Zune Support is a Joke!
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Ok so I keep getting this error while installing the new Zune Software on my Vista machine:
“Software Installation Failed Setup must stop because the required package ‘Zune’ failed to installDIFXAPP: Rollback failed with error 0×2Error Code: 0×80070643″
So like any paying customer I decided to give them a call and to my delight they know nothing about my error. The lady asked for my OS I told her Vista Home Premium, then she aksed me:Do you have Service Pack 2 installed?I started to laugh and she was precisent on telling me that I had to upgrade to SP2 in order for it to work, I told her she was wrong and that she meant it was for XP.Several minutes later I was right. So then she read through the system requirements for the new software, surprisingly I meet all of the requirements and then some.Of course at this point she couldn’t help me at all and told me to
- restart
- reinstall
- update
- restart, update, and reinstall
This seemed like a big joke to me though its not a joke because I cant install the new Zune software nor download my music.
(Update: Ok the problem with this is the fact that the Windows Firewall must be turned on. What causes this? I am not sure but it appears to the fix for this issue, thnank commenter Justin!)

32 Comments
Andy
November 13th, 2007
at 3:26pm
Hiya Matt. Im having the same problems…..well p*ssed off.
Justin
November 13th, 2007
at 10:18pm
I had the same problem and I found the fix. All you need to do is turn on, yes on, the windows firewall.
Go figure.
Chris Madrid
November 14th, 2007
at 6:42pm
I’m get the same error message and having the Firewall on or off does resolve it.
Chris Madrid
November 14th, 2007
at 6:43pm
Should read: “does not resolve it.”
Richard
November 14th, 2007
at 7:46pm
Justin - you’re brilliant! This fixed it for me too!
TunerT
November 14th, 2007
at 8:25pm
Ummm to the last guy …
Myy firewall was on , it didnt work.
??? Plus how would the firewall do anything.
Jason
November 18th, 2007
at 4:13pm
Thanks for the firewall tip. I usually have the service disabled. Enabling it allowed me to install. Cheers.
Loki
December 5th, 2007
at 6:41pm
Justin, I have no idea how you came up with the idea to turn on Windows Firewall, but it WORKED! By god, I’ve been fighting with this software for WEEKS, and such a stupid, simple (and probably unrelated) thing actually WORKED! You are the wind beneath my wings!
Phillip
December 7th, 2007
at 12:28pm
OMG, after 2 weeks of trying, it was the firewall. seems kinda lame that would have anything to do with the zune software.
Ganesh
December 11th, 2007
at 4:43pm
Thanks justin your fix worked for me. I have windows live onecare and thought the firewall settings in windows firewall were transfered to onecare i guess i was wrong. still very unusuall the only thing i can think of is microsoft requires there software to verify the install and something is blocking the connection.
Tina
December 24th, 2007
at 9:05am
My firewall has always been. I on, double checked to make sure, still not working for me. I’m so frustrated. I’m ready to toss this Zune out the window! Still getting the rollback fatal error!
Zune Tech. support is a joke. They couldn’t figure out the problem either. Asked me to contact Microsoft customer service, what a joke.
Thomas Dravecz
December 25th, 2007
at 9:19pm
Justin - THANK YOU! This fixed it for me too! - Incredible…. I love microsoft, seriosuly, but it’s issues like this that cause me to wonder…. why?
Steve
December 25th, 2007
at 10:05pm
Same issue. Firewall settings make no difference. Hours on the phone with Zune Support. First call transferred me to MSN billing support! Stupid. Second call got dropped after 15 minutes with no callback. Third call did not solve problem. Tried various things until they said it’s an operating system issue and that I should call OS support. They couldn’t transfer me and did not know the phone number.
I worked for Microsoft for 10 years and used to be proud to say it. I’m now embarrassed. The Zune software is pathetic and over-complicated. Give me a f****** removable drive using the standard USB profile and be done with it. Shame on you Zune team for shipping such cr*p and having dismal, disinterested, unprepared, scratchy, offshore support to take up the slack.
Steve
December 25th, 2007
at 10:23pm
Coming back to share the fix I found on another site. I’ll spare the details - if you are getting a return of 80070463 and the rollback error (DIFXAPP) 0×2 then do the following:
Rename the file C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\wdf01000.sys file to wdf01000.sys.bak and try Zune setup again.
Thanks Zune support, for nothing.
GlenB
December 26th, 2007
at 12:27pm
I must really be an idiot because I don’t understand if the firewall should be on or off based on the above article. Can someone please straighten me out? Thanks.
Matt
December 26th, 2007
at 3:17pm
The firewall needs to be on GlenB! I just clarified that in the article, thnx for reading!
DoubleJ
December 27th, 2007
at 8:58pm
Thanks for the help, but unfortunately, my Firewall was on, and the sys file did not exist on my PC. There were no settings in my registry to remove, and I updated all the files that good old Micro$oft said to update per their KB. None of this worked, still got the Rollback failures.
I did notice that I had originally plugged in the Zune to the USB and turned it on, per the Zune instructions, and my XP Sp2 laptop found it, but did not install the proper drivers (I figured this would be remedied by the s/w install).
