Creative Mediasource & Zen V p

Hello,
I'm becoming a bit desperate right now because Mediasource keeps getting stuck/freezing when I try to copy music to my Zen V Plus 2GB I bought this month. Does anyone else have Mediasource freezing when trying to copy music? It often starts OK with 2 or 3 songs transferring, but then at song 4 it keeps hanging at "Busy Writing ... x%" or it gives an error saying the MP3 device is no longer connected while I dont unplug it.
Is my MP3 player broken or something? I love the mp3 player but this just sucks, I have to restart all the time to put on music. Should I give this one back for repairs or is it something else? Another thing is that the software CD was doing weird (maybe unvisible scratch) when I got it and the installation never completes normally and I have to reset. Please help & thanks in advance.
Dshk27Message Edited by dshk27 on 03-05-200704:45 PM

Dshk27,
Try running Cleanup from the player Rescue mode and see if it helps with the transfer.
If you're still having problem, try using WMP for the transfer and see if the same thing happen.
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