Are you a Zune owner who prefers the Zune player for media playback?
Today we’ll show you how to integrate the Zune player with WMC using Media Center Studio.
You’ll need to download Media Center Studio and the Zune Desktop player software.
(See download links below) Also, double-check you have Media Center closed.
Some of the actions in Media Center Studio cannot be performed while WMC is open.
Open Media Center Studio and press the Start Menu tab at the top of the app.
hit the software button.
throw in in a name for your entry point in the title text box.
This is the name that will appear under the tile when added to the Media Center start menu.
Next, key in in the path to the Zune player.
By default this should be C:\Program Files\Zune\Zune.exe.
Note: Be sure to use the original path, not a link to the desktop icon.
The Active image is the image that will appear on the tile in Media Center.
If you wish to change the default image, hit the Browse button and select a different image.
Select Stop the currently playing media from the When launched do the following: dropdown list.
Now we will choose a keystroke to use to exit the Zune player software and return to Media Center.
tap on the the green plus (+) button.
When prompted, press a key to use to the kill the Zune player.
Note: This may also work with your Media Center remote.
You may not be able to set certain remote buttons to shut the software.
We found that the back arrow button worked well.
you could also choose a keystroke to kill the program if desired.
Be sure to store your work before exiting by clicking the Save button on the Home tab.
Find the Zune player tile in the Entry points area.
We want to drag the tile out onto one of the menu strips on the start menu.
We will drag ours onto the Extras Library strip.
Now you’ve got the option to drop the tile into position.
back up your changes and then close Media Center Studio.
When you open Media Center, you should see your Zune tile on the start menu.
Now you could enjoy your media through the Zune player.
Conclusion
We found the Zune player worked with two different Media Center remotes that we tested.
Media Center Studio works on both Vista and Windows 7.
Are you new to Zune player?
Downloads
Zune Desktop Player download
Media Center Studio download
