Napster to go on the mi

help! i have upgraded my firmware and software to be able to transfer the tracks from napster and i keep getting errors. i've contacted napster and they told me that my account is up to date and i should be able to transfer tracks. but there nust be a problem with my micro. has anyone else had this problem too?

ok. when i try to transfer my computer says transfer error. but later when i try to import or sync the downloaded songs, the artist and the name of the album are listed in my creative library, but there are no songs, and none of the info is put into my micro.

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I recently subscribed for the free trial of Napster-to-Go, as my Creative Zen Touch was not on the list of incompatible players. However, when I tried to transfer the music files on to my Zen Touch, it said it was not a compatible player.
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I've used napster to go recently and found that it stinkns. I had to install a firmware package to allow it to interact, which means that my Zen Micro doesn't get recognised by it's media organizer which I got from creative.
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Firmware IS a bit "iffy" just make sure you have the "Play for sure" firmware on the zen micro. If i remember correctly Napster actually checks your mp3 player when you plug it in.
The napster software itself does require patience, I noticed when copying tracks it didn't display track by track completion but rather every 0 tracks update the list. depending on the size of your collection obviously depends on how long it'll take to send the music to your player.
If you're using Napster on more than one machine (you are allowed to use it on three per household) make sure you get the restore feature right first time, I constantly had to call tech support to get extra download credits added on to my account (free of charge) to redownload my collection after reformats etc.
Sometimes the DRM can get a bit screwy aswell, but it was very rare and tech support were very prompt in sorting out the problems.
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Dear all
i have a Zen Touch 40Gb, a large music library and a number of gripes. i apologise in advance for the length of my post but i'd be really grateful for any advice you can send my way. i've searched through a large number of similar threads on this forum but, frankly, i've not seen a lot of answers (one poor chap was told his was a duplicate question but there was no link to the acti've thread so he's probably still searching for the truth!):-
. Saving/Exporting playlists - a lot of people seem to have this problem/complaint: is there really no way of saving a playlist from MediaSource to a .m3u file? (please note, in response to something i read in another post, i've tried synchronising playlists to my Zen Touch and using the separate explorer software but there is no usable playlist file there either that any of my other software will recognise). i'm trying hard not to sound negati've but this seems like a really basic functionality, particularly given that you can IMPORT .m3u playlists into MediaSource - why not export 'em too?!
2. Sorting playlists - has anyone found a workaround in order to sort playlists created in MediaSource? whether i'm creating a compilation, building a mix, creating a sub-group, avoiding duplication of tracks in an existing list or just trying to vary the play order of my tunes this would be a REALLY useful feature and it seems so simple to include in the software. you can sort in the main music library so why not in the playlist view?! again, i haven't been able to sort playlists within the Zen Touch explorer software either. is there any plan to introduce this functionality? are there any practical workarounds?
3. Reporting playlists - it would also be useful to generate a report of track listings either from playlists or selected songs. the report format could be something no more sexy than a tab-separated text file. these can be pasted into a word or excel document and sorted/searched/printed/saved to our hearts' content. in the absence of functions # & #2 above, this would at least give me some options when it comes to saving and sorting my inspired playlists. alternati'vely, if functions # & #2 were available in MediaSource i could probably li've without #3. but with all of them absent i can barely describe MediaSource as an "organiser" because it simply doesn't enable you to do any real organising (if you're as dull as me, obviously!)
4. File conversion - i've a number of .wma files in my library - mainly 92kb
ps.
whenever i try to convert them to mp3 (i have my reasons!!) the process fails. the error message says the "format conversion is not supported". some (but not all) of these files are downloads from Napster but I purchased the tracks and they should therefore be free to burn to cd or to sync with a portable device so i don't think they are protected. is there any reason why i can't achieve this file conversion?
5. Navigation - again a dull and seemingly minor gripe but therein lies my irritation: the "backward" and "forward" buttons in MediaSource do not function like similar buttons in any other file explorer software i have used (whether designed for music files or otherwise). you can't navigate between recently viewed artist or album folders (of which i, and most other users, have many hundreds) - only between the main library and the playlists. it's not the end of the world but this seems like such a basic feature in any other navigation software that i just don't see why MediaSource doesn't work the same way.
Ideally, i would like to use MediaSource to organise all my music but at the very least if there was an EXPORT function i would be able to transfer the extensi've data & playlists i've already generated into other more sophisticated software. i could then tweak them for use in other programs and also re-import amended playlists back into MediaSource. there is plenty of good quality free software out there and some excellent specialist software available for a very minimal outlay that can organise your mp3s and playlists in ways MediaSource users can only dream of (assuming, of course, that you dream about computer programs. i don't, i promise!) if i could export my playlists i could probably ignore MediaSource for anything other than sync-ing with my Zen Touch and use a stand-alone mp3 organiser to manage my music. i would happily settle for this but I'm surprised and disappointed that a company that is so big in the music industry leaves me in this position.
i know i'm moaning (a lot) but these issues seem so basic to me that i am really frustrated with the lack of features in MediaSource. i chose my Zen Touch deliberately over and above any other mp3 player on the market (including the i-pod) for technical reasons and i stand by that decision. however, as another user has commented in this forum, performance doesn't count for very much if there is no functionality or support.
please, if there is anyone out there with some tips or workarounds to my problems, or someone from Creative who can tell me when software updates will be released to cover these issues, or someone who can point me to an existing thread which received an answer, i may even be willing to part with cash (<EM>may</EM>...!)
Many thanks
pip

