I have never heard of this happening.
make sure auto sync is turned off in the software settings and hook the zune up.
Ok, I’ve been an iPod guy forever and decided to try out the zune.
I want to watch videos on it, but the only software I have found has a big water mark across the center…. Can anyone help?
find the artist and delete again.
this should solve the problem.
if not, do a reboot (back button and up button until screen goes blank)
I wouldn’t try those media converters if I were you. They tend to be loaded with adware.
Try downloading RealPlayer SP.
It comes with a free file converter from RealPlayer. This will allow you to convert into many formats including Zune format.
RealPlayer, unlike others, is a very trustable company.
Source(s):
I did the same thing =]
I can recommend you a good zune video converter:
4Easysoft Zune Video Converter

http://www.4easysoft.com/zune-video-conv…

It can:DVD Ripper can rip DVD to AVI MPEG WMV DivX H.264/MPEG-4 AVC MP4 MP3 WMA excellently.
1.Convert video file to Zune with unmatchable speed and high quality
2.Convert video to Zune MP4 or WMV (AVI to Zune)
3.Convert audio including MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC, M4A to Zune
4.Easy to use and free to try.
Maybe this is what you need.
Hope this is helpful
Zune only supports the follow video formats:
Windows Media Video (.wmv)
MPEG4 video (m4v, .mp4, or .mov)
H.264 video (.m4v, .mp4, or .mov)
First ,you need a video converter to help you to convert your movies to to Zune WMV, MP4, MPEG4 video files.
I recommend you to try this powerful and easy-to-use video converter which a friend told me.

I am thinking about downloading xna studios so i can get some more games for my zune but im not sure if i should. Help Please.
These are safe if you download them in microsoft websites the games and software are checked for viruses and stuff.
Source(s):

http://www.zuneboards.com/forums/downloa…

Hi, my computer has some kind of problem and I need to reformat it, I was wondering since I have my music saved nowhere else but my zune, is there anyway after my computer is wiped out for me to transfer all my music from my zune back into my computer once again?
Open your Zune program and connect your Zune. Click on device>music.
Then highlight all of your music files. Right click on one of them and select copy to collection. It should copy all of them.
Do the same thing with pictures, videos, and podcasts.
can i get all the songs from my zune
(the actual device not the program on my computer) onto itunes on my macbook? if so, how?
You won’t be able to get them directly from your device to iTunes.
The music will have to be on your macbook pro. DVD ripper is a computer program that facilitates copying the content of a DVD to a hard disk drive.
If they aren’t on your macbook pro already you need to install the Zune program using Boot Camp or a comparable program.
As long as the songs are DRM free and in a format that is compatible with iTunes you should then be able to import them.
I deleted a lot of music on my zune, then added artists that I want.
Now, instead of deleting the artists names that I un-synced, the zune keeps the artists names, even though the music isn’t there.
When you select the artist, it says “no items”, which makes sense, but I want a nice clean and organized menu instead of music data that doesn’t even exist.
The bottom line:
Can someone tell me how to sync my zune so I can get rid of my old artist data?

my 30 gig zunes buttons have completely stopped responding. i know it still works because it turns on when i plug it in & when it goes into sleep mode when its unplugged it can toggle the lock key and it will wake back up. i heard this might be solved by formatting, but the only way of formatting ive heard of is using the button combination.
Yes you need buttons for that. But maybe you can get your Zune’s buttons to respond though. Have you tried holding the play/pause button for a few seconds and rebooting if it will allow? How about holding the Back button and Up button? Or letting the battery run out so it has to reboot? Because my 30 gb’s buttons have stopped responding but I rebooted it and it allowed me to use them again.
Hope you have some luck with it.
Here’s a tutorial on installing games:

http://www.zuneboards.com/forums/downloa…

A few more games:

DVD Ripper can rip DVD to AVI MPEG WMV DivX H.264/MPEG-4 AVC MP4 MP3 WMA excellently.

http://www.zuneboards.com/forums/downloa…

but my auxiliary input on my stereo is broken and I’ve tried using fm transmitters, but they all give me static sound.
if this happens then go to tyour store from where you have bought it……….or else get it repaired by any electronics shop…..but if u want to save ur money ,den u must take ur gurantee card with urself to the showroom
According to Microsoft:
This issue occurs because the Zune device encountered a fatal event, and then restarted itself to recover.
To resolve it:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932189

Some people let the battery completely discharge then recharge the device.

