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Copy files to a Windows Phone 7 device in Windows Explorer
Don't get me wrong -- I really enjoy using Zune to listen to music on my desktop computer. When all I want to do is quickly drop a couple of songs or video clips onto my Windows Phone 7 device, however, it's a bit overkill. While my humble little Palm Pre has a USB mass storage mode which lets me copy files onto it like it was any other external hard drive, WP7 devices aren't quite as accessible.
Fortunately, there's an easy remedy -- and it only requires spending a minute in your registry. Make sure you've got the Zune desktop app installed before beginning. Now, on with the hacking!
Fortunately, there's an easy remedy -- and it only requires spending a minute in your registry. Make sure you've got the Zune desktop app installed before beginning. Now, on with the hacking!
- Press Win+R to display the run dialog box, type regedit.exe, and then click ok.
- On Vista and Windows 7, you may receive a UAC prompt -- click yes to proceed.
- When the registry editor opens, drill down to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB
- Press Control+F to display the registry search dialog
- In Find What, type zunedriver -- uncheck data box to make searching faster, then click Find Next
- Regedit will jump to the correct key -- now you need to click to the Device Parameters key above it
- In the right pane, double-click ShowInShell and change its value from 0 to 1
- In the right pane, double-click PortableDeviceNameSpaceExcludeFromShell and change its value from 1 to 0
- In the right pane, double-click EnableLegacySupport from 0 to 1
Now all you need to do is open Explorer -- look under Portable Devices, and you should see your Windows Phone 7 device listed. You can copy, move, and delete files, or create and delete folders just like you would on any other drive. Supported media is playable in the WP7 Zune app, too!
[via WPCentral]
Comments
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Subscribe to commentsSilverWaveNov 20th 2010 11:57AM
oh ffs just dump the Lamephone7 and buy something that works!
;-)
NightHawkNov 20th 2010 4:43PM
O.o
That was a really sad comment. You must be a sad person.
(Disclaimer: I have a WP7 phone and it is awesome)
PenguinNov 20th 2010 11:06PM
You have to remember, there is a reason they did this. If the zune software transfers music, the music gets properly organized in the right folder to reduce I/O times. If the phone had to scan every single file to look for changes and to find the right file, it would take forever to do anything.
Luis MatosoNov 22nd 2010 1:42AM
No matter what some people "talk" i think WP7 is much better that any other phone i already have in the past. Better then nokia, iphone and android.
JonnyNov 21st 2010 11:46AM
Enjoy it while you have it, this was a hack in the past for previous zune models. As soon as they update the zune desktop software and the phone this hole will magically disappear.
AlexNov 22nd 2010 4:41AM
Nice choice of music.
DaveDec 6th 2010 9:11PM
Did the registry hack and it does not seem to work. Device is not listed in Windows Explorer.
nightshadowJan 10th 2011 2:15AM
I did as above and I see a storage under the phone in windows explorer. It is blank (I assume you can';t access the files win7phone has put on there) but now Zune can't detect the phone...