Locked: Z2k Virus?!

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MonstaMack on 31 December 2008

Everyone knows I'm a pretty big MS fanboy, but this is insane.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/30gb-zunes-mysteriously-begin-to-fail-at-12am-december-31st/

It's just that simple.

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MonstaMack on 31 December 2008

Apparently it will fix itself overnight when January 1st hits.
Apparently the software can't handle a leap year of some sort.

It's just that simple.

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madskillz on 31 December 2008

That's messed up. I had a couple Zunes and flipped them. The built-in wifi rocks.

EDIT: M$ will prolly just release a firmware update to correct it. Still ... LOL.

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DaveD on 31 December 2008

The fix, don't have the correct date on leap years and keep changing the date until the next year?

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madskillz on 31 December 2008

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/12/30gb-zunes-kill.html - Wired has a funny pic of one. Dang, MS ... first RROD, now this. Nice.

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vgchartzgirl on 31 December 2008

I'd better check mine when I get home

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IllegalPaladin on 31 December 2008

vgchartzgirl said:
I'd better check mine when I get home

http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=55069&page=1

Maybe it'd be better to not turn it on just incase. I think they keep running when they brick so the hard drive and battery will be working for nothing.

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MonstaMack on 31 December 2008

huh? I didn't check the off topic forum, went right to MS's lol.
Mods can feel free to lock this one then.

It's just that simple.

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twesterm on 31 December 2008

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