pipparts wrote:
?2. Sorting playlists - has anyone found a workaround in order to sort playlists created in MediaSource? whether i'm creating a compilation, building a mix, creating a sub-group, avoiding duplication of tracks?in an existing list or just trying to vary the play order of my tunes this would be a REALLY useful feature and it seems so simple to include in the software. you can sort in the main music library so why not in the playlist view?!? again, i haven't been able to sort playlists within the Zen Touch explorer software either. is there any plan to introduce this functionality? are there any practical workarounds?
Creative MediaSource 5.0.38 allows you to sort tracks in playlists. Creative MediaSource 5 and its various plugins are now officially available for download at your respecti've product download sites. The main Creative MediaSource 5 Player/Organizer:
Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer 5.0.38 (22 Dec 2006)
For mass storage series ZEN/Muvo players:
Creative Music Player (Mass Storage Series) Plugin 5.0.07 for Creative MediaSource 5 Player/Organizer (22 Dec 2006)
For PlaysForSure ZEN players:
Creative PlaysForSure Devices Plugin 5.00.36 for Creative MediaSource 5 Player/Organizer (22 Dec 2006)
For non-PlaysForSure NOMAD/ZEN players:
Creative ZEN and NOMAD Jukebox Plugin 5.00.22 for Creative MediaSource 5 Player/Organizer (27 Dec 2006)
For CD Burning function:
Creative CD Burner Plugin 5.0.3 for Creative MediaSource 5 Player/Organizer (22 Dec 2006)
For selected DTS supported Sound Blaster cards:
Creative DTS Neo:6 Plugin 5.00.05 for Creative MediaSource 5 Player/Organizer (22 Dec 2006)

Creative Zen 8GB and Naps

My new Creative Zen 8GB isn't working with Napster - Napster is complaining about the firmware version. It came with .03, and I've updated it to the ..04 available on this site - no luck with either version. Is anyone using the new Zens with Napster, and if so what version firmware are you using? Also, is there any way to get older versions of the firmware?Thanks

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Should I reformat my Micro

I have a Zen Micro and Napster-to-go. I use the Napster client to manage all the music on my zen, and it is setup to Auto-Sync so that everything I import or download to Napster ends up on the Zen.
So far so good.
However, my MP3/WMA and Napster files have all come from lots of different sources over the last few years (all legal) and I have found out that their ID3 tags are completely screwed up. Before I got the zen I didn't even know these tags existed, but on the Zen I have music listed in all kinds of crazy Artist/Album/Genre combinations.
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Going to the Samsung site and downloading the most current Firmware for my system.
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