Creative Zen Micro AND using M

Hi,
I'm a pc user at home and I am considering purchasing a Creative Zen Micro mp3 player.
I was wondering, am I able to put data files onto the mp3 player, then access them at Uni'versity where I use a Mac computer. I heard this was a Windows only product.
I want to easily plug in the USB cable to the Mac computers at Uni then access them easily without having to install any extra software so its able to read it (i.e. Plug N Play)
Thanks

thanks for the info,
BUT
what i really wanna know for 00% sure is that I can plug in my Creative Zen Micro mp3 player into a Mac WITHOUT installing ANY software and that the Mac will read the device for Data NOT music, since I only need the mac to read it so I can transfer data files from home to uni'versity
plz let me know, thanks!

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I hope this question has not been repeated.
I have a Creative Zen Micro and have attempted to install it on my current computer that uses Windows Vista 32-bit. However, it was unable to install or find the driver necessary.
I've already looked at the 'driver release plans'?for this product and there is only a page regarding 'Nati've Support', which says 'The MP3 products ZEN Micro, ... require the latest firmware to ensure Nati've Support in Window Vista'.
I've searched for firmware for the Zen Micro on a Windows Vista 32-bit in English, and found nothing.
How can I make this product work with my Windows Vista 32-bit computer ?
Thank you !!!

Robby & Lizzy
First of all for a little background information, the problem lies in a problem between Creative's firmware installation program and Windows Media Player . WMP is standard in Windows Vista. As a matter of historical information, Creative has not developed any drivers for Windows Vista, therein the rub; Windows Vista does support the Microsoft PlaysForSure initiati've, and many of the older players like the Micro series does have PlaysForSure firmware available to enable the player to be used in Windows Vista.
Now for an outline of the necessary ste
ps.
Back up all of the content on your Micro. The firmware that you will install includes a disk format that will erase all of the content and change the way that the disk dri've on the Micro is formatted.
You'll need to find a Windows XP system that does not have Windows Media Player installed. You or the owner of the system should also be knowledgeable in the use of Windows XP System Restore feature so that you can return the system to it's previous state after you are finished with it.
Create a Restore Point on the XP system. Download and install the drivers for your Zen Micro to the XP system. This will enable the player to be recognized by the computer.
Download the PlaysForSure driver for the Micro, V2.2.02, to the desktop of the XP system.
Connect the player to the system with a USB cable and execute the program.
When the firmware installation has completed, the player will reboot. You may disconnect the player. After you have confimed that the firmware revision is correct on the Micro, do a System Restore to put that system back in the condition that you found it.
Connect the Micro to your Vista system and it should recognize the player and install the nati've Windows PlaysForSure driver and pair it with your Micro.
RobbyBobson wrote:
Would it be possible for someone to post a step by step guide that helps me understand what exactly I have to do to get my Zen working. Help would be much appreciated.

Creative Zen Micro and Podcast

I want to subscribe to a series of National Public Radio podcasts on a tool (maybe iTunes but I don't think the Creative Zen Micro works with iTunes) and be able to easily sync these onto my player. I have a Creative Zen Micro about a year old (or more?).
Does anyone subscribe and download podcasts to the Zen Micro that can post a How To? I open the Creative MediaSource Tool and can see the podcasts I want to sync to my mp3 in the "now playing" window but don't know how to get them to upload to the mp3.
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I want to subscribe to a series of National Public Radio podcasts on a tool (maybe iTunes but I don't think the Creative Zen Micro works with iTunes) and be able to easily sync these onto my player. I have a Creative Zen Micro about a year old (or more?).
Does anyone subscribe and download podcasts to the Zen Micro that can post a How To? I open the Creative MediaSource Tool and can see the podcasts I want to sync to my mp3 in the "now playing" window but don't know how to get them to upload to the mp3.
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Creative zen micro and

I have windows xp with sp2. And my windows not detect the zen micro and nothing. I have proved with 2 cable, and I have 4 usb but dont detect. What can i do? I prove install all.
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PW: perdon for my english, xD

Is this after a firmware upgrade on the micro? I had the same. try the solution on this thread http://forums.creative.com/creativel...d=23698#M23698 or if possible try installing the driver on another computer and see if that recognises it.

