Petition to upgrade Zen Micro Photo to view pictures and play music at the same t

As you all are aware the iPod Nano faces off with zen Microphoto. Even though it isn't yet available at Creative.us and after waiting almost a year, I just had to grab one from Best Buy that sold out. I purchased it because of the huge 8GB harddri've, FM stereo receiver (that's how I get to know about new songs) and color photo capabilities. Unfortunately, everytime I try to watch a photo or play a slideshow, the music cuts off without warning and my bright and shiny player isn't a MP3 player anymore.Please, everyone, WRITE CREATIVE via Email and ask them to upgrade the firmware and software to stop turning off the music whenever we play photos. If the iPod Nano can do it... shouldn't the Zen MicroPhoto be able to do it also?Imagine not being able to play your sport team's music while you view your sports picture while you were playing ball. Imagine not hearing your wedding song while you view your wedding photos?Imagine not hearing your graduation song while you look back at your graduation pictures?How very horrible!Please petition Creative to fix this grave injustice please!Thank you ladies and gentlemen!Message Edited by Catherina-CL on 0-7-2005 0:33 PM

So, what you're saying is the iPod uses superior hardware components because they play images and music at the same time, even in the itty bitty Nano. Also, the iPod is able to "shuffle" photos so that you don't get bored seeing the same photos over and over again as in sequential mode.
There are a few players that do support music and photos... some will only limit one song per slideshow.
Furthermore, if you check the Zen Vision manual, creative's newest MP3 multimedia player... it does NOT support photos and music at the same time either.
In my opionion, it's a software issue, like I said, it displays only one image (background) during music play - if it couldn't, it would have shut off the image too. It's not that they CUT OUT creative features, but that they didn't write the software to allow the ZMP to "play" photos and music at the same time.
I mean, you can buy a PC for less than a ZMP and it can run several applications showing music and photo and videos at the same time.
I wouldn't buy the zen micro for nothing... there's just something special about having a color screen. I mean, who buys black & white TV these days?
With X-fi, I'm restoring my MP3 to higher quality, I'm sure the 8GB will come in handy as these filesize will only increase. And I got it because I'm hearing more and more music on the radio that I want to have... so my collection will only increase. I have over ,200MP3 at 320K which stood at 6.5GB.
As for you, consider that you're paying an extra $20 for 2 more GB and a 256K color display. It's well worth it over a 6GB monochrome MP3 player.

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Played with the ZM Photo at Creative's showroom.
No video playback function - very disappointed but learned to li've with it.
No AV Out - Bigger disappointment but convinced myself it's no big deal.
Selected 'Photos' from the menu, and found the music suddenly stopped. Tried every setting but still couldn't get to browse images while listening to music. The showroom staff didn't know any better *shake head*, so can any Creative people here confirm the (non) existance of this feature?
This would really be a deal-breaker for me. What's the point of a photo mp3 player if I can't have both photos & music together. Olympus has it, as do many other generic Korean & Taiwanese brands. I might as well get myself a m:robe.
I'm actually rooting for Creative. But Creative, give me a good reason.

The lack of album art and AV out is bizarre. I said way back when the player was first announced that if it doesn't have this it'll be pointless.
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I'm new to all this and got my first Zen microphoto for fathers day (UK). The player worked fine for about three days.
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I have had the second one for about two weeks and exactly the same thing has happened! Do any of you wise people have some advice before I throw the player or possibly myself out of the window.
Life is too short to waste this much time.
thanks in advance
for the technos, I have WXP and WMP0 which seems to be the perfect configuration?

Snoweagle wrote:
Just copy n paste, no software required.
If you have WMP 0. Otherwise, make sure that you have MediaSource (although I prefer Zen MicroPhoto Media Explorer, both of these come on the CD that came with your device).

Zen Micro photo. Locked up and can't even recov

Help?My folks bought me a zen microphoto as my last creative mp3 player was stolen?It locked up on me today, switches on but hangs at the creative logo, tried the recovery stpes i.e formatting etc and it won't even do that.When i plug it into my pc via usb lead the player is not even recognised as being connected!Few questions, how long does it take to usually format the player as mine still sitting here saying formatting after 20 mins now!Also i know my firmware is old but how can i install the new firmware if my pc dosen't recognise that i've plugged it in
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Do you have an external hard drive? Since this is a bit of an emergency, it couldn't hurt to break out the OS X install disks and boot from the time machine. Let me know if it works!

Zen Micro Photo Sighting in U

Greetings:
Just saw an article on DAP Review (http://www.dapreview.net/news.php) supposedly showing pictures of a Zen Micro Photo taken at a BestBuy