Zune software is crap

I picked up a lumia 920 on friday, and good god, i dont understand how anyone thought the new sync process was a good idea. The zune hds lack of a compelling software market will make it nothing more than a repeat failure, according to. Last night after about 3 hours worth of work and news report reading, and 2 virus attacks i have heard from a zune insider that there will not be a drm police on a zune update. The less old updates for the zune software to manage at one time, the.

Get music with a zune pass subscription or buy individual tracks and albums buy. Just use sharepod or something i guess instead of itunes because apple messed it up. Works as a stand alone media player also, managing music, movies, photos and. They should just remove wmp and give the zune app in windows 7. Downside to your migration is that you have to use itunes, which is the biggest load of crapware ever. Xbox music and xbox video are now microsofts music and video stores. But the ipod touch has more apps, bigger community, etc. Zune software video playback problems july 2010 forums. For one, the xbox music and video apps on windows 8 and windows rt are fairly terrible.

Zune software still missing some features it should have like upnpdlna media server streaming to the 360 alone is pretty poor. The zune software kicks the living crap out of anything apple has ever released in terms of quality and functionality and ease of use. Msn music purchases not compatible with zune slashdot. I get something similar and then the program crashes. I have a zune with pretty much every goodie and cant use it. First, it didnt fail because it was a terrible product. The software just works, the zune just works its probably the best entertainment device we make that no. When it comes to the hardware, were pretty much set. I bought a first gen zune and kept updating the software til sometime around last year and never really liked it very much.

Bad timing, lack of innovation, and insufficient marketing were the main factors for why it failed. How one of the biggest flops in tech history helped. Zune software is a digital media player for your pc. Make sure that the zune device is not connected to the computer. To remove the zune software from the computer, follow these steps. Microsoft ends zune service but you can still get the zune. Its a software for the zune media player from microsoft. I listen to a bunch of podcasts on both a windows 8 pc and phone and have a mix of my own music and music downloaded via the zune xbox music pass that i. The zune could have killed the ipod if they removed all the crap they shoveled into it. The zune itself was great, but i felt like the interface and functionality of the desktop software was crap. I depend on ms software, i think they do a great job with os albeit flaws, but i. Do not post advertisements, offensive materials, profanity, or personal attacks.

At the time, zune consisted of a handheld mp3 player and a music streaming subscription service called a zune music pass that could be accessed via software on a windows pc, xbox 360 and. Intial reports did say that is what nbc wanted, but so far zune is saying no. Zune is a discontinued media management software for microsoft windows that functions as a full media player application with a library, an interface to the zune marketplace, and as a media streaming server. Microsofts proven it can make great media software. On your friends zune profile page, you can browse his or her recent plays, favourites, and top artists. I just ripped an absolute 80s album and it organized each artist separately. Once the windows phone store is removed from the zune software, this is how it. What can i do aside from spending 4 hours tracking down all the songs and putting them into a playlist.

Please visit the main page of zune on software informer. To use the zune, i am married to my computer at home, must always stick with windows, and must install the resource hog zune software. Say what you want about the crap colored outsides of the original zune, it contained the first microsoft software i was genuinely excited about since windows 95. I have a zune 80gb i bought from a guy who listed it on craigslist. The zune sucks, because everyone says so istartedsomething. Zune software is a full media player application with a library, an interface to the zune marketplace, and as a media streaming server. Solved zune without zune software and how do i change. Zune software makes it look like horse crap kiddy software. I would like any way any way possible to use anything other than zune software with my zune device. I was a pretty happy and enthusiastic windows phone 7 user. But how it interacts with the software, the marketplace, etc. Its like microsoft is walking backwards great work on destroying wmp 11 as well. Zune software will continue to exist on the pc, the xbox, and the.

I dont know how ms even allowed it to be sold to customersbut again once you see vista nothing surprises you anymore. If my zune device does recognize the hardware which is the computer, i think i am lost here. Videos look better in zune cuz it has bigger screen but zen beats it in resolution zune software plain crap. At the time, zune consisted of a handheld mp3 player and a music streaming subscription service called a zune music pass that could be accessed via software on. I liked zune, used it on my old xbox360 and even contemplated buying a zune. Dont get me wrong, its a nice device, but i hate the zune software. This is a list of all versions of the zune software that were released. Works as a stand alone media player also, managing music, movies, photos and podcasts. After hearing about the drm thing i started hunting and trying to finger out the truth behind all this.

The only 64bit operating system the software officially supports is vista 64bit edition. Anyway, looks like a new iteration of zune is in fact coming. Two marketplace changes and how they affect you apr 24, 2012. The software is used to sync with all devices with zune functionality including the zune 4, 8, 16, 30, 80, 120, zune hd, windows phone 7, and microsoft kin. Shame the ipod won that war, they are crap with junk batteries.

From what i can see, it is not possible to delete a file on the zune itself it must be done through the software. Maybe i missed a ton of improvements over the last year, but for now im using media monkey. I just couldnt believe ms came up with such a beautiful application having an awesome. I just want my computer or any other computer to recognize my zune as a portable device. My zune will not do anything without zune software, i cant even see it in my computer folder because its programmed to lock me out unless i use ms software connected to the net. The petulant zune software will destroy your computer and delete all driver software, so in between 4 and 18 months, no zune will be able to update through your computer unless you perform a full system recovery, deleting anything you may ever want to use on your computer. For the second year in a row, joe belfiore, who oversees windows phone program management, and is responsible for the design and software product definition of forthcoming generations of windows phones and zune devices will keynote mix again. This, while a surprise, is not the end of zune, or any such nonsense. So now i have 40 new artist listings with one song each. Media codec support is now more limited than wmp12 under win7 which has aaclche5. Even though the zune software isnt completely evil, it would be nice to have a choice. Zune software is extraneous crap and brings a lot of microsoft extraneous crap with it. Zune is big cause of a nice screen, software installed fine, its not crap, it has never crashed, idk what drm is, idk what playforsure is, it does work on vista, the colors are fine, how can kids hate the zune.

Zune software is a digital media jukebox that enables you to organise your favorite music, videos, and pictures. Best alternatives to groove music for windows users in. Came with only the zune and the usb cable and no software. This is a list of all versions of the zune software that were released the 1. Zune software lets you play and organize media on your pc, browse zune marketplace, share music throughout your home, and sync to your zune device. In the add or remove programs window, click zune, and then click remove. Your music, pictures, videos and podcasts take center stage. However there is a hack to get the zune 2 software to work with windows xp pro x64 and the syncing with the zune device works as well. I liked zune, used it on my old xbox360 and even contemplated buying a zune player but never did. The zune software partially redeems itself by having a nice interface to see what your zune friends are listening to. Zune hacks yes, its true, you can hack and modify your. Wifi with streaming sharing would have satisfied the riaa idiots, wifi sync to your pc would have rocked, being able to play all audio formats including ogg and flac and not do the stupid treat the customer like a criminal bullcrap that microsoft is famous. While it remains to be seen whether the microsoft zune will be the ipod killer that they hope it to be, there is one way in which it has already taken the lead.