Today Microsoft released an update to its Zune software which will update your previous version of the Zune software to version 2.3. This is not to be confused with your Zune 2.3 firmware. There are no new features in this update, but it does provide some performance enhancements around set-up, sync and as always general reliability. The Zune software 2.3 change log is below:

Change Log:

Fixed top crashing bugs submitted by users
Fixed bug where Zune software thinks the device memory is full (but isn’t)

Key Marketplace fixes

Allow users to view top music videos in marketplace
Misc improved error messaging including splitting sign-in issues into 4 separate errors for customer and support benefit
Resolved most cases where retrieval of subscription download history stalls
Better handling of accounts that have expired credit cards
Podcasts with spaces in their name can now be subscribed to
Marketplace no longer blocks explicit content purchases when parental controls are set to allow
Points balance label is now updated when user purchases new points

Key Player UI fixes

Allow zooming in/out (2x, 4x, fullscreen) during video playback to prevent stretched playback
Ability to switch Zune to GDI mode through command-line parameter
Key Podcast fixes

Allow subscriptions to podcasts larger than 10MB
Fixed some parsing errors that prevented some podcasts from syncing to the device
Fixed bug where podcasts were unsubscribing themselves

Key Setup fixes

Fixed numerous bugs affecting build to build upgrades
Improved installation for users accessing from corporate networks
Fixed driver uninstall failures
Included device 2.3 firmware in client download
Failure in creating system restore point no longer blocks client installation

Key Sync fixes

Fixed issues with reverse sync
Fixes issues with sync meter UI showing incorrect information as to what is on the device
Fixed issues using wireless sync with multiple devices to the same PC
Fixed a few different issues setting up wireless sync
Device is no longer being reported as full even after deleting large file from device
Device content is no longer being turned into guest content when it shouldn’t be
Content with bad metadata now shows properly so it can be removed from device
Turning off “autolaunch when a Zune device is connected” no longer prevents “Sync Now” from working from a wirelessly connected device
Podcast bookmarking is now transferred/saved to the device
Wireless sync connection continues to work after rebooting host computer
Unsubscribe podcast from device now works properly
Changing album art in the client now updates the device as well
Duplicate tracks are no longer synced to the device twice

Key Xbox Streaming bug fixes

Xbox Streaming now monitors the rip folder if user changes default location
No need to reinstall client to fix Xbox Streaming when upgrading from XP to Vista
Key Infrastructure fixes

Vista x64 customers can now get to web help from error messages
Client no longer crashes if database is corrupted

Key Library fixes

Changes in pictures or video metadata made outside client will now get updated in the library
UI is now smoother during file groveling
When a track is added to an album we will now always update the track on disc
User can now update album art for marketplace tracks
‘Unknown Artist’ metadata is no longer written to files when writing out user edit of album name
Renaming an artist now more reliably keeps the change
Two different copies of the same album no longer get duplicated down to one when it shouldn’t
Access violation no longer occurs when checking song properties in the burn list
Multi-disc albums imported from iTunes no longer show in the client as a single disc album
Thumbnails for video content now extract on XP properly

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