Hack Attack : Use Your ZUNE 2 as a Flash Drive

It doesn´t work on Vista !!

It worked perfectly and opened the device, however, to open any file to run as a song for example it does not run anything

i keep trying to put a folder into my zune but it keep saying it is not allowed.

PortableDeviceNameSpaceExcludeFromShell hey this didn't show up on my computer at all and i still tried it but it didn't work.

so i'm stuck I've got the 80 gig zune everythign worked out i got the 2 zunes popping up i fixed that to one.. than i used task manager to turn off the zune exe while it was synking.. this makes the files visible but it still wont let me write on them.. i can view the files i just cant upload new shit there.. I keep getting the error message when i try to drag new stuff in that its not allowed.. can you help me with this?

In order for this to work, the Zune software and Zune drivers MUST be installed. Don't even bother if you haven't done this or you'll never find the registry key we're talking about here. I've done this on three computers. For me, it's always in ControlSet001. Here's a step by step on a XP machine but works in Vista:
1. Start>>>Run>>>type "Regedit" or "Regedt32" (Press Enter)

2. When the Registry Editor opens, select [Edit] from the menu and then select [Find]

3. Type (or copy and paste this without quotes) "PortableDeviceNameSpace" and then click [Find Next]

4. If you look in the left pane, you will see the tree this is located in:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ ControlSet00#\ Enum \ USB \ Vid_###x&Pid_###\####xx##_-_#xxx#x#x_-_##xx#xxx#_-_#xx#####

where #'s are numbers and x's are leters. These will vary depending on your machine and Zune. They are unique so my example probably won't work. But for me, this was

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\USB\Vid_045e&Pid_0710\1182db43_-_0aee7b4e_-_80bd1ff8_-_8ee00652

There should be three sub-sets under this key: Control, Device Parameters, and LogConf. You will notice (if you did the Find thing) that you will be in the Device Parameters sub-key (under it will be WUDF, WUDFDiagnosticInfo, and ZuneDriver)

5. In the right pane will be the parameters associated with Device Parameters

6. Look for "EnableLegacySupport" and double-click it

7. Make sure "Hexadecimal" under Base is selected and change its "Value data" to 1 (one) then click [OK]

8. Now look for "PortableDeviceNameSpaceExcludeFromShell" and double-click it

9. Make sure "Hexadecimal" under Base is selected and change its "Value data" to 0 (zero) then click [OK]

10. Finally, look for ShowInShell and double-click it

11. Make sure "Hexadecimal" under Base is selected and change its "Value data" to 1 (one) then click [OK]

12. Exit the registry editor

13. Plug in your Zune

14. Give the computer a few to figure out what just happened, then go to My Computer

15. Your Zune should show up under "Other" and will probably be listed twice (no drive letters assigned)

16. If you named your Zune, then that name will be displayed, otherwise Zune will be displayed.

17. Double-click or, right-click then Explore or Open to view folders on the Zune.

This works for me and I have done it on two XP machines and one Vista machine. This has to be done on every computer you want to use the Zune on. Your Zune should show up without starting the Zune software. It does on all the PCs I’ve hacked and I am able to drag stuff FROM the Zune. However, the software DOES need to be running to copy anything TO the Zune.

Good luck

to find it quicker go to EDIT on the top menu bar then FIND and type PortableDeviceNameSpace

Did the hack awhile back and it only recognized the player. Could find any files in it. I restarted computer (XP) a few times, opened the zune app and then opened my computer. I was then able to vew folders that are on the zune.

Doesn't work, It shows up under my computer but there are no folders and I cant write anything.

it works, you just gotta play around with the folders and look for one that has 4 folders in which one of them says ZuneDriver. But whats wierd about mine (120gb) is that 2 zunes appeared.