I want to put a DVD onto my Zune. However I’m hoping to not have to pay for it. If you know of any free software or really good trials without watermarks. If you know of any I would greatly appreciate it.
you can convert the dvd movie to mp4. i recommend you this Leawo Free DVD to ZUNE Converter. it is a professional DVD Converter for ZUNE.
It is free and easy to use. U can download it from here
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&newwindow=1&q=site%3Aleawo.com++dvd+to+zune&aq=f&oq=&aqi= and here are some easy steps:
1, open the program and insert your DVD, of course =]
2, click load DVD to find out the video you need to convert.
3, setting. set something you can find on the program, like merge some clip into one, and which folder do you want to put the mp4 in
4, click start then wait till the process finish.
5, after you got the MP4 video, you can save it in the VIDEO folder. Then you can play it. =] And I think this guide may can help you more

http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0oG…

wish help and goodluck.
You can try Cucusoft Zune Video Converter Suite, this software can rip protected DVD movie and convert all popular video formats to Zune. I always use it to put my videos on Zune, very easy to use and works great for me. You can download this software free from here:
http://freedvdripper.org/dvdvideoconvert…

DVD ripper is a computer program that facilitates copying the content of a DVD to a hard disk drive.

Unbiased reviews and side-by-side comparisons of zune converter suite give you enough information to research the ins and outs of a particular product. You can search which one you like best. Here is the link:

http://www.topsreviews.com/reviews/zune-…

Some other useful information you can get on the official site:

http://www.zune.net

The only one I know of that is free and will work for Zune is Super. Otherwise just do a search for free DVD to Zune converters. I doubt you will find very many though.

hi,u need a dvd to zune to solve this problem easily.I share Cucusoft DVD to Zune Converter, which is very easy to use.
U can FREE download here:

http://www.macsoftreviews.com/cucusoft-d…

The following steps tell u how to convert it.
Step 1: Download and install the Converter above.
Step 2: Choose the mode “Direct mode” or “Batch mode”.
Step 3: Place the DVD into your DVD drive and click “Open DVD” button on the skin
Step 4: Choose the profile (output format), encode speed, and set the output folder. You need to set the output folder to your hard disk.
Step 5: Click “Convert” button to start the conversion
Now hurry up to have a try . hope this helps .good luck.
Try Nidesoft dvd to zune converter.I used it along time.It is not bad.It can help you convert DVD movie to Zune format with various powerful functions.
You can link here and get more information:

http://www.nidesoft.com/dvd-to-zune-conv…

I think leawo dvd to zune converter is your best choice.This program is free and clean.You can have a try.It’s both easy to use and powerful functions.Here is the link.

http://www.leawo.com/dvd-to-zune-converter/

good luck!

DVD Ripper can rip DVD to AVI MPEG WMV DivX H.264/MPEG-4 AVC MP4 MP3 WMA excellently.

Zune only supports the follow video formats:
Windows Media Video (.wmv)
MPEG4 video (m4v, .mp4, or .mov)
H.264 video (.m4v, .mp4, or .mov)
First ,you need a video converter to help you to convert your movies to to Zune WMV, MP4, MPEG4 video files.
I recommend you to try this powerful and easy-to-use video converter which a friend told me. is the most powerful video convert software. It is an all-powerful tool for users who want to put DVD movies and videos or audios on their players. This omnipotent video converter can both Rip DVD and Convert Video, Audio to AVI, MPEG, MKV, WMV, FLV, MOV, MP4, 3GP, 3GPP, MPG, ASF, VOB, WMA, M4A, MP3, etc.

