Installing Zune software without internet connection

re: Installing Zune software without internet connection

noko — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:38:34 GMT

I bought a zune and found that microsoft made it so that the zune software can't be run on a linux-based operating system with wine. this annoyed me, but i prepared a desktop computer with XP installed so that i can get the zune software going on it. come to find out, i needed an internet connection. i was pissed. thanks for the tutorial though. helped me out a lot!

re: Installing Zune software without internet connection

Kyo — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 04:19:07 GMT

I have a laptop and a desktop, but I could only get my laptop to install the software at a coffee shop. I can't wait to see if this works, because it was very short-sighted and annoying of microsoft to make their software this way.

re: Installing Zune software without internet connection

vanDooren — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:40:11 GMT

That is very possible. I really like my zune. The sound quality is awsome and the 8GB storage is nice. But if you just want a no-frills MP3 player, it's overkill.

re: Installing Zune software without internet connection

freddie s. scranton pa. — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:34:34 GMT

my girlfriend got the Zune and it's horrible.

she could have gotten something better for the fraction

of the price.

re: Installing Zune software without internet connection

dahlia — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:05:44 GMT

This worked!! For the last year I have been trying to figure out some way to use the software since I did the 2.0 update (which then took away my ability to sync my zune with my computer because of its lack of internet... little side note they didn't tell anyone) and had been unable to figure anything out that didn't involve hacking into parts of my computer that I would rather not do. I wasn't sure if your suggestion was going to work, but it did! I did get an error message after following your steps, saying I was missing a particular .dll file, but all I had to do to fix that was download and install the microsoft netscape 2.0 to correct that issue and then everything worked the way it was meant to. Thanks so much!!

re: Installing Zune software without internet connection

Corey — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:27:40 GMT

Thanks, however, my computer my computer says that my computer does not enough storage at step 5. However, I doubt that it needs that much GB. Got any ideas?

re: Installing Zune software without internet connection

vanDooren — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:34:00 GMT

You're welcome.

It is indeed very frustrating that Microsoft wants to force the whole 'live' thing down our throats. That's what you get when marketing runs the show, I guess.

I understand that this has a lot of benefits, but there are so many cases where the automatic install is not possible, that they should have foreseen it.

re: Installing Zune software without internet connection

AR — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:58:24 GMT

TY.PC in my room has no net, hooked up a external HD to my friends,tried installing,but that didnt even work.Thanks for this info.

Fing BS they dont include a install disc.BS that you need a net connection for a mp3 player.