like this issue will resolve itself over the next 24 hours. Please read the response below. Thank you all for your extreme patience with this!

-Matt

Via Zune Forums

Xbox Zune? or A Zune Phone?

Paul

Could Microsoft be planning to talk about the Zune.   Some blogs are talking about how this will be talked about in next month at CES.  According to some posts and I’ll quote:


The Tech Trader Daily column earlier this week on Barron’s reports that Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry predicts Microsoft will reveal a Zune phone next month at CES. Chowdry expects that much like Apple’s iPhone the device will combine music player capabilities with, he says, “some motion enhancement features.”


[Via 1UP]


Although this is a theory, and I can see this happening due to the fact that Microsoft has always like to tie together there products.    So what makes this even more tangible is the fact that Microsoft hinted about this in the past:

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Dated Dec 20, 2006

Xbox European boss Chris Lewis has admitted for the first time that Microsoft is considering games content for the recently released portable multimedia player Zune.

[via Gamasutra]

As you can see Microsoft did hint this and probably will be fact sooner or later.   Some sources are claiming they have this already in the works but it’s still a rumor.   I’ll let you decide for yourself.