I just got a Zen Micro Photo!

Because it had FM receiver and recorder, photo and 8GBs - but it's the biggest mistake I made.
I learn about new songs thru the radio and so it's critical to have a radio handy.
However, the zen keeps shutting off the music whenever I watch photos... this means no team music while you watch sports photos... no wedding songs while you watch wedding photos... no theme music while you watch graduation photos, etc.
I shoulda gotten a iPod Nano!

I won't rub it in. We learn and grow from our mistakes.
But here's my solution to the radio dilemma. I'm a huge fan of two radio shows: Prairie Home Companion and the local weekly Jazz Scene both of which are available as internet feeds. I record them as mp3 files and sync them to my iPod.
Maybe you can eBay your Zen?

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  • Just got my zen micro, scratched battery co

    Hi folks,
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    is there anywhere i can get a replacement? i rang support and the guy was like no! he didnt seem to care my apparently brand new micro looked damaged?
    Also i find the sound quality poor on some mp3s, a bit 'scratchy' i suppose and they sound perfect on my pc?

    Catherina,
    Thank you for the swift response i appreciate it, re the sound quality its probably just the mp3s maybe and i will look into your suggestions, thank you
    regarding the player, i bought it in the O2 experience on Grafton street, they wont replace it for the scratches as they say, rightly i suppose, that i could have scratched between thursday and today.
    Im sure i havent tho as i never out anything like that in a pocket with anything else, and i noticed the scratches straight away.
    Its odd as the rest of the player is immaculate as it should be but the battery cover looks quite worn.
    If you could organise a replacement id be eternally grateful im living in dublin (as your profile seems to suggest that you do aswell)
    I know its a silly thing to get worked up over but its bugging me!
    (u are correct, its just the bit that slides on the back)

  • Zen micro photo malfunct

    I got a zen micro photo a couple of weeks ago, every thing installed fine, it worked perfect. Then one day I go to plug it in for a charge and get an error message "One of the divices attached to this computer has malfunctiond and windows does not recondnise(spell) it. As soon as i get this error, the zen micro completly freezes. The only way i can turn it off is if i take out the battery. At first i thought this was the player it self, so i went beck and returned it. Got a brand new one and everything. I had all the software installed so i just plugged it in and guess wat... i got the same error! I tried reinstalling everything and starting from scratch, but i keep on getting the same error. I need help guys! I want to get this thing to work and there is no way in heck that im getting an IPOD! Im running win xp sp2 recently i installed a usb 2.0 card (which is plug and play) this was inbetween the time i hadn't charged my zen yet. I tried pluging it back to my old usb ports but i still got the same error. I dont think its the usb card...
    i need help plz! I cant charge it because it freezes when i plug it in and my battery is almost dead.

    I never encountered this with my MicroPhoto, perhaps one of the devices malfunctioning could be in your computer itself and not the player?

  • Need help with Zen Micro Photo: It stays in recovery m

    Just recently, my zen micro photo has been staying in recovery mode. I have tried all of the four options available? to me in recovery mode. .) Clean up 2.) Formatt All 3.) Reload Firmware? 4.) Reboot. When I try "Reload Firmware". It doesn't really "reload". All it does is erase the current firmware, which it has done several times. My computer doesn't really realize the player. It doesn't allow me to acess my songs, which have already been deleted. It says the "Player is not connected". At first, I thought I needed to charge. I charged it to maximmum. The battery is "FULL". Also, the firmware update doesn't recognize the player either. Whenever I select the reboot option, my player reboots to recovery mode. This does no good, as I have tried all of the available options in recovery mode, and they have done no good. Your help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.Message Edited by Damaniscool on 04-2-200707:29 PM

    do you hear a sound from the hard dri've like it's stuck? this is common. if so, please search this forum for "hard dri've whack" or "percussi've repair".

  • Zen micro photo wont connect

    well my brother got a zen micro photo for his birthday yesterday, so in the evening we tried to start putting music on it and it wont even connect. i have windows with service pack 2, windows media player 0, and the micro explorer. now when i connect it to the computer it wont even start charging :/ and the explorer says its not connected, plz help

    a way to make windows detect it is too try and run add hardware wizrd in controlpanel also if u make theplayer gointo recovermode then connect it to ur pc windows USUallydetects it as a plaer in recue mode i think well try if u dont know how toget there i think that u hold down the play/pause button er i mean first take out the batery and then hold down the play/pause botton while u plug the usb into ur pc and i think itll go into recovery mode and windwosshould detect it then and thats when you caninstall the firmware using the executable file and if something goes wrong try it again and usually itll work

