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Things You Need
- A Microsoft Zune running 3.1 firmware (or newer)
- Zune USB Sync Cable
- Zune Software 3.1 (or newer)
- Microsoft XNA Game Studio 3.0
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Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition
Places To Get Games
Installing The Official Games
1. Plug your Zune device into a working USB port on your computer using your Zune Sync Cable
2. Open up the Zune Software 3.1 or newer
3. Click on Settings
4. Go to the Device section
5. Go to the Device Update menu item and then click on the Install Games button
6. Following the on screen instructions
How to Install User Made Games
1. Download Microsoft XNA Game Studio 3.0 & Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition
2. Install Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition first
- Open vcssetup.exe
- Click Next
- Read agreement and click next after accepting agreement
- Uncheck Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition
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Click Install and wait for download and install to finish
3. Install Microsoft XNA Game Studio 3.0
- Open XNAGS30_setup.exe
- Click Next
- Read agreement and click next after accepting agreement
- Select No I Do Not Want These Rule Enabled and click Next
- Wait for install to finish
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Un-check Take me to XNA Creators Club Online Website and click Finish
4. Go to Start > All Programs > Microsoft XNA Game Studio 3.0 and click on XNA Game Studio Device Center
5. Make sure your Zune Software is Closed
6. In the XNA Game Studio Window Click on Add Device
7. Choose the Zune
8. Select your Zune from the list and click Next
9. Wait for it to Test the Connection
10. Click Finish
11. Close the XNA Game Studio Device Center Window
12. Open up your Favorite Browser and download any game from one of the sites noted above.
13. Download the .ccgame version if available, if not available just grab the zip source and follow one of the two tutorials below.
Install The .ccgame Version Of The Games 1. Make sure the Zune Software is not open and the Zune is plugged in
2. Download the game in the .ccgame format, also known as the Creators Club game package
3. Double click on the Downloaded File and click on Unpack
4. Play the game on your Zune by going to the games menu item on the main menu and selecting the game of choice
Install The Games From Source Files (.Zip) File
1. Make sure the Zune Software is not open and the Zune is plugged in
2. Download the game in the .ZIP format, also known as the Source Files
3. Double Click on the Downloaded File and click on Extract All Files
4. Click Next
5. Click Next Again
6. Make sure Show Extracted Files and Click Finish
7. Click on the folder if any
8. Double Click on the Game File
9. Find the Zune Icon over on the right side and Right Click on it and select Deploy
10. Wait For Deploying to finish, and have fun playing your games.
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15 Comments
Hey good job on this tut. it was really helpful.
I didn’t know you had to UNCHECK it I thought you had to check the box and it took me about 12hrs. That’s only because I have dial-up but at the moment it’s on the second part ALREADY of Visual C. The last thing is that is keeps on getting kinda stuck 3/4 of the way there for the Framework v3.5 So thanks again.
Glad I was able to help you, If you need any help please let me know.
hopefully this works
hi i need the registration key to use the microsoft visual c#2008
You don’t have to have a activation code
well i cant open it tells me that i cant open it the one that i downloaded was the one that is in this page and when i download it tells me that i need a registration key
Please check the FAQ on this issue at:
http://www.microsoft.com/express/support/regfaq/
THANX BRO I GOT IT
No problem, glad I could help…
hey im sorry about the question but i downloaded a sonic game fron zune boards and extracted all files and it tells me that the game cannot be opend because the project is not supported by the version of the application
is there any way to get games on windows 7??
Should be the same
Games that were created wit han earlier version of XNA Game studio will not run unless they are rebuilt from the grund up using the files that created the outdated game. The easy way to get it on your zune is to download outdated software.
For Zune HD I recommend downloading from http://www.zdhapps.com ;all sorts of cool apps for the zune hd
@ Fabi, too bad! When i found out mine was 106 done of 160 MB and i quit even though it was going 430KB/SEC and now i re-installed it and its going like mad slow! Its stuck on 2/11
i cant download the xna 3.0 game studio thing it says an error occured every time