New Mp3 Zen V Plus with Vi

My zen V PLUS has no firmware because it was curropted and wouldnt load... and it wont connect to my comptuter what do i do?

I have the same problem that Vista won't recognize my Zen Plus. I have tried every thing I could think of and nothing works. The recovery tool didn't work.
Vista won't even put up that disconnect icon in lower right. and Creative Media Organizer won't see the Zen Plus either.
I think Microsoft and Creative should get their products to working together...........but they are making money and we are wasting our time trying to get things we have paid for to work.
Does anyone at Creative know how this Zen Plus will ever work with Vista?
Should I listen to the Creative e-mail support and return my Zen Plus?
Message Edited by musiclover on 05-24-2008 08:3 AM

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