  • Got My Zen Sleek Photo! Now... Creative Playcenter

    I have just got my Zen Sleek Photo this morning (yay! its really, really good by the way) replacing my broken original Jukebox Zen, the original Zen used Creative Playcenter, which I am used to and really like, this sleek uses Creative MediaSource which I don't like, is there any way in which the Sleek Photo, or Sleek if you have one of those, can connect with the Playcenter software?
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    I'm afraid that isn't possible, Playcenter is an old application and was replaced with MediaSource, Playcenter isn't compatible with newer players.
    I think what's happening here is that the interface you're seeing is different to the old ones, partly because MediaSource is new, but also (mainly) because the player is an MTP-compatible player, so it'll be a little different to the way the older players behaved.
    There should be another application included with that, Zen Media Explorer. You can also use Windows Media Player 0. Perhaps you could try those and see if you prefer them.
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  • Zen Micro Photo: PC doesn't detect dev

    I just bought two Zen Micro Photos. On my PC, I downloaded the latest driver without installing any of the software that comes with the device. I plugged it into my PC, and it detected it immediately. No problems.
    On my wife's PC, I downloaded the latest driver and installed all of the software. The PC will recognize that a USB 2.0 device has been plugged in, but it will not recognize it as an MP3 player. I have searched these forums and tried various suggestions (like pointing the New Hardware wizard to C:\Program Files\Creative\Jukebox 3 Drivers), but everything turns out the same: the PC cannot install the hardware.
    I plugged her Micro into my PC and it works as expected.
    When plugged in, her Micro does *not* show the docked screen.
    Both PCs are Windows XP SP2.
    Can anyone help?

    Nevermind, I found where to figure that out. Looks like her PC doesn' t have SP2.
    I'm downloading it now, and I'll be back if I run into any more issues.
    Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

  • Zen Micro Photo Fre

    I just purchased a Zen Micro Photo 8gb just over a month ago and the screen froze on me. I am not a computer saavy peson, so I have no idea what to do and customer service just gives you links to look it up yourself. Has anyone had this problem of the screen freeze and is there something that I need to do. Please help....

    Try doing a disk clean up. Enter recovery mode by removing the battery and then holding the power switch in the on position while replacing the battery until the recovery screen appears. Then select disk clean up. After it is done with the disk clean up, select reboot. If that dosen't work you may have a defecti've player since it is still so new. If that is the case try returning it or if you can't return it, send it to Creative, and they will be able to replace it for you since it will still be under the warrenty.

  • Two questions from newbie (just got my Zen Micr

    Hi, just got my Zen Micro after reading up on lots of players. Two quick questions if i may:-
    . Why the difference in keyboard icons? I notice on some that the 'back' button actually has the word 'back' written on it whereas others only have the arrow.
    2. After i've charged the player (for 5 hours minimum on first charge?) should i immediately update with the two firmware downloads before adding songs?
    Thanks in advance
    Jaff

    jaf089:
    . The face plate has changed, presumably for international markets where people don't speak English.
    2. The player will be charged in a maximum of 4 hours. The way to tell its charged is once the charging icon and glow stop, wait another 30 minutes for the final slow charge, then it will be ready.
    You don't need to update with two different firmware updates, you can go straight to an update without one beforehand.
    The .0.03 update fixes a battery charging bug, if you don't have this already, but allows the player to stay accessible with MediaSource.
    The v2 updates give the player MTP access (driverless access with Windows XP and Windows Media Player 0). Be warned though, some people have had stability problems with both the connection and software after this upgrade.

  • Zen Micro Photo USB & Battery quest

    I bought a zen micro when they first came out about 2-3 years ago. Well the dreaded headphone jack issue has finally gotten to me. So I just bought a zen micro photo. Was on sale here for $00 so I figured y not buy it! My question is this:?) the usb cable that comes with the photo is alot shorter than the regualr zen micro. Can I use the regular zen micros usb cable to transfer songs?2) I have 2 batteries for the regular micro. Would those work with the photo??

    Hi,
    Yes, they both have the same mini USB connection so the cable is the same type.
    As far as the battery goes, it would work, but the Zen Micro battery is not as powerful so the battery life will not be as long.
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  • Zen Micro Photo Probl

    Hi, so i just baught a Zen micro photo like a week ago, and its pretty sweet, the only thing is, whenever i want to look at pictures, the music sto
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    No, the Microphoto cant do a picture slideshow to music. Its normal for the music to stop when you go into pictures; and it appears on every player. It could be updated in a new firmware.... we'll see.

