Creative mediasource organi

whenever i start up i get a bunch of error messages saying it doesn't recognize certain files. including mp2, mp3, aif, etc. after burning a cd it says it has an error and must shutdown. the cd is burned with the music but to get the information, song title, etc, i have to open up the organizer and reinsert the cd and make sure it has the information.
any idea how i can fix this?
thanks for any help, alex

you dont understand. theres nothing wrong with the mp3 player, its fine. i just updated the firmware and sort of formatted it. the problem is with the mediasource organizer that freezes and screws up my computer whenever i try to transfer files. im not sure whether it has to do with that playforsure thing which im not sure what it even does or whether its something else. my firmware is version 2.0.03, and the mediasource organizer is version 3.30.2 . it works fine until i connect the player and it has that thing on the upper left side with pc music library, music store, and my computer, and when u connect the jukebox another option is added, and when it tries to open that it freezes.
anybody who has any idea whats wrong or how to fix this please reply as soon as possible.
thanks

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I used iTunes before purchasing Audigy 4, and a good chunk of my music is in MPEG-4 Format, but my creative Mediasource Organizer won't play them. Anyone know what and how to convert them so they will play on the Organizer?

iTunes will convert to MP3. I think this is probably your best option.

Can't find my zen xtra in the Creative MediaSource Organi

My Zen Xtra shows in "NOMAD Explorer" but when I try to use Creative MediaSource Organizer to transfer file from my computer to Zen xtra player, I can't found Zen xtra under "my computer"
any help? My player has the latest firmware and also latest dri've was installed in my computer!!
thanks for helping

super80: Have a look here in the Zen FAQ at Nomadness.net on how to install MediaSource, which also makes reference to the required plugin.

Zen Xtra won't appear in Creative MediaSource Organi

I've been using my 30 GB Jukebox for a couple years w/ no real problems except that I remember there being a problem w/ a USB port & I had to change something so that the Creative MediaSource Organizer software could recognize the mp3 player. Now I've bought a 60 GB Zen Xtra (same player, x2) & am having the same problem. I've upgraded everything & hate the new interface for transfering files... most of the time the program just freezes. I'd like to be able to use the same Creative software I was using before, but it doesn't recognize the new device. If anyone knows what I'm talking about or how I can fix it, I'd rather not have to call?Customer Service?again for $3.

I'm just giving this topic a bump. I've upgraded to Creative MediaSource Organizer v 3.30.2, but it won't recognize either of my mp3 players when I plug them in. I'm able to use the Zen Xtra Media Explorer, but?most of the time it just freezes up. I'd like to be able to use the software I'm familiar w/, so if anyone could help me out I'd appreciate it. I seem to remember having a similar problem when I first purchased my 30 GB Zen Xtra.

Problems with Creative MediaSource Organi

Please help me!!!
The media library doesn?t show the tracknumbers but the WMP 0, the WindowsExplorer and Winamp 5. show them correctly. I don?t know what to do!

Have you:
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- Download and install the latest Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer 3.30.2 from your product download site.
- (Depending on your firmware)
Download and install the latest Creative Zen and NOMAD Jukebox plugin 2.00.9 for Creative MediaSource from your product download site.
or:
Download and install the latest Creative MediaSource Plugin for PlaysForSure devices (version .00.8) from your product download site.
- Download and install the latest Creative MuVo plugin .0.05 for Creative MediaSource from your product download site.
- Download and install the latest Creative MediaSource Plugin for CD Burner 3.0.8 from your product download site.

Upgrading Creative MediaSource Organi

Hi All,
I have a 30GB Zen Extra with firmware .03.02 and MediaSource Organizer 2.0.07. They're running on an XP ServPak 2 laptop with all current critical updates. I was thinking of updating to Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer 5.0.38.
Question: Will my existing player firmware work OK with Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer 5.0.38? Or will I need to upgrade my player firmware?
Thanks!
Advait

I have a Zen Sleek. Same deal... I wanted to upgrade the MediaSource software to version 5 because there are some bugs I've noticed that I was hoping were fixed in the new version.
I tried to use automatic update from within Mediasource - it did not work. I downloaded the new version manually.
Upon uninstall of old version and install of new version I get this wierd error CTXCommonDoInstall.return fails to launch error code 247024864.
What the _______ is this?
The install stops in its tracks. Now I have neither the old nor the new version on my system. How does one fix this?

Printing Badly Needed in Creative MediaSource Organi

I am posting this in hopes that someone with the Creative organization will read it. I have my whole collection on my computer in mp3 format, as well as on my 40GB Nomad Jukebox Zen. I want to make a printed listing of my library. I have been able to do this to some extent with a competing product, but only by second guessing the organization of their database.
Such a printout would need flexibility with regard to organization and formatting of the output, which is a lot to ask for. But a very workable compromise would be a feature which would output a csv text file whose contents could then be imported into Excel (or some other suitable program.) This is what I did with the competing software and I was able to print very small lines with bold headings for the album names, etc.
Perhaps there is some such feature already available in the MediaSource organizer; if so, someone please direct me to it. If not, I think the lack of printing capability (of some sort) is a significant deficiency which should be addressed. Even an explanation of the database structure would be helpful.
Thanks for listening.

rsilber wrote: Dear SSR, Thanks for the reply, but it poses some questions. ()How does one obtain the older Creative PlayCenter? (2)Does it mean uninstalling the current PlayCenter and then regenerating all the (my) 7000 entries? Does the printing feature on the older PlayCenter give any control over the font size and page arrangement?
I'm not sure if PlayCenter clashes with MediaSource, so you might have to uninstall it.
You have to install PC2 first, then the update 3.02.52. PlayCentre 3.02.52 (links are to Nomadness.net's download section)
The printed output was very basic with zero control if memory serves correct.
As for the WinAmp plugin, would I have to duplicate an MP3 library in WinAmp to get the HTML output?
No. It loads the library from your player. Plus you can control the display format of the queue, so have some control over the output.

