Help with the Zen Vision M Charg

I just got a multifunction cable and when i pluged my ZVM into my windows XP nothing happens. I have a Creative Media Source but my screen remains black. The woman on the help line says it takes up to 4-6 hrs before the player can work again if the battery is fully drained. Is this true. I have had it in now for almost more than 5 hrs( i un pluged it a couple of times and tried to turn it on) Has this ever happened to anyone else. What is wrong what can i do and is my player broken? Please help

Trollheart2006 wrote:
If your battery drains completely, then I'm told recharging from the USB socket won't work (though others here have disputed that). Usually the ZVM takes anything up to 8 - 0 hours to charge fully, so my advice is leave it charging overnight. If it's still dead in the morning, get an AC adaptor and plug it into the wall, try again.
^I forgot to turn my Zen Micro off last night after I unplugged it from my car's stereo last night. It ran all night in my coat pocket and had the Low Battery warning when I looked at it in the morning.
I plugged it into a USB port, it started charging and now has 2 bars after being plugged in for a while. USB charging will work with a dead battery, though I don't recommend letting your battery run flat too often.
Normally I don't let it run down and keep the battery 'topped up' after each use.

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the newest firmware that is viable for the Zen Vision:M 60GB already
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( tried pasting the URL in here but its so large, go to the knowledge base and search for "SID4653" )Message Edited by gmandual on 2-23-20060:0 PM

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the problem is that (with xp anyway) that the usb ports are programed for the power to be killed of when a device is not connected to the ports with sufficient charge to be recognized. heres how to fix this
go to control panel/system/hardware/device manager
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open it up and you we see 2 or more "USB root hubs" this is the controller of the USB ports - right click on the first one and select its properties
this is where it may differ for some but - either under the "power" or "power management" tab untick the box which allows the computer to cut the power to the usb
now repeat this for the remaining "USB root hubs" and bobs your uncle
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And he album.jpg file gets overwritten, and since all the songs think "their" album art is in the album.jpg file they all end up with the same art being displayed.
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( tried pasting the URL in here but its so large, go to the knowledge base and search for "SID4653" )Message Edited by gmandual on 2-23-20060:0 PM

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