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The registry edit that allows for Zune USB drive goodness

Steven Parker   on 15 November 2007 - 09:54 · 10 comments & 8042 views

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I was unaware that you couldn’t use the first-gen Zune as an external drive via USB without hacking it and now, apparently, the new firmware has locked down that hack. I wouldn’t know, I hardly used my Zune since I didn’t have enough hard drive space on my MacBook to install Windows, which I’ve done since my upgrade to Leopard and I finally got myself an external.

Oh, XP, how I’ve missed thee. Nevertheless, the crafty folks over at the Zunerama forums have figured it all out and now you may resume using your Zune as a USB drive.

The usual disclaimers apply: backup your registry first; be very careful; and don’t blame us if things go wrong.

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(1 reply) #1 Morpheus Phreak on 15 Nov 2007 - 10:31
This isn't a firmware hack.

It's a registry change to Windows.
It quite literally changes nothing on the Zune itself.
#1.1 Yak on 15 Nov 2007 - 12:26
Exactly how I read it.

What a pointless page
(3 replies) #2 LTD on 15 Nov 2007 - 10:57
Man, that Zune looks like it fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.

Geez . . . take the pic off, please!
#2.1 and1direct on 15 Nov 2007 - 11:59
Quote - (LTD said @ #2)
Man, that Zune looks like it fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.

Geez . . . take the pic off, please!

A iPod also looks horrible.
#2.2 +rm20010 on 15 Nov 2007 - 12:17
Quote - (LTD said @ #2)
Man, that Zune looks like it fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.

Geez . . . take the pic off, please!


Just because it's brown?
#2.3 jgrodri on 15 Nov 2007 - 13:21
LTD: nice man... i might steal that line from you.
and1direct: aLife: go get one...
#3 SkyyPunk on 15 Nov 2007 - 13:26
bummer, i thought it was the firmware hacked to make it a usb drive
#4 necrosis on 15 Nov 2007 - 13:34
Thats just amazing it didn't have this feature to begin with.
#5 Baked on 15 Nov 2007 - 13:59
I wish someone could find out, when Zune will be launched outside the USA.

I'm getting tempted to buy one from over there and import it to Australia myself
#6 m-p{3} on 15 Nov 2007 - 15:21
The color would fit with Ubuntu.

The company that does it however, doesn't.

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