HELP!- I lost my Windows XP Zen Touch

I've recently formatted my PC harddri've deleting everything but lost my driver/software CD for my Creative Zen Touch 40B. I searched the download section but only found upgrade software/drivers. Wondering does anyone have/ know where I can get the drivers as my computer won't recognise the Zen player without it
Cheers

Although they are referred to as updates they still work.
Assuming you still have the v firmware you ought to get the following:
. Creative Zen and Jukebox Driver Upgrade version .30.03
2. Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer 3.30.2
3. Creative Zen and NOMAD Jukebox plugin 2.00.9 for Creative MediaSource
Install . then connect the player to the PC. Then install 2. and 3. (the player must be connected for 2. to verify you have a Creative product).

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As SSR said, install all the newest software. The Creative stuff is smart enough to install right over (replace) the older stuff you have now. I have had various problems over the past year with drivers, etc, and every time it was resolved by reloading the software or updating it. There is all new stuff; driver, MediaSource, Nomad Explorer. Download and install all three. Also, download and install the plug-in for yor Zen. That's 4 things.
I'll bet this fixes all your problems.
One thing you said--some tracks don't transfer at all. Is that using MediaSource or Music Match? You have to be careful with DRM tracks that you use software that can handle a DRM license (this is stuff you bought on Yahoo Music, Napster, MSN Music, etc.). It will not transfer using just any old software. MediaSource and WIndows Media Player both work for this purpose.
My personal choice for editing ID3 tag info is Windows Media Player. You can "group select" a whole range of tracks and change them all. You can drag and drop (like songs to an artist or album) and the tags change. It is a super-powerful program.
You may think you'll never use Nomad Explorer, but download and install it anyway. I don't use it, but something in that program updated Windows Media Player 0 and it worked WAY faster after that. Who knows what it did? It's all free, so you might as well.
OOPS, forgot about your MediaSource Library thing. CLick "tools" in MediaSource, then go to the PC Library section. Make sure all the folders you have music in are listed. Also list them in the "media sniffer" tab, if you want them to be updated for changes you make.
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PLEASE HELP - Serious problem with my Creative Zen Touch firmware

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I had the same problem which went away after removing (using Add/Remove progarms) all Creative and Nomad software (which I had just upgraded with the autumn software upgrades (i.e. Driver .30.03, CZ and Nomad JB 2.00.9, CMS CD Burner 3.0.8 and CMS 3.30.2)) and then re-installing from the installation CD. I'm guessing it's an XP hardware conflict as the player works fine with the company laptop (including Creative upgrades but running XP Pro). If this isn't a known )or publicised) XP problem I'll try the upgrades one at a time to try to isolate the offender.
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Ouch, very unfortunate timing for a PC crash/freeze.
If the player won't even go into Rescue Mode at all, then there is little else you can try. It would be best to contact Customer Support anyway to see what they advise, and to see if there's anything they can do to assist you.
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