Creative Zen Micro and OG

Hi,
can anyone tell me if Creative plans to bring out a new firmware for the Zen Micro to play also OGG Files ?
thx, Jerome

Creative don't tend to give future plans (see the?BEFORE you post, READ THIS FIRST (FAQ) post). There are no plans that we know of, and I think it's unlikely.

Zen Micro and using front

Hey everyone,
First off I'd like to say I love my zen micro (white) although I'm having one problem, luckily nothing like the battery problem most of you have been experiencing, I'm not sure if anyone else was experiencing this but problem is connecting my Zen micro to the front USB ports in the front of my computer. Whenever I connect it in the front I get an error from Windows saying its an unrecognized USB device. So the only way to have it recognized and work properly is by plugging it into the back of the system. It doesn't even work as a removable dri've.
Now I know most of your initial thoughts are gonna be "Your front USB is faulty" or something along those lines. I know for a fact that it works, I've attached a number of devices to it such as my phone, digi cam, scanner, controller and others without any problems whatsoever. So any advice or suggestions would greatly be appreciated.
Thanks
james

orangelmo,
I have the same issue as you. It works on the 4 rear USB ports but not any of the front 4. All other devices work great on the front 4 (ie. Canon Camera, Sony DV Camera, Sandisk USB storage dri've, Joystick, mouse, keyboard etc.)
However, I tried using a differnt USB cable that I had laying around. It is a Sony brand one and is slightly shorter in length. It is a little more robust feeling, though, compared to the Zen Micro flimsy one. Using the Sony cable, the Zen Micro functions correctly using the front USB ports. My guess is the longer length of cable somehow affects the output signal strength of the front USB ports creating some errors.
My recomendation is to try a better quality USB cable. Hope it works for you.

I need to install my creative zen micro and i dont know how

hi i was wondering if anybody knows how i can install my zen micro...i have just got a new computer and have lost my installation cd so i was thinking sombody might know where i could download the software i need...
cheers chris

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hi
i got a new comp. and it didnt reconized
my creative
so i deleted the firmware (smart me) and now when i try to reaload it It dosent recoinze that my creative is connected
and my new comp is windows vista theres no frimwzre for vista
i've tried to instal the firm ware to my crteati've by cheaking windows xp
insted of windows vista 32 bit cuz they only have diri'vers
thax for ur help
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Duplicate.
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Please help - Formatted the dri've and tried to update firmware due to an apparant firmware problem but now it doesn't even connect to my computer properly and won't exit out of recovery mode. Don't know what I'm after doing! It's almost 3 years old and never had any issues with it until yesterday

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Creative Zen Micro 4GB isn't recognized on my PC

Hello,
I bought a Creative Zen Micro 4GB?couple of years ago (3-4 years ago) and lost it year ago. I found it now and wanted to start using it but I have a problem. I bought a new laptop which is Vista and my pc doesn't recognize the player when I plug it in. It recognizes it and the bubble comes up at the tray, but it doesnt recognize it and says it can't find the driver and that I need to install the driver. However, since my pc can't recognize it, I can't install a driver or do anything with it since it isn't recognized by my pc. I read lots of posts and solutions to them, but none of them help my problem. In the device manager, it is apperead with a yellow explanation mark but I can't reinstall the driver. I also tried the cleanup and reboot but that also didn't work. Can anyone help me? (I also tried this on my old pc which has XP but it had the same problem.) My Pc is Windows Vist 32-Bit Operating System and Service Pack . By the way, when i plug in my zen micro, the window comes saying 'found new hardware' and I am suposed to locate a place for the dri've and it says i should insert the disc that came with it. However, when i insert it nothing happens and in the end it says it failed. I really need urgent help. Thank you in advance already.

