My Creative zen vision M broke what do i do

ok my Creative zen vision M 30 gb broke buti dont know how
i turned it on this moring and the touchpad wasnt working so i was going to turn it of but right before i could to that a black screen comes up saying low baterry and truns of by itslef but i chared it last night so later in the day it turns on byitself and the tocuh pad and the buttons still itsnt working
i've had this player since october and i want to know about the warranty
and if creative zen and fix this or replace it with a new
thanks

can anybody help me with this problem
thanks

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"OS Name: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version: 5..2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600"
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thedanholt wrote:
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Replace the screen that is a hardware problem. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...n%3D4%26ps%3D0? Here is a source to purchase a new one? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Drkr...e=channel_page? & a video to dismantle the player.

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