This might be of topic but i have a Zune and i can't get the software on my computer because i have dial-up, is their anyway i can get the sortware on my computer?

download it on a friends computer and copy it to a flash drive, go home, plug in the flash drive, start the program, and wait for it to finish. itll be a loooong wait though.

i have a 120 gb zune and im trying to get this hard drive hack thing to work can anybody please give me a step by step thing i mean im new at this so it would be nice to helpout thanx

follow the same steps and open all of the folders in controlsetup002 and 001 because i needed to find the folder in 001.

pleasepleae help meee!!!!!!!!!
do i have to find PortableDeviceNameSpace, if so, i CANNOT find it
if not
an you please explain to me what i have to do after im in the usb folder
pleaseplease help me
im not a tech dude and i just want to put some files on my zune so if you can maybe explain the process again for me i will be ever so greatful
thank you

open all of the folders in 002 and 001. one foler you find is Zune Drivers. that is the folder where the modification is done.

hey you guys found out how to hack Zune 3.0... the 80 Gb zune... cuz thats what i have, and i have been tryin your methods and none of them r working... :(

It is true that the hack doesn't work, but that's because Microsoft finally provided...

Simply plug in your zune, open up the zune software, select the "your device" section, and drag and drop your music to your computer icon...

It's so ridiculously easy, I guess it's hard to find the intuitive nature of it all...

thats not what everyone is trying to do... Everyone knows how to put music on it; people want to use it as a mass storage device.

This hack no longer works with the current firmware of the zune. Microsoft deliberately prevented this from happening, but the reasons are currently unknown (they just wanna keep it under lock and key; that's why they can't compete with apple... so frustrating)

not true, you just dont have patience while trying to find the indicated files.

I entered the values and closed out of regedt32,plugged my Zune in,and started my Zune software but I still haven't been able to read the Zune as a flash drive in My Computer.What did I do wrong?(I have Windows XP and an 80GB Zune)

I got the zune harddrive hack to work (sortof) with the latest zune software 3.1.6 on vista x64. My solution restored the music from my zune back to the computer, so (hopefully) this will work for anyone wanting to do the same.

In the zune software, go to the settings and delete the folder where the software looks for your 'collection' on your computer. When you go to collection, it will say you have no music in your collection. Now, all you have to do is select all your music from the device and drag it to the computer icon where it says "drag items from device to collection". It should start syncing the songs back on your computer! The songs will be located in the Zune folder in your music, where it is set to put music when you rip CD's.

I need to note a few things in case it doesn't work for someone else:
a] I did change all of the registry keys via the above hack so you might have to do that to make this work, I don't know.
b] To install the zune software on my 64 bit vista, I had to use the disablerollback registry hack to keep from getting error codes and having it not finish the install.
c] I also had the latest 2.1.2.9 zSuite installed, and my zune showed as using firmware between 2.0 and 2.3 (probably due to item b).

It worked for me perfectly fine. I am running Vista and in My Computer it showed up as a camera, but if you click on it it'll open a Window with a Portable drive in it.

I only did this to bypass using MS' shitty Zune software that I hate worse than any Apple software.

Too bad... Micro$oft wants to stop free access to the device so they can charge a fee for every dribble of content... What we really need is some adventurous Linux programmer to write a kernel for Zune that will allow full access and maximum utility of the hardware. Then we might see such cool stuff as easy plug in flash drive utility, unrestricted upload and download of files and unlimited plays, even being able to plug a web cam into the device and use it as a video camera.

Cause your 3.1 firmware ... Doesn't work anymore with it ... And nothing new !

I have successfully done this before but my computer must have reset those values back to default settings. I tried doing it again but now in "My Computer" i see instead of "Zune" I see "Jack", the name on my Zune, and I'm unable to do anything with it.

They're not leaving out vital pieces of information. Each # represents a number or letter which will be different for everybody's Zune. Maybe it's a part number or UPC, who knows and who cares? Just look for the pattern. If you want we can guess what the numbers and letters will be for your Zune. Good luck with that. If you're skittish about messing with your registry, fine. But all the information you need is right here.

