Lost Your Preloaded Zune Content? Microsoft Now Offering it for Download

[Jason Dunn]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.istartedsomething.com/20071115/zune-preloaded-content-download/' target='_blank'>http://www.istartedsomething.com/20071115/zune-preloaded-content-download/</a><br /><br /></div><em>&quot;One of the less obvious facts about the Zune is that as soon as you turn on the device, you have an abundance of quality content of both music and videos preloaded onto the device so you can literally start enjoying the experience from the first hands-on. On the other hand compare that to the &ldquo;don&rsquo;t steal music&rdquo; sticker you have to peel off the iPod - which is like those &ldquo;shoplifting is an offense&rdquo; signs, makes you feel pretty guilty even if you have good intentions. Of course, to enjoy these preloaded content it would have to mean you first have to own a Zune, right? Not quite! You see, Microsoft today has made available the entire preloaded contents pack downloadable (ZIP) from Microsoft&rsquo;s servers with no strings attached.&quot;</em><br /><br />If you've deleted the pre-loaded content off your Zune, but were wishing you had kept some of it, here's your chance to get it back: <a href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/d/f/c/dfc12b52-402c-4872-a734-37b5e4282d70/preloadcontent.zip" target="_blank">download this 410 MB ZIP file</a> that has all the goodies. A full list of the content is after the break.<br /><div style="page-break-after: always;"><span style="display: none;">&nbsp;</span></div><strong>Audio Tracks<br /></strong>Datarock, &ldquo;Fa-Fa-Fa&rdquo;<br />Mexican Institute of Sound, &ldquo;El Microphono&rdquo;<br />Sidestepper, &ldquo;Paloma&rdquo;<br />C&eacute;U, &ldquo;Ave Cruz&rdquo;<br />Barenaked Ladies, &ldquo;Easy&rdquo;<br />John Doe, &ldquo;Golden State&rdquo;<br />The Handsome Furs, &ldquo;Cannot Get Started&rdquo;<br />Pop Levi, &ldquo;Sugar Assault Me Now&rdquo;<br />Junkie XL, &ldquo;Dark Territory&rdquo;<br />Pacha Massive, &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t Let Go&rdquo;<p><strong>Music Videos</strong><br />Avril Lavigne, &ldquo;Make Five Wishes&rdquo; Trailer<br />Low, &ldquo;The Hatchet&rdquo;<br />Pacha Massive, &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t Let Go&rdquo;<br />Joya, &ldquo;Funky C&rdquo;<br />Dntel, &ldquo;The Distance&rdquo;<br />Podcasts<br />KEXP Live<br />&ldquo;This American Life: Squirrel Cop&rdquo;<br />Nylon TV<br />MSNBC.com<br />Intro to Podcasts<br />Intro to Podcasts (Spanish)</p><p><strong>Short Videos</strong><br />&ldquo;Red Bull BC1&Prime; (Red Bull)<br />&ldquo;A Passion for Film Making&rdquo; (IFC)<br />&ldquo;First Kiss&rdquo; (CAPiTA Snowboarding)</p><p><strong>Images</strong><br />&ldquo;Illume,&rdquo; Red Bull (44 images)<br />Zune Image Set (42 images)</p>