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Install Zune Software on Windows Server 2008 (R2)

This weekend I reinstalled my desktop at home. I decided to use Windows Server 2008 R2 as the OS. (Click Here to view my guide on installing Windows 2008 as a desktop OS)

One problem I had during the setup is that the Zune Software setup will block the install on a non-approved OS like Windows Server 2008. I played around for a while and found out how to install the software.

  • Download the software.

  • Login to the computer with the local administrator account.
  • From a command line, run zunesetuppkg-x64.exe /x. Then give a location to extract files to. C:\ZuneTemp
  • Browse to the \packages folder.
  • Right-Click on Zune-x64.msi and click Install
  • Follow the prompts like a regular install of the software.

I did this install on Windows Server 2008 R2 with the Zune Software version 4.2.202.0

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5 Responses to “Install Zune Software on Windows Server 2008 (R2)”

  1. Wayne Melvin says:
    February 19, 2011 at 9:54 am

    Where do you download the zunesetuppkg-x64.exe now? I can’t seem to file the x64 file.

  2. TheITGuy says:
    February 20, 2011 at 9:37 pm

    It used to be the file that was given if you download the program from a 64 bit computer. I will have to check if the new .exe file still works.

  3. Charlie Russel says:
    July 26, 2011 at 5:11 pm

    The x64 files are inside the regular download. So that first command line will read: ZuneSetupPkg.exe /x

  4. Koti says:
    September 6, 2011 at 3:54 pm

    Thanks so much… this worked for me 100%

  5. Amit says:
    November 15, 2011 at 11:19 am

    Worked for me!
    Only the path was \x64\packages

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