Creative Zen Vision : M Hardisk error? W

A few days ago I purchased a Creative Zen Vision: M mp3 player.
Creative Zen Vision : M
So anyway, I put a few song on here about 4 or 5 playlists and all of a sudden... Its went into recovery mode.
The only options its giving me are the following and its repercutions:
v0.0.22
Clean Up - I enter this mode and it gets stuck.
Format All - I've entered this mode already, but it says something about Harddisc error?!
Reload Firmware - Same as format all, it says something about a harddisc error.
Reboot - All this does is restart the mp3.
Im stuck with a brand new mp3 that cannot do any of the functions it says it can do.

I think waiting more then 5 minutes would wield a better result. But I think the player might have a defecti've harddri've. You may need to contact Creative support about it.

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I have this problem for 2 mounth. I have never change anythinhg on my player. And i don't get back errors from the software.
There are mp3 on my player and photos, programs...
I don't know why i can't get back these datas.
When i cancel a date by the logiciel, it say me ok, but when i return to see if it's canceled, it's not do!!!
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I hope you can find a solution.
Pupystyler.

Creative Zen Vision M malfunctio

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really? :/ I dont like ebay and would prefer a new product... is there no other solution? Like writing to the customers and make out a good price for em to get a new of zen vision m?
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If anyone knows a good one which looks nice post here, would be awesome
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so basicly everything worx i guess only my navigation doesnt so i cant do anyting atm
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Message Edited by skeevn on 04--2008 07:43 PM

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Creative Zen Vision M 30g wont dockt Hello,
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,Creative zen : vision M 30gb strange problem. Hi people,
My mp3 player is 2 and a half years old. A few months ago he didn't charge anymore. ?I thought i could repair it by buying a new battery and install him in my mp3.
Afther a few ours of ?assembling it was ready for charging a thought..
I used the usb charger and de sync adapter...
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Stijn van Vilsteren?
DUTCH?
i am sorry for my pore english !

Squipy wrote:
Hi, I stopped using this MP3 for about 2 or so years because I bought a new one. I decided to start using it again and downloaded all the required software but as soon as I unplugged the MP3 from the power outlet, the player died. I can't get it to start up without plugging it into a power outlet. I think it has rechargable battery? Why didn't it recharge itself?
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Creative Zen Vision M question!?Hey guys, I'm not from US but I hope you will understand my english anyway .
So here's my question:
Is there any legal way to get one of "creative zen vison m" players? I prefer new products... 60gb would be awesome..
Since Im fed up with Apple and got already n Touch i simply want a player with a good capacity and just to listen to music... and i pretty much liked the creative zen vision m player... more than any new product from creative... all of em are more like multimedia and not "classy"....
Furthermore I just find the product over google at customers site... if i browse all mp3players from creative I cant find the product i want.... It would be awesome if anyone knows a way to get a new one of these... and it would be kickass if it could get delieverd to EU/Austria
At the end, thx for all the upcoming posts n answers and a picture of the desired product:
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://img.tomshardware.com/de/2006/02/06/zen_vision_m_creative_antwort_auf_den_ipod/vision02.jpg"]http://img.tomshardware.com/de/2006/02/06/zen_vision_m_creative_antwort_auf_den_ipod/vision02.jpg[/url]

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