I do not own a Zune and will probably never own one but I know a few people who do own one, this article is for them. You can enable a hard drive mode in the Zune which is similar to the hard drive mode of the iPods. All you need to do is change some registry keys in windows which enables this.
Press Windows + R and enter regedit. Hit enter and go to the following registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ System \ ControlSet001 \ Enum \ USB \ . Search for “PortableDeviceNameSpace” and change the following registry keys to enable hard drive mode:
- EnableLegacySupport to 1
- PortableDeviceNameSpaceExcludeFromShell to 0
- ShowInShell to 1
Plug in your Zune and make sure the Zune software starts. The Zune should now appear in My Computer
source: Phaleux
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Thanks, now I can use my Zune as an external HD if I ever decide to plug it back in. I remember reading something about having to make the zune software think it’s still syncing files for this to actually work though, is that still true?
Yes it’s true, try reading http://www.zuneboards.com/
/Mike
I can`t find “PortableDeviceNameSpace�?.Do you know what`s the problem?
I think this is created when you connect the zune the first time..
i stell havent founded the past “PortableDeviceNameSpace�? so i´m trying to create it but i need to knou all the registry keys. doe´s some one knous?
i cant find the “PortableDeviceNameSpace”