It supports all common portable players such as iPod, iPhone 3GS, PSP, Zune, Archos, Creative Zen, Walkman, BlackBerry, Palm Pro, Gphone, Cell phone, etc. It also provides you with a series of video editing functions, such as video cropping, movie trimming and video effect adjustment. It enables you to preview video with two real-time preview windows out of your movies in an intuitive way.
You can see detail and free download it here:

http://www.flash-to-video.com/products/v…

Useful Guide for you:

http://www.flash-to-video.com/blog/?p=42…

certainly, http://answers.yahoo.com will offer you more options
I hope this may help you.
Illegal ?_?
…just download the movie from a torrent site – it’ll be about 700mb.
then download http://www.any-video-converter.com/produ…
it’s free
install it and then put the movie file in there and convert for zune.
good luck, and have fun.
(message me for help)
you can convert the dvd movie to mp4. i recommend you this Leawo Free DVD to ZUNE Converter. it is a professional DVD Converter for ZUNE.
It is free and easy to use. get this free dvd to zune converter here
http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0oG… and here are some easy steps:
1, open the program and insert your DVD, of course =]
2, click load DVD to find out the video you need to convert.
3, setting. set something you can find on the program, like merge some clip into one, and which folder do you want to put the mp4 in
4, click start then wait till the process finish.
5, after you got the MP4 video, you can save it in the VIDEO folder. Then you can play it. =] i think this step by step guide may can help you too.

pavtube is one of the best dvd rippers, It is versatile application and users can use it either to backup DVD to hard disk or to convert DVD movies to AVI, WMV, MPG, MP4, MOV, and 3GP, AAC, MP3, W4A, WMA, WAV and AC3 etc.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&newwindow=1&q=site%3Aleawo.com++dvd+to+zune+guide&aq=f&oq=&aqi=

wish help and goodluck.
You may take a look at this guide, it will teach you how to rip DVD to MP4 video for iPod with VLC player, it’s totally free without any limitation and watermark. And zune also supports mp4 video, this guide should be work for zune too.

http://www.freedvdripper.net/guides/rip-…

Hope it helps. Contact me if you have any other question.

I have no problem syncing my Zune with pictures and videos, however I noticed peoples profiles sometimes have pictures and sometimes have that little orange and pink square so it must be possible to upload a pic to your profile. Also if anyone knows how to upload a photo for an unknown album I would be very grateful
To upload a picture for your profile, go to social > me in the software and sign in if you haven’t. Click ‘Zune.net profile’ and then choose ‘change picture’.
For an unknown album, right-click on it and choose ‘find album info’. You can search for the album from there, just put in some information like the band and name of the album. Choose the right album from the list and hit next.
If you have your own photo which you want as the album cover, right-click on the album and click ‘Update album art’. It’s self-explanatory from there.
You can just have the Zune software monitor the iTunes folder. Go to settings > software > collection and add a folder in the music section. The iTunes folder should have the following path: My Document > My Music > iTunes. If you bought the music a while ago, some of it could have DRM which prevents it from being used outside of iTunes. Just burn that music to a CD and rip back to your computer to remove the restrictions.

You can try the best DRM remover software which could legally remove any DRM WMV/WMA/M4P/M4V/M4A/M4B/ASF protection and convert iTunes video, music, movie and other popular video & audio even HD video. With this powerful DRM remover, you can customizable output profiles with your own style.

pavtube is one of the best dvd rippers, It is versatile application and users can use it either to backup DVD to hard disk or to convert DVD movies to AVI, WMV, MPG, MP4, MOV, and 3GP, AAC, MP3, W4A, WMA, WAV and AC3 etc.

The All-In-One software provides you DRM remover, video converter, audio converter, video to audio converter and HD video converter. The output files of finicky formats can be played on all popular digital media player: iPod, Creative ZEN, Zune, iPhone, PSP, Archos and other MP3/MP3 players.

http://www.dvdtoitunes.net/itunes-drm-re…

Also, you can search some other ones:

http://www.ask.com

It should boot to the home screen when you charge it so there’s likely a problem. If nothing changes after 2-3 hours of charging, return it for a new one. You probably just got one with a bad battery.
when that battery is completely dead on the zune it will take a couple minutes after you start to charge it for it to actually start to be able to be used. give it a couple minutes. most of these players have been sitting for a while so the charge slowly leaks out of the battery. a couple hours on the charger and all should be good.
yes you can, just open the folder where itunes saves videos to and move them to where zune saves videos to which i believe is the video folder.
You can try the best DRM remover software which could legally remove any DRM WMV/WMA/M4P/M4V/M4A/M4B/ASF protection and convert iTunes video, music, movie and other popular video & audio even HD video. With this powerful DRM remover, you can customizable output profiles with your own style.

