Windows 7 64 Bit Microsoft schedules Zune services

Microsoft is taking its Zune services down for upkeep Monday night, January 25, at 10 p.m. PT for around 24 hrs. During that period of time, no content will be rentable or purchasable.That doesn;t imply it;s time for you to don the tin-foil hats, yet.Microsoft officials said the scheduled outage of the Zune solutions — which means Zune Pass, Zune Marketplace, Zune.net streaming and Zune video on Xbox — is simply for routine upkeep. It;s not in prepration for launch of a rumored “Zune phone.” Nor is it related to the release of Zune companies on Apple;s iPhone/iPad. And it;s not part with the promised introduction of a number of new features (like bringing Smart DJ to the Zune HD or the addition of AVI/XVID video support). (Those already-announced new features will probably be rolled out later this spring,Windows 7 32 Bit, officials restated.)Here;s what the Softies are saying:“(T)he Zune service (Zune Pass,Windows 7 64 Bit, Zune Marketplace,Office Pro 2007, Zune.net streaming and Zune video on Xbox) is going to be unavailable for a short time … to accommodate regularly scheduled upkeep. The Zune service might be offline starting at ten pm on Monday, January 25 and we anticipate all Zune solutions will be available again within 24 hrs. We wanted to get the word out so that you and your readers are not surprised by the pause in service. As with previous updates, we recommend users download any new music, videos or podcasts and sync Zune Pass content material they want prior to the downtime,Office 2010 Standard, otherwise they’ll have to wait until the service is back up to download new content material. Content material already stored in their PC or Xbox HDD will remain available throughout the downtime.“Once the Zune service is restored, users is going to be prompted to update their PC software. Additionally, owners with older Zune devices (4, 8, 16, 30, 80, 120 GB) will need to update the device firmware to allow continued connection to the Zune service. Zune HD owners will not have to update the device firmware.”I asked (one more time,Office Standard 2010, just to get sure) whether there was any other reason for the downtime and was told it;s just “plain, old upkeep.”