Need help with Creative Zen: Vision M 60 gig vers

I have?a somewhat?complicated problem. I went to the store set on buying the largest possible storage space, that was not an Ipod. The salesman told me that the 60 gig version was not available at all where I li've (Norway). I believed him and, somewhat disappointed,?bought the 30 gig version instead (It didn't have enough?space for everything I intended to put on it). I went home, installed the program, inserted the player?and everything worked fine. It recharged normally, the media explorer could locate the player and I could transfer files back and forth. Then I went to my buddy's place, whose?50 gig, perfectly organized?music collection was my main reason for buying this thing. I wanted to copy his whole collection, but since I only had a measly 30 gigs, I only copied what I viewed as most essential. I was reasonably happy with my purchase. Imagine my surprise then when I browsed the Creative homepage and saw that you could have the 60 gig?Vision M shipped to Norway for only a meager increase in cost over what I had paid at the store. I cursed the?sleazy?swindler of a salesman, who?was probably trying to empty?his stocks,?and promptly went back to the store and traded in my 30gig for an imported 60gig?(I didn't have the balls to denounce the salesman, unfortunately). I received?my new gadget?a few days later. I was a little curious about whether my already installed Media Explorer would work with the new player, but it seemed to work fine without having to reinstall the program included in the new package. Not so on my buddy's computer. When I inserted the player in his USB dri've, the computer recognized it's(a notice popped up asking me what to do next time the player was inserted) but the Media Explorer did not. "Your player is not connected". Ah well. I brought out the CD and reinstalled the Media Explorer. Still nothing. I reinstalled everything that was on the CD. Nope, still can't find it. What?to do? I want that?music!!

Press and hold the Menu/Back button to return to the main menu. The two buttons to the side of the touchpad are Previous/Rewind and Next/Fast.
Cat

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error" in the screen of the ZEN Vision M and the troubleshooting steps
did not help. I apologize for the inconvenience caused. Please allow me
to help you.Based on the description of the issue that you have provided, it appears
that your product needs to be scheduled for a repair or replacement.
Please note that your product will be tested upon receipt and if no
malfunction is found in the product, it will be returned to you. Please
follow this link to have an RMA issued for your product:http://us.creative.com/onlinermaAll applicable fees will be assessed at the time that your RMA is
processed in an effort to expedite the repair or replacement of your
product.You might want to browse our online store for accessories for the Zen
Vision: M. These accessories will definitely enhance your experience,
and will allow you to get the most of your player. A leather case for
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On Jan 2, 2008 2:43 AM, Creative Americas Customer Support wrote: 1st email:
Thank you for contacting us at Creative Technical Support; we appreciate
the opportunity to assist you. I understand you are having issues with your ZEN Vision:M could not be
recognized by your computer and could not get out of the recovery mode.
You had also tried formatting and updating the firmware but failed to doso. I'm sorry for the complications you are having with your player.
Also, I would like to apologize for any inconvenience this issue(s)
is/are causing you. Let me see what I can do to assist you.Prior to sending this email, our website asked you for some simple and
easy troubleshooting ste
ps.
The steps that I'll be suggesting might be
the same as what were asked previously, but these will be essential for
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connected to the PC. If you have already verified your connections, you
might try using a different USB port preferably one located in the back
or a different USB Port.2. Try to access the Recovery Mode on your player and run a disk clean
up you may also try the format option. For more information on how to
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applications including Windows Media Player, please refer to the
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http://us.creative.com/support/kb/ar...p?l=3&sid=00534. If you have tried all of the steps above, then you will want to go to
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on the outcome of each of the troubleshooting steps suggested and on
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normally)? If no, do you see any error messages on the player's screen?
2. Does the player works on another Windows XP (with at least Service
Pack ) computer?I apologize for the issues you are having on your player. In the
meantime, you may like to take a look at our Zen Aurvana In-Ear
earphones that is acoustically and ergonomically designed for a superiorlistening experienceThe Creative Zen Aurvana In-Ear Earphones are premium earphones that
significantly reduce up to 90% of ambient noise. Ergonomically designed,
the Zen Aurvana In-Ear Earphones completely transforms your listening
experience. Powered by efficient Balanced Armature drivers, the
earphones are acoustically tuned for exceptional audio performance.For more information regarding this great accessory for your player,
kindly check it out on our website at:
http://us.creative.com/products/prod...7&product=4702
I hope I have helped address and resolved your concerns. If in any case,
other complications occur, please do send us a reply with any previous
correspondence so we can look onto other solutions that can help solve
this case. Thank you again for contacting Creative Technical Support.Best Regards,<name removed>
Technical Support
Creative Labs AmericasOriginal Message Follows:
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Subject: CLI - Technical Support Request - (ZEN Vision:M)
Self Description: Intermediate PC User
Region: Americas
Country: United States of America Support Inquiry: ID(8) My MP3 player is not detected
Product: ZEN Vision:M
CCPP Certificate Number:
Serial Number:
Purchase Date: 20/6/2007 Operating System: Windows Vista 32-bit
Creative Model Number: DVP-HD0003
Computer Brand/Model:
Processor/CPU:
Memory:
BIOS Type/Revision:
System Board/Chipset:
Detailed Problem Description:
My computer isn't recognizing the player. I can't get out of recovery
mode. When I try to format it says there is a hard disk error. When I
try to update the firmware it won't let me because it acn't detect the
product. When it reboots, it reboots to recovery mode. I can't access
the main settings or screen. When it is docked it won't let me do
anything. I tried all the suggestions on the site. The product was 50%
charged when I was doing all this. It won't let me reload firmware
either.
Moderator note: Please remove the name of the advisor before posting up e-mails received from Customer Support.Message Edited by Catherina-CL on 0-22-2008 0:59 PM

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