Creative Zen MicroPhoto startup prob

I've recently started experincing this problem where my MicroPhoto will startup automatically. After realizing that it has turned on, I put it on hold after turning it off, yet it still turns on. This happened multiple times the same day and reoccurs randomly. If anyone can help me out, I would appreciate it.

well... thanks, but it is indeed a hardware problem... i cant start up recovery mode or anything, all it says on the OLED screen is "hardware problem" i checked the manual on the creative disc that came with it and all it said was for me to download the new firmware thing but the thing is, my computer cant even recognize it or anything... it wont start up at all... do you think there is any alternati've way to fix it's am i missing something or doing something wrong? everytime i do that idea about taking the battery off and slowly sliding it in and try to turn on the power, it just shows up "hardware problem"...

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hello,
i got my Zen microphoto about in sometime during december and now my MP3 is displaying some problems... everytime i go to turn it on, it displays on the OLED display "hardware problems" i cant listen to my music or anything... can anyone help me please? its been like this for a week and i would really like to listen to my music again... can anyone help me?

well... thanks, but it is indeed a hardware problem... i cant start up recovery mode or anything, all it says on the OLED screen is "hardware problem" i checked the manual on the creative disc that came with it and all it said was for me to download the new firmware thing but the thing is, my computer cant even recognize it or anything... it wont start up at all... do you think there is any alternati've way to fix it's am i missing something or doing something wrong? everytime i do that idea about taking the battery off and slowly sliding it in and try to turn on the power, it just shows up "hardware problem"...

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Im not sure but when i plug my micro photo in my computer, creative media explorer does not read the player. The computer recognizes it but the creative media explorer does not. I tried reinstallin the program, different usb ports and usin a laptop. No luck. I clicked reformat the firmware by accident and now my mp3 player always loads to recovery mode after the "Creative" screen shows. I tried dwnloadin the firmware updater but no luck as it wont read the micro photo. Tried cleaning disk, Format and rebooting no luck. Anyways was just wondering is there still anything left that i can do to save my microphoto. No more warranty and its past year for the manufacturing warranty
Heres a video that i uploaded, somehow its 2 second when i uploaded it but it was suppose to be 6 seconds. It goes by very fast but if u see after the "Creative Screen" it turns to this messed up pixeled screen then to recovery mode.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=CSApLc_u0oA

There was nothing else to do !
The player won't go on normally, it was always going to recovery mode .. That's why I did that !
And in theory, if there's a firmware update on the company's of any player shouldn't I be trusting it ?Message Edited by jazz76 on 0-27-20072:36 AM

Creative Zen Microphoto 8GB hangs

Hello,
I have seen a lot of posts on the same subject here, but have not seen any resolution yet.
I am sure the story sounds familiar... hangs at "Creative" logo, I go into recovery mode, and run scan disk or format etc... They don't work. I have even left the player on "formatting" overnight until the battery drains and it never finishes, same goes for "Scanning".
I am on my 4th player now and am having the same issue again. This time the player is now out of warranty so I can't return it, and I am not paying money out of my own pocket to get this thing fixed. Please don't tell me this product is defecti've... I don't buy that excuse. And it isn't a corrupt file, because a reformat would fix that.
Once it hangs, my computer won't recognize it, so I can't even try to update the firmware or anything.
Any new updates or information on this issue? It is obviously a well documented problem...just google "Creative zen freezes" and see how any hits you get!
I am pretty disappointed with this player. I should have followed my gut instinct in the first place, and just bought an iPod. I spent a lot of money on this paper weight. Any help,advice,prayers,or donation$ (for a new iPod) would ge greatly appreciated!

LooKeng wrote:
Hello,I got a Creative Zen MicroPhoto 8GB - It's a Mp3 Player as u probably know and it got reseted or somthing i think and i've lost my driver CD incase that should solve the problemToday at the morning I tried to hear some music on my MP3 player and suddenly a weird menu that i've never seen before with some 4 options and a title like This:Recovery ModeCreative Zen MicroPhotoV0.0.65(Then the options) Clean Up2 Format All3 Reload Firmware4 Reboot?What Should I do now ?Thanke You In Advance..Message Edited by LooKeng on 0-2-20080:07 AM
Right you will need to download the latest firmware from this site.
Here is a hyperlink to where you can download the firmware:
http://uk.europe.creative.com/suppor...lect=4&x=9&y=2
You might have to put some details in.
Once you have downloaded the latest firmware just start the program up.
Plug in your Zen into the PC and then press the "Reload Firmware" button on your Zen.
You should see your computer screen pick it up.
Then you click on your PC to install firmware.
That should be it.
I hope this hel
ps.
Got any questions you have just post on this space.
I do apologise if this does not make much sence my grammer is not that brilliant.

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GaryMessage Edited by garymcginty on 02-08-200805: PM
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How are you transferring the music? Can you describe exactly what you do? For instance what software you use, what steps you follow to transfer the music...
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Hello all,
I bought a Creative Zen Microphoto yesterday and when I try and plug it in to my USB port nothing happens. I've tried holding the on/off button, I've tried it when it's on. I've tried all of my USB Ports. I've tried it on two different computers.
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[color="#6633ff">Hey, you guys, I was wondering if Creative Zen MicroPhotos[size="3" color="#6633ff"> are compatible with animated GIFs. They classify as a really short video for me. They're still pictures, but it's like a small scene that replays over and over. I found one of Napoleon Dynamite dancing, and I would love to have it as my player's background!
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Am I right in saying that I cannot use windows 2000 operating system on the Creative Zen Microphoto?
Is there any way around this? I now have a Zen Microphoto sitting in a box, useless to me because I only have Windows 2000!!!!
Marc Smith,
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MarcSmith, I am not sure if you got it in your box. But I know it came in my box (I bought it at bestbuy, if it matters).
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I've had my Zen MicroPhoto for about 2-3 weeks now, and I'm loving it! But I was at school, my teacher says we can use MP3 players, so I bring out my MicroPhoto. When I try to turn it on, it boots up displaying the Creative startup screen. The text at the bottom is there, then it disappears and the Creative text just stays there with the black screen. I waited 3 HOURS for it to pass, but it never did. I even formatted the darn thing. But it still didn't fix the problem. I'm wondering if anyone has encountered this problem and can provide assistance?Thanks in advanced,MechaM

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Hi,
I'm from the UK but purchase a Zen MicroPhoto from the USA brand new. I've had it around 3 weeks and its been great but the other day when i went to turn it on the screen froze and it wouldn't boot up the the menu like usual. It is the Creative logo screen in white on the black background, the one with the copyright information.
Anyway i've had it in revocery mode and nothing but the reboot option works but of course it just boots to the same situation except that its just Creative white on black logo with no copyright info. Then freezes at that point. Of course it won't install the new firmware i have as it won't recognize it on the computer because it hasn't booted properly..
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Formate - Freezes
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I've read through a few topics and seen similar things but is there a solution or is my Mp3 player faulty? It seems the optins to sort this out they give you are as good as a chocolate fireguard.
Will i have to send it back to get it sorted and will Creti've UK take it's
Thanks......

If it was something the player could recover from (ie just an error), then the options in Recovery Mode should have done that. It unfortunately sounds like it's faulty.
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hi i bought my player online over the internet. I bought a charger separate in HMV, does all mp3s. It only charges however when its says battery low on screen-can't charge it any other time.its really annoying. Whats do you think the problem is?

The Zen MicroPhoto also charges over your computer's USB ports.
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The Creative Zen Micro charger is only $9.95 and is designed to work with the ZEN MicroPhoto, ZEN Micro and ZEN Neeon.

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