Error messages when transferring to Zen Touch with Creative MediaSource Organi

Hello all,
My name is Allana and my lovely fiance bought me a Zen Touch for our 6 year anni'versary. I already love it dearly but transferring MP3s using MediaSource Organizer is a real nightmare.
It will transfer about 5-0 tracks then I will get a 'Server Busy, switch or retry' error, which is quickly followed by a 'Player is not connected or is busy' error.
Has anyone else experienced these errors? What did you do to fix it's
It is taking me absolutely ages to transfer tracks at this rate.
Please help!
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Allana

Connection problems can be due to a lot of reasons.
Have a look through the list here in the Zen FAQ at Nomadness.net.

Problem with Creative MediaSource Organi

I recently purchased a new laptop and installed the Creative software that came with my Zen Neeon. However, whereas on my old computer I could select a recording source, on my new computer it only allows?me to record using a mic. Is there any way to fix this issue? I use the other recording options quite frequently and so far haven't been able to find a mention of this problem. Thanks.
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If your new laptop has only microphone input, then you can only record from microphone.

Help With My Creative Mediasource Organis

When I open the program up,it says
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Then I press "Yes". Afterwhich another pop-up appears.
It reads...
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Then I press "OK". Then another pop-up appears.
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Help with Creative MediaSource 5 Organi

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PeeBee wrote:
Does the MuVo work with Nomad Explorer? I didn't think it did.
PB
I'm pretty sure it doesn't. Perhaps there's some confusion with the MuVo Explorer, or plain Windows Explorer.

Transferring tracks from Nomad Jukebox 2 to MUVO with Creative MediaSource Player/Organi

I recently installed Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer . When I transfer tracks from Nomad Jukebox 2 to my MUVO the tracks are transferrred as folders, not tracks (which the MUVO cannot play). How do I get the Nomad Explorer to transfer the MP3s as tracks and not folders? I'd appreciate your help.
P.S. I do not have this problem when I use Creative Playcenter to do a similar tranfer.
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PeeBee wrote:
Does the MuVo work with Nomad Explorer? I didn't think it did.
PB
I'm pretty sure it doesn't. Perhaps there's some confusion with the MuVo Explorer, or plain Windows Explorer.

Creative Mediasource Organizer Losing Year T

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'Creative Mediasource Organizer' Folders and the ZEN V pla

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Folders on the device are merely for your own convenience and organization. The device relies solely on ID TAGS on how it plays and displays the various tracks. You will need to get your tracks in order and edit the tags.

Trouble with Creative Mediasource

I'm using the latest driver (2.0.00) And Firmware (2.0.03), and CMS5 5.0.38, with the plugins for Zen and the PlaysForSure. My system us Windows XP, SP2, and I meet the minimum system reqs for the program.
Since "upgrading" to Creative MEdiasource 5, I've run into several problems, perhaps all interconnected.
--Mediasource takes an incredibly long time to load my Zen (40 GB Zen Xtra), upwards of 3 minutes. This took only a few seconds in previous versions. This is present when connected through my front, back and USB hub ports.
--Mediasource will rip a CD incredibly slowly. If I try to transfer more than one CD (That is, one, the procedure ends, and then start up another), I will get an error message and MEdiacsource will shut down.
--Sometimes, the window itself will disappear, and I will be unable to access it. This has happened a couple of times instead of the previous problem. The process will still run, but I will be unable to reload it, and trying to forcibly end the process (Task Manager) seems not to work. This also happens sometimes when I browse away from my Zen (Say, to a CD or file on my computer), and come back to my Zen.
I tried using my prior version, but it doesn't recognise my Playsforsure device at present, and I'm not sure if it's even possible to alter it.
Is anyone else having a similar problem? I loved Mediasource prior to this version: It was a sleek, easy and intuiti've interface and covered almost all of my Organisation needs. I did check the boards, but I may have missed a similar problem. I'm wondering if this is an issue that people have a solution to.
Any help's appreciated.

Hello:
I have formatted the player using the recovery menu as well as with WMP, because both are the recommended and "only" ways to format, depending on who you listen to. No difference, however in the way WMP behaves. When I get to the point where WMP can only sync a small few files, if I do a Cleanup (from rescue mode), let the Nomad rebuild the library, I can usually get more files in before it clogs up again. Every time I do a fresh format, I lose a couple of days worth of work, so I'm not doing it again.
I don't have any way to control how much of the library to synchronize once it has gotten past my playlists, unless I spend time creating more playlists for this purpose. With a 60 G Nomad, and a library suitable for that storage, that's a TON of music to deal with.
I'm still trying to figure out whether this is a Windows Media Player issue, a driver issue, or a Nomad firmware issue. Since I have to reset the Nomad between each sync attempt, and occasionally do a cleanup, I'm guessing it's the Nomad, and since I've seen it on more than one unit, I'm guessing it's a firmware bug.
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