If you want to try to get this working, refer to my posts on December 7th of last year, and Troy's post on January 22nd of this year. However, it appears that the new firmware has ruined the hack, based on a few comments above. Don't know if I believe that.

Also, note that you have to do this on EACH COMPUTER you want to use it on. It won't just open up your Zune to be a portable 30/80 GB hard drive. So in my opinion, this hack is good for one thing only: directly copying videos to the Zune without having to wait for the software to convert them to WMV (barf). If that doesn't interest you I wouldn't even bother trying this hack.

I've seen these instructions on a bunch of sites and they all seem to leave out a CRUCIAL piece of information (or whoever wrote this didn't test very much). Here's the problem:

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.

This returns about 12 or so results. Stating that "The ###s listed here will be numbers and letters specific to your Zune" doesn't really help. What are these numbers and letters? How are they specific to my Zune? Are they a UPC code or a product ID of some sort? If so, how do I know they are specific to my Zune? In fact, how do I know they're related to my Zune at all?

Appreciate the article and would love to be able to do this but I'm not going to change my registry without having something a little more solid to go on. When you mention " Vid_####&Pid_####\########_-_########_-_########_-_########\Device Parameters", this basically leaves out 41 vital pieces of information without any indication on what they are, what I should be looking for, how this particular entry should differ from the 11 others I see, or...well...anything!

This is a response to PAT's comment. I have Vista, too, and got it to work by doing the exact instructions. I guess it works differently for everybody. Unfortunately, it shows up as two Zunes, also. This isn't a problem, though. No problems! And thanks!

New firmware has ruined this hack. I put heaps of files on back in may and now I cant get them off and its using up space. Bummer.

with firmware 3.0 it doesn't work anymore.

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waste of time

if i have to sync everytime then this hack is nothing. It is lame and a waste of time for something we shouldn't even have to type about

>Hopefully at this point you can open up “My Computer” and browse >your device, though it does NOT show up as a drive letter.
so, how can I see it if it's not in MyComputer?
I tried it a few times, but I can't see it neither through explorer nor file manager(such as Total commander)

I did it and it said I had no permision to copy the files. Then I did started to sync files and closed the software in mid sync and after than I was able to copy the files.

How can I copy files without having to leave the zune in sync mode?

Cause if I cant then it is'nt worth doing unless I install the software on every computer to leave the zune in sync mode

Is there a way to break the security of the zune permanently?

I have a 80 gb Zune.

Haven't tried it yet, but this is exactly what I was looking for when I stumbled over this site. I'll let you know how it works for me...

I should have mentioned i've got a 80G Zune 2.

I tried this, I'm guessing M$ has changed something to stop this working.

I have the device showing in my drives list, enter it, find folder "video" get the file I want to copy on my ctrl c . go into my zune software, hit sync for a 1g vid. if I close the software and try to paste into the folder it tells me I don't have permission. If I don't close the software and try it says the device is busy...

any ideas?

I feel I'm either doing something wrong or ms has cottoned onto this and stopped it with some evil update...

why isn't it working. i can view my zune as a hard drive or what ever but i can't do anything with it. it wont let me do anything with it.

if you do this hack, then shouldnt you be able to use this on a mac then, or does it not play the files you added? if it does you should be able to do it on a mac right???

Oh my bad press backspace on the URL after you follow the kink.

You can Get the Zune Hard Drive Patch from www.cppworld.com/Zune/ZuneHDPatch.exe... just type that in your browser and save it and your Zune will show up in My Computer.

I downloaded the Zune HD Patch 4.0 And it saved me the hassle.

What is the #??
What number in your zune?

i tryd but i dont get it when im in the regedit cant find some of the stuff displayed in confuzed

This didnt work for me I have a 30gb zune and i cant find "PortableDevice Name" space..........help me

Can you do this if you dont have zune software? Does anyone know a link to download zune software. All the ones i have tried dont work. And all my friends cant seem to find theres. Please help thanks