Does anyone have any association with the steaming pile called Zune software? I picked up the Zune because it had a larger screen than my Zen and it's cheaper than Ipod. I use it mainly to watch videos on the airplane.
First off, unlike most mp3 players, you apparently can't access the Zune as just an external drive (am I wrong), so I decided to install the Zune software. First off, now I'm not trying to break the rules here, but just to show the irony....I have two WinXP installations: A legitimate Media Edition 2005 and a, uh, release of regular XP. I tried to install it on the Media Edition. I honestly really tried. It kept calling for updates, I installed everything, even the optional ones, no go...refused to install. On the other system, uh, installed right off. Is MS sending the right message here??? Moving right along, once installed, Zune takes over everything, literally. All media files now come up with Zune as default and the only other choice is 'Other' where you have to search for the executable. This sucks. Also the software itself, when just idling, takes 35% of my E6850. Just idling! I'm going off to find out what else I can use and get rid of this...stuff. Steve