  • Help with my Bran-New Creative Zen Micro Photo. [Questi

    <EM>If you don't want to see the backing of my whole story skip to the bold print at the bottom!</EM>I also want you to know I read the FAQs and searched through some topics like this, but haven't found any asking my question.First of all, I'm new to the forum, but I've been researching Creative's Zen for a long time now. I kept observing each one closely before I purchased a product. I then saw the Zen Micro Photo come out. This one won my attention. I loved this, I quickly searched for reviews and went for the buy for Christmas. I told my dad about it and he was "iffy" on the price, but it was better then the iPod in my opinion.Christmas day came and I opened it. Right away I checked everything out I knew a lot about the menu already and all, but not really how to control it. I checked to make sure everything worked. All systems were go. After listening to the defaults (which I loved) I went to go install the software. I already had Media Player 0 and Adobe, oh and I didn't want the freakin AOL toolbar! Lol, so I installed everything else. It took forever, but I hooked it up and I installed the drivers, but as soon as I plug in the USB connector I see: "A HIGH-SPEED USB device has been plugged into a LOW SPEED USB port.After that, I switched USB ports, btu I got same message. I hit the X and then tried to charge. I got the Lightening Bolt, but no dimming of lights. I found out that this computer is not letting me install any service packs, I'm confused about that.My question:Is there anyway I can charge this mp3 player and download music onto my Zen Micro Photo without Service Pack ? Or did I just pay $250 for a really cool glowing mp3 player to be used as a paperweight? (I love this Zen and I ran the battery dead hoping that would make the charging easier).Help?
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    My Mp3 Player: Zen Micro Photo (Black)What I tried: Switching USB ports and re-installing Service Pack Software: Not sure how to determine firmware without installing something. I'm on a XP Professional and I'm using the Creative Media Source and Creative Media Toolbox

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  • Playing zen micro photo thru usb on warfedale portable cd pla

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  • Creative zen micro photo

    i have a creative zen micro photo 8 gb and every time i plug it into my computer to put songs on it the player jams at the docked screen. i have tryed it on many computers. i try looking for some up dates. i dont have a clue what is wrong with it. has anybody had simlar problems?

    I had a zen micro, and i have a zen microphoto and a zen sleek photo. dont listen to the box, its dumb .
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    you can put songs on your zen microphoto, but you cant put photos on easily. even so, i dont put photos on my zen microphoto.
    i just got it because its a beautiful player with 8GB and for the same price as the evil and stupid ipod nano with a crapy 2-4GB storage, let alone the fact that the battery cant be replaced on nanos because they are all-sealed-up.
    feel free to get one nomatter what the box says because i got one on both windows 98 and mac os x and the box is wrong. works fine.

  • SOLUTION - Zen Micro Photo Stuck in Recovery M

    My Zen Micro Photo got stuck in recovery mode after I followed Creative Labs Technical Support suggestions. They had me do a Clean Up, a Format All a Reload Firmware and a Reboot. After doing this my unit was stuck in Recovery Mode. They then had me load the latest firmware. v .3.0, from a PC connection and I found that it worked fine, but doing the above steps put me back into Recovery Mode hell. So I did some testing.
    I loaded firmware version .20.0 from my PC thinking the problem might be in the firmware version. Doing the steps they had asked me to do caused me to be in Recovery Mode Hell, so again I loaded firmware from my PC.
    This time I went through each item one at a time and rebooted after each. Clean Up/Reboot, Format ALL/Reboot and Reload Firmware/Reboot. They all booted normally except when I did a Reload Firmware.
    Next I loaded firmware v .3.0 to my unit again and did the same test. Again it put me in Recovery Mode Hell after I selected Reload Firmware from the Recovery Mode screen.
    Conclusion DO NOT LOAD FIRMWARE FROM RECOVERY MODE. If you have to load firmware at all, do it from your PC connection. I'm going to copy this into the VERY LONG message I have had with Creative Labs Technical Support over the past 5 days and let them know what I have found. I hope this helps others to fix their Micro Photo.

    I am having a similar problem. I am stuck in recovery mode and my PC won't recognize the MP3 player at all? I have rebooted, cleaned up, formatted, pulled the batt, etc. Finally I pulled the battery for longer than 30 seconds and that seemed to fix the problem. We will see.
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    ECIT: oh ya, I am using a microphoto as well.Message Edited by Jfawkingdub on 06-29-200703:2 PM

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