I need help with my Zen v P

I just bought this for my son last night. I charged it last night and I went to rip some CD's this morning. I let it by the computer and came back. Now I can't get the thing to turn back on. I tried pulling it back in to charge it and nothing. Please help, it's his birthday present and he is going to be crushed if something happened to it. TIA

Did the player turn on at all after you left it overnight?
When it is plugged in to the USB port, can you see a blue light fading up & down once every few seconds behind the Play & Back keys? It's very dim - you need to be in a dark room to see it. If the light is there it probably means the battery is completely flat. If so it needs to charge for an hour or so before the display will show the battery charging icon.
Do you have power saving enabled on the PC? Could it have gone to standby overnight? If so, the player won't charge - it may just turn on and flatten the battery.
What sort of computer is it's What OS does it have? If it's a Windows machine it needs XP-SP2 & WMP0 or , or Vista. The ZVP needs to be recognised by the PC to charge properly.

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