Creative Zen stone with speaker not recognized by Vista 32

My creative zen stone with speaker is not recognized by computer. Downloaded starter pack and it worked, but the first time i disconnected it and connected again, the device is not in "my computer". It is listed as working properly under "safely remove hardware". Uninstalled drivers, and connected again, driver was installed and I am told the device is ready to be used, but it is still no where to be seen, and update tools etc. also does not recognize connected device.
thank you

Try going into "Control Panel->Administrati've tools" and clicking on "Computer Management". Find "disk management" in the left pane and click it. Your Stone should be in the right somewhere. I think you need to right click, then "choose dri've letter and paths" and give it a dri've letter with the "add" button. Let us know if that works.

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There is a Creative Zen Stone (w/ built-in speaker) firmware released. Please post your feedback here.
Release date : 24 Oct 08
File Name : ZENStoneSpeaker_PCFW_US__04_02.exe
Filesize: 82.66 Kb
This download contains an improved version of the firmware found on your Creative ZEN® Stone (with built-in Speaker) player. It further improves the speed of fast forwarding long duration tracks. For more details, read the rest of this Web release note.
Enhancement:
It further improves the speed of fast forwarding long duration tracks.
Requirements:
Microsoft® Windows Vista®, Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later <
USB port
Creative ZEN Stone (with built-in Speaker) player
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Download the ZENStoneSpeaker_PCFW_US__04_02.exe file into your local hard disk. <
Close all application windows that are currently running on your computer.
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Hi Rich_T,
You might have misread it but the link that you're looking is actually for the Zen Stone Plus w/ Built-In speaker while the new firmware is for Zen Stone (only) w/ Built-In speaker.
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Try going into "Control Panel->Administrati've tools" and clicking on "Computer Management". Find "disk management" in the left pane and click it. Your Stone should be in the right somewhere. I think you need to right click, then "choose dri've letter and paths" and give it a dri've letter with the "add" button. Let us know if that works.

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xmouse,
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