So, all else fails, I unplugged the Zune (30GB model) from the USB, and started the install process all over for the millionth time. It got to 99% and stalled, so I plugged the Zune in. This time Windows did recognize it, and installed the proper drivers. The install process continued at this point, ran 4 times thourhg real quick from 0% to 100%, then came up and said successful.
So I guess another thing to try is to not have the Zune attached to the PC during the initial install. I think Windows not having the proper driver may have caused some of this and by letting it go through most of the install, ti fixed the issue.
Hope this may help some people that are frustrated, like I was.
Jan
January 13th, 2008
at 2:17pm
I have windows xp and running 2004 media center..haven’t been able to load the zune software..is there a way I can dowload the software?
Matt
January 13th, 2008
at 2:20pm
You can download the Zune software from here
http://www.zune.net:80/en-us/products/zunesoftware/download.htm
Clint
January 16th, 2008
at 5:43pm
JUSTIN! Your the best! I cant even believe its was that simple! I spent hours and hours looking for uninstallers and reg cleaners. Reinstalling and installing the damn program.. Thanks!
Revelation
January 18th, 2008
at 10:21pm
EUREKA! TURNING THE FIREWALL ON WORKED!!!
StupidZune
January 23rd, 2008
at 12:03am
For some reason unknown to me turning on the windows firewall worked! It would be nice if microsoft would put this fix on their website.
Black Metal Blitzkreig
January 26th, 2008
at 11:04pm
I keep getting an driver error in the form of (Code 10)….the weird thing was that my Zune was woking flawlessly until I updated to the new 2.3 FW and software addition. Before I updates the my PC that runs Vista Home Premium worked great. Though after I updated it no longer will connect to my PC.
I tried un-installing the Zune software, from the Zune website and from the startup disk, un-installed and reinstalled the driver, tried updating the driver and states :this driver is up to date) but it still has the (Code 10). The weord thing is that is connects to my Xbox 360, but only when its turned off. It seems like it won’t sync to any electronic that is on.
I am starting to wonder if the Zune itself is bricked…..has anyone had this problem. I have tried everything,
even
a.) drain battery and recharge
b.) uninstall reinstall
c.) reset the Zune device
d.) running daignostic tests on the Zune driver files under System32
Nothing works…I have yet tried to call customer serice, but we all know how that works. Will Microsoft repair this if it is a brick?
biblicone
January 30th, 2008
at 1:40pm
I am having the same issue. Even after formatting my PC and reinstalling a legit copy of XP Pro and doing every windows update. My firewall has always been on. I have uninstalled WMP 11 and the Zune software, deleted my Zune device, reinstalled Zune software… still no luck. My Zune works on another computer though. hmm. STUPID.
shannon
February 20th, 2008
at 7:49am
Ok can someone explain to my why I cant find the windows firewall to make sure its on? I go into my control panel and there is no security center and I cant find the firewall to turn it on.
Matt
February 20th, 2008
at 8:13am
Shannon are you XP or Vista?
If you are on XP it sounds like you need SP2 if there is no security center
Kevin
February 28th, 2008
at 7:59am
zune support is a joke and im having the same problem with my vista machine and my xp one, its really p*ssing me off, i think when i update vista it will work i cant get it to finish with one of the pdates, it gets to 37% and stops…. its really p*ssing me off…
conor
March 7th, 2008
at 12:25pm
so yea my screen went black and wont turn on i called zune and they wanted 109 dollars to repair so i said f that. i bought a new battery hoping that would help but its still black. im trying not to smash it into peaces any one got ideas ??? please help
Gwen
March 16th, 2008
at 8:23pm
Steve,
After trying all the uninstalls, reinstalls, firewall checks and spending a whole day trying to figure out why I couldn’t put my zune software on my computer I used your suggestion as a last ditch effort with your suggestion of changing the name of the this fileRename the file C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\wdf01000.sys file to wdf01000.sys.bak and try Zune setup again. IT WORKED! I Can’t Believe it Thank You!!!!
Oh and I called Zune and Microsoft and got no help what so ever. They are so useless sometimes.
Thanks again Steve!!!!
usfencer1
March 24th, 2008
at 8:39pm
blitzkreg,
I am having the same problem as you.
I talked to zune support, they helped me figure out it was a vista problem. I got transfered to vista support and 5 to 6 hours and 3 separate people later I am being told that it is a zune problem. They offered to transfer me to zune support. lol
uban
April 13th, 2008
at 5:09pm
thanks man!!! turning on the firewall helped!! tried a bunch of stuff for the whole week, and finally it was the firewall!
KaBoOoM
May 7th, 2008
at 4:27pm
i got the ultimate answer for your problems
FIRST STEP
show the file extension
1. go to control panel then select folder options
2. go to the view tab
3. under advance settings… uncheck “Hide extensions for known file types”
NEXT STEP…
1. go to C:\Windows\system32\Drivers
2. then rename “wdf01000.sys” to “wdf01000.sys.bak”
NOW TRY TO REINSTALL THE ZUNE SOFTWARE
i got this from zune support and it acctually works