The All-In-One software provides you DRM remover, video converter, audio converter, video to audio converter and HD video converter. The output files of finicky formats can be played on all popular digital media player: iPod, Creative ZEN, Zune, iPhone, PSP, Archos and other MP3/MP3 players.

http://www.dvdtoitunes.net/itunes-drm-re…

Also, you can search some other ones:

http://www.ask.com

You will have to strip the DRM and convert them to wmv to put them on a Zune.
iTunes music and video have DRM copyright protection, you can only play it on your computer or your iPod player. If you want to put them on other portable player such as PSP, Zen, Zune, MP3/MP4 player, etc.

DVD Ripper can rip DVD to AVI MPEG WMV DivX H.264/MPEG-4 AVC MP4 MP3 WMA excellently.

You have to remove the DRM protection at first. I found a media converter can do that, it’s easy to use and works pretty well for me, you may download it for a try.

http://www.youtubetoipod.biz/drm-remover…

Hope it helps. You can email me for further help.

1. It has to be on your computer.
2. It has to be DRM free.
3. It has to be in a format that Zune supports.
Make sure it is in a folder that Zune monitors for music. If it meets the requirements listed above then your Zune program will do the rest.
I just bought a song on amazon, but I am clueless as to how to get it on my Zune music library so I can put it on my zune.
That can only be done in the Zune program. To do that, open your Zune program and an Internet browser. Find the picture you want to use as an album cover and copy it. In the Zune program, find the album you want to use it with and right click and paste. You can also use a picture you have that is on your computer already. Just right click on the album and select update album art. Once you do that the rest is easy to figure out.
You can’t do this for podcasts at this time.
For your question, I have this answer in options:
1.) Right click on the grey album picture, then click on Update Album Art. It should open up your local Pictures folder. If you have album cover art anywhere in your pictures folder (or your computer), you should be able to locate it and select it as the album art that you want to display.

DVD ripper is a computer program that facilitates copying the content of a DVD to a hard disk drive.

2.) As for podcasts, that is up to the podcast creator.
3.) If you don’t have album artwork anywhere on your computer, you’ll have to search for it online, or click on Find Album Info.
4.) For finding album art online, Wikipedia is a good source, as is Google Images.
5.)Once you find the correct album art (for music that is..), save it to a folder or somewhere on your computer. Then, repeat the first step above.

I have a Zune 30 gb using 3.1 updated zune software and everything works wonderfully with loading pictures and video etc. However there are people in social with their own photos loaded replacing the generic pink square. I also would like to know how to upload album art and pictures to replace the gray Unknown Album box. I have tried to drag and drop to no avail! Thank you all in advance!!
Log in at www.zune.net. Click on My Profile. Then click either Change Background or Change Picture depending on which picture you want to change.
I’m not so sure, but I think Zune might be cheaper. I’d stay with iPods, there way better.
With a zune you can share songs, you should be able to add your songs from your itunes, and you charge your zune with a computer the same way as with and ipod
there are a lot of advantages to a zune over an ipod…FM radio tuner with buy from FM feature, wireless sync, wirelss sharing from Zune to Zune, and wirless marketplace. Zune pass is $15/month for unlimited downloads (do some research on the zune pass if it interests you.)
the only bad thing about it is that the files you bought off itunes probably will not work on the zune since they are in the apple specific acc format. but witht he zune pass it will only cost you $15 to replace all those songs so that is a plus.

DVD Ripper can rip DVD to AVI MPEG WMV DivX H.264/MPEG-4 AVC MP4 MP3 WMA excellently.

and you charge a zune just like the ipod…it comes with a charger/sync cable that works exactly like the ipod cable.
well i personnally prefer apple but my brother has a zune. with zune you can share music and photos and listen to the radio. But id say apple customer care and products and itunes is better. Also with the zune you can purchase songs without plugging it in to your computer using the usb cable. you just use wifi to purchase if you want to