Creative Wireless Music Prob

Hello,
I am ready to return this product for service. It worked somewhat after my initial setup. I updated the software and firmware to improve performance, and now the remote does not communicate with the base station. I can play music through the system by controlling from PC, but ever since I updated the firmware on the remote it has failed to function.
I have talked to someone at tech support and they sent an e-mail digest of everything relevant from your tech support knowledgebase. I need to know what the next steps are for service. I would prefer to return only the remote, since there is limited functionality without it.
Thanks,
--Mike (Publicam)

Have you tried repeating the firmware upgrade? It sounds to me like something went wrong there and I would think it might worth repeating the whole thing just to try it out.
Good luck!
Marc

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