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Macbook and zune?

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wintersway
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has anyone on here been able to run the zune software with macbook pro? i know you can dual boot and run windows, but i want to be positive that you can run the software

and if youre bored and have nothing to do and own a macbook pro, ill give you karma if you dl the zune software from zune.net and see if it works
Jul 28 2008 12:54PM
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wintersway
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anybody?
Jul 28 2008 3:54PM
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Rez4frederick
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Prob wont work, especially if program is .exe file (wont work on mac, will actually fuck it up too)
But here is the requirements
COMPONENT

Operating system


REQUIRED

Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (Home, Professional, Tablet PC, Media Center Edition 2005) or Windows Vista (all editions)

If you're using a 64-bit edition of Windows Vista, please click here to download the Zune software.


RECOMMENDED

Windows Vista Home Premium

Visit Windows Update and install any high-priority updates that are available for your computer.

Processor



A 500Mhz Pentium class processor or better



A 1.5-gigahertz (GHz) or faster for video

RAM



256 megabytes (MB)



512 MB or higher for video

Free hard disk space



200 MB



60 gigabytes (GB)

Optical drive



CD or DVD drive



CD-R drive to play and burn CDs.

DVD-R, DVD+R drive to play and burn DVDs

Internet access



Active connection (dial-up, Cable, DSL, LAN) to buy content



Active broadband connection (Cable, DSL, LAN) to buy and stream content

Sound card



16-bit sound card



24-bit sound card

Compatible 5.1 multichannel audio sound card to play multichannel audio content

Monitor



Super VGA (800 x 600) resolution



(1024x768) or higher resolution

Video card



Video card with 64 MB of RAM (video RAM or VRAM) and DirectX 9.0b



Video card with 256 MB of RAM or higher and DirectX 9.0b or later

For more information about DirectX, visit the Microsoft DirectX Web site.

USB



USB 1.1



USB 2.0 or better for faster synchronization

Sound output device



Speakers or headphones



Speakers or headphones

Internet browser



Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or higher



Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or higher

Other





Wi-Fi network to wirelessly sync your device to your computer without cables.

Xbox® 360 console to stream your media collection to your TV or home entertainment system
Jul 28 2008 6:35PM
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Barf.
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Zune isn't compatable with macs.
Jul 28 2008 6:40PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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The zune software won't run on a mac, and an exe file won't fuck anything up either.
There are ways (I think) of transferring music to a Zune but its still pretty crappy.
Jul 28 2008 6:45PM
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wintersway
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googled it... people have gotten it to work with parallels
Jul 29 2008 12:54AM
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comeatmebro
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haha i was like shit lets hope .exe files don't fuck things up. pretty sure they just open in text edit as a bunch of jibberish?
Jul 29 2008 12:57AM
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wintersway
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http://www.zune-online.com/news/zune/vista-zune-software-on-mac-os-x-via-parallels.html

but imo microsoft needs to open up the zune to apple users very soon
how the hell do they think they can compete with ipod otherwise


Jul 29 2008 12:58AM
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