Figured this out earlier today:
I highly recommend backing up these registry values before modifying anything. If you don’t know how to do that, I don’t recommend that you even attempt this right now =)
- Make sure your Zune is not plugged in and your Zune software isn’t running
- open up regedit by going to the start menu and selecting “run”. Type regedt32 and hit “OK”
- Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\ControlSet001\Enum\USB\
- Search for “PortableDeviceNameSpace”. This should be contained in the Vid_####&Pid_####\########_-_########_-_########_-_########\Device Parameters within the above …\USB\ The ##’s listed here will be numbers and letters specific to your Zune
- Change the following values:
- EnableLegacySupport to 1
- PortableDeviceNameSpaceExcludeFromShell to 0
- ShowInShell to 1
- Plug in your Zune, and make sure the Zune Software starts up.
- Hopefully at this point you can open up “My Computer” and browse your device, though it does NOT show up as a drive letter.
Right now I can access it both as a harddrive and sync through the Zune Software.
[Edit: This was first posted here and ZuneBoards.com after I figured it out. For more information, check out ZuneBoards.com!]
[…] Ya se conoce el método, aunque parece que no fue publicado en los foros mencionados. Esta vez aparece en Phaleux, y lo reproduzco aquí traducido: […]
Pingback by Zune hackeado para funcionar como disco USB - BitJuice.net — November 23, 2006 @ 3:29 pm
[…] I’ve had a few questions about how to make a Zune appear like a hard drive when connected to a Windows PC. Well, I’ve come across one possible way to do this on Phaleux.com . […]
Pingback by How to modify Windows XP to allow you to use your Zune as a hard drive » The PC Doctor — November 23, 2006 @ 3:42 pm
[…] Na bitte, nach und nach trudeln nun auch bei uns mehr und mehr Hacks ein, die aus dem Zune einen wirklich guten MP3-Player machen könnten. Nachdem der Brick nun schon unter Vista läuft, hat sich die Community dem zweiten Schandfleck der Zune-Biographie angenommen und gestattet so die Nutzung des Players als externe Festplatte. Erste Screenshots haben die Kollegen der ZuneBoards, ein komplettes Walkthrough findet sich auf phaleux.com. Die sieben benötigten Schritte, sollten sich recht einfach realisieren lassen: […]
Pingback by aketo.de … ze zune zine » Gehackt: Zune als externe Festplatte — November 23, 2006 @ 4:11 pm
I hope this works and Zune becomes an external HD
Lets take a look at it
Trackback by Zune-Online.com | Zune News and Forum — November 23, 2006 @ 5:55 pm
[…] Fuente: phaleux.com Archivado en General, Hackers | Trackback | Top Of Page […]
Pingback by Zune como disco duro externo en Windows-Empresario — November 24, 2006 @ 8:56 am
[…] How to copy data off your Zune [Phaleux via MAKE] […]
Pingback by Technology news - At Vision Quest — November 24, 2006 @ 12:44 pm
[…] Πηγή » […]
Pingback by Microsoft Zune | χρήση ως σκληρό δίσκο « Tech News in Greek — November 25, 2006 @ 5:59 am
[…] HOW TO - Copy data off a Microsoft Zune [via] - Link. […]
Pingback by » HOW TO - Copy data off a Microsoft Zune (use as a hard drive) - Zune media player — November 26, 2006 @ 3:48 am
[…] HOW TO - Copy data off a Microsoft Zune [via] - Link. […]
Pingback by HOW TO - Copy data off a Microsoft Zune at techVine.org — November 26, 2006 @ 8:57 am
[…] Ao projetar o Zune, a MS decidiu não habilitar o suporte a USB Mass Storage, ou seja, não é possível usar o aparelho como um HD externo (coisa que qualquer player chinês faz sem problemas). Qualquer pessoa que compra um dispositivo com capacidade de armazenamento de 30GB, com certeza vai querer guardar mais do que musicas e videos, porém não demorou muito até algum nerd determinado descobrir um hack para usar o Zune como um HD. […]
Pingback by Trankera Blog » 博客文章 » Destravando Zune para copiar arquivos — November 27, 2006 @ 12:47 pm
[…] How to copy data off your Zune [Phaleux via MAKE] […]
Pingback by Naik’s News » How To Use The Zune as a Hard Drive — November 28, 2006 @ 1:47 am
