Creative Vision M Prob

I've had this same problem going on for about 6 months now. My ZEN vision M 30gig is stuck in Recovery Mode with the 4 options. I've tried every single guide there is. WMP is not installed. Nothing from creative is installed. I've tried downloading the "new" firmware update from Creative's support page.
Is there a way I can ship in the MP3 player and have a professional work at it's

If you feel you need to update the firmware DO NOT USE THE RECOVERY MODE OPTION!
!!! If you do it will immediaely erase the firmware from your player leaving you without any hope of ever getting it back on. Seems that for the firmware update .exe file to run it has to st recognize your existing player through it's firmware. But if you have already erased it it will not install. I ran into this exact problem, but made the huge mistake f following the User Guide to update the firmware. After I selected that option on the player I re-connected to my PC and the unit was no longer recognized - because there was no firmware on the player any longer. Nice software write, huh?After 2 calls to tech support was told that?I should not have used that option - all I had to do was simply download the correct firmware update .exe file, and then run it while the player was already properly connected to my PC. Sounds easy - but why did NONE of the documentation say that? It only says to use the Recovery mode option. So until I am given a solution by Creative on how to install firmware on a player with none - my unit DOA. Good Luck

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