Re: Creative Zen Micro 4GB isn't recognized on my PC7Hello Efe,
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Hello,
When I tried to update my creative zen micro to the firmware version 2.2, the program froze, and I was forced to close it while the screen was stuck at "Player rebooting... please wait...". Now, when I hook my player to my computer, my computer recognizes it as a portable device under Device Manager named "Creative Zen Micro" and it is recognized in My Computer. When I right click and hit properties on the icon in My Computer it says Firmware Version: 2.2. But when I double click it says it only has a 20 MB space when this player is 5 GB. When I turn my Zen Micro on, the player quickly flashes to "Firmware Problem" before proceeding to the Recovery Mode Screen. Now, each selection in the Recovery Mode works. But, where I'm stuck is when I go into the (latest) version of the Zen Micro explorer, it tells me to connect my device. Also, when I try to downgrade my firmware or run any Creative software that requires the device to be detected, it can't detect it. This is quite odd, considering windows detects it under Portable Devices just fine.
-I reinstalled all the original software, still no go
-I reinstalled the original software and upgraded to the latest manually, still no go
-I reinstalled all my USB port drivers, still no go
-I cleaned and formatted the player under Recovery Mode, still no go
All I need to do is downgrade my firmware to a non Plays-for-Sure (since it is the version of installation that failed). But, I just can't get the Creative programs to detect my player.
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Jason

Alas!
I got it to work!
Here's how I fixed it ( in case anyone else has this problem )
-I connected the player to another computer in the house.
DO NOT connect the player to a front of the case USB port because the computer had trouble using the player in that port, connect it DIRECTLY to the motherboard in the back of your computer.
-I installed the software.
Note: The computer did NOT have a previous version of the software installed at all, ever.
My laptop and desktop could not recognize my player properly, but they DID have the player installed previously on both of them. (But it also could be because they both have Creative Sound Card software installed, you never know)
-Zen explorer did NOT detect my player, so I ran the firmware update ( in my case downgrade to . ) installation and VOILAH! It detected my player fine and downgraded it successfully.

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I have the Zen Micro and use Napster to Go. I updated the firmware on my player yesterday since synchronizing my player has become very difficult. I have tried using both the Napster to Go and Windows Media Player 0 to do this. With Napster to Go I get a message that the player has stopped responding, usually within 0 minutes, and with WMP it never completes. After 2 hours, the synchronized is only at 8%. Also, I have many songs that show a license error, even though there appears to be no problem playing the songs and downloading on Napster to Go. It is becoming very frustrating. The computer seems to have no problem recognizing the player.
Also, if the battery is nearly dead and I hook the player to the computer, I can't try to sync at all until the battery is charged. Is this normal. I have used other players where if you plug them to the computer they are powered through the computer and charge while they are used.
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If you have any music on the player that's not on your hard dri've, move it back to the hard dri've now. (Since you just upgraded, that shouldn't be an issue; but since you're gonna reformat your dri've again, I'm just being 00% sure.) Then install the Windows hotfixes listed in the FAQs. Then go into recovery mode (remove battery, then hold power switch in On position while re-inserting battery until menu comes up); from there, choose Format.
If that doesn't fix your problem, go back to recovery mode, choose Reload Firmware, then re-run the firmware upgrade.

Creative Zen Micro dont work!

hello,
I have for some month the Creative Zen Micro and I enjoyed it.
But a week ago, suddenly its stop working, its showing "CREATIVE" and sometimes I successed to enter a RECOVER MODE, I choosed every option from the menu and its didn't recoverd.
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Popo,
If none of the options in Recovery Mode help, then it's likely there's a problem with the player. If you can get it to be recognised on the PC, try loading a firmware update onto it. Otherwise I would recommend you contact Customer Support, as you may need to get the player replaced.
Cat

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I have Creative ZEN Micro and i cant get it to update i do everything right but it doesnt have enought battery power. and i cant get it to charge. so wat do i do

Try starting the player into Recovery Mode, see if that works:
Ensure that the Zen Micro is turned off.
Remove the battery.
Move and hold the Power button to the Power On position and re-insert the battery to the Zen Micro. Hold the Power button until the rescue mode appears. 
The following options will be displayed:
) Clean Up (Performs a disk scan on the players harddisk)
2) Format All (Formats the players harddisk - Note: all contents will be lost)
3) Reload OS (Reloads the Operating System on the Jukebox. Note: Reloading your OS, will not effect the contents of the files stored on your Zen Micro) Caution: Do not select this option until a firmware update has been downloaded onto the PC
4) Reboot (Reboots the device).
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is there like any way i can turn on the speaker mode?

Re: Creative Zen Micro 4GB isn't recognized on my PC7Hello Efe,
Welcome to Creative forums!
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