Creative media source does not recognice zen x

and I have no clue what to do
Can You hepl please?
Ed

If you are still having problems with MediaSource recognizing your Xtra, go to the Support/downloads page above and put in the information about your player. There is a list of software and you should be able to find the plug-in for media source/Xtra.
As for updating your firmware be aware that a lot of people have had problems installing the plays for sure (2.0.03)version. Do a Search (above on this page)?on this player and the firmware problems before trying it on yours. I still have the firmware .20.08?on my 30 GB Xtra and it plays just fine.
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You should definately take a look at this case on our Knowledge base http://uk.europe.creative.com/support/kb/article.asp?l=3&sid=9287. You can use the wizard at the bottom "Start Troubleshooting".
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