[…] Phaleux.com has figured out a way to access a Microsoft Zune via the Windows Explorer shell. The “hack” requires changes to the Windows registry as described here […]
Pingback by Make the Zune appear in Windows Explorer thanks to a Registry Hack -- ZuneSphere — November 28, 2006 @ 3:36 am
[…] Un’ altra notizia di qualche giorno fa è che Microsoft Zune non può essere usato come memoria di massa esterna! Praticamente tutti i player mp3 attualmente in commercio sono usabili anche come piccoli hard disk perché non avrebbe senso limitarne l’uso a mero lettore mp3. Con tutti i soldi che si spendono per questi prodottini di elite, l’utente dovrebbe essere in grado di farne l’uso che più piace. Fortuna che qualcuno è riuscito ad hackerarlo! Il sito Phaleux ha proposto una soluzione per sbloccare Zune. […]
Pingback by Levysoft » Microsoft Zune: problemi e relativi Hack — November 29, 2006 @ 1:42 am
[…] Jak można się było spodziewać, w krótkim czasie od premiery Zune zaczęły się pojawiać pierwsze sposoby na skorzystanie z dysku twardego umieszczonego w urządzeniu. Phaleux przygotował jeden z nich: […]
Pingback by Wszystko o Zune » Zune jako przenośny dysk. — November 30, 2006 @ 7:42 am
[…] Hopefully at this point you can open up “My Computer” and browse your device, though it does NOT show up as a drive letter. Now that you’ve got your Zune working like it should, you can use that portable hard drive to carry all your favorite apps with you wherever you go. As with any registry hack, you should probably back up your registry before you give this a try. — Adam Pash How to copy data off your Zune [Phaleux via MAKE] […]
Pingback by Kolz Blog » Blog Archive » Use your Zune as a portable hard drive — December 3, 2006 @ 7:23 pm
[…] Un altro problema è l’impossibilità di utilizzare il lettore come memoria esterna. Praticamente tutti i player mp3 attualmente in commercio sono usabili anche come piccoli hard disk perché non avrebbe senso limitarne l’uso a mero lettore mp3. Anche in questo caso, c’è la soluzione al problema, infatit è possibili trovare a questo sito un hack per abilitare l’opzione di memoria estesa. […]
Pingback by I-DCC Italian Dark Cyberspace Crew » Ancora problemi per Microsoft Zune — December 4, 2006 @ 2:30 am
Thanks for this. Have tried it and I can now see my zune as a hard drive. However I can delete files OK but when trying to copy files onto zune get message “Cannot Copy File - could not be placed on the device. You do not have permission to create this item. Any ideas ??
Cheers
Satchmo
Comment by satchmo1 — December 6, 2006 @ 5:07 pm
To copy files to the Zune, it has to be doing a sync through the software first. If you start it syncing a large file and shut down the software it will stay in ’sync’ mode and then you can copy over as much as you want.
Comment by Dan — December 8, 2006 @ 2:41 am
Hi ,
I am able to copy the files from zune , but i am not able to create folder or copy files to zune device. Please help me out in this.
Comment by zuneuser — December 21, 2006 @ 6:26 pm
[…] Source […]
Pingback by Enable Copy and Transfer of Data with Zune to Use as Portable Hard Disk » My Digital Life — December 24, 2006 @ 2:02 am
[…] How to copy data off your Zune [Phaleux via Gizmodo] […]
Pingback by Wired For Gadgets » Blog Archive » Use your Zune as a hard drive — December 25, 2006 @ 7:51 pm
[…] How to copy data off your Zune [Phaleux via MAKE] […]
Pingback by Gadgetnfo » How To Use The Zune as a Hard Drive — January 3, 2007 @ 2:15 am
[…] source […]
Pingback by Ramblings from the Marginalized » Three Hacks That Turn the Zune into an iPod Killer! — February 15, 2007 @ 7:38 am
[…] source: Phaleux I hope you enjoyed reading this post. You may now subscribe to my RSS Feed, scroll down to leave a comment or get back to the homepage. I recommend Giganews, the ultimate P2P alternative: Read here why Translate to: […]
Pingback by Copy data from and to a Microsoft Zune » gHacks tech news — February 28, 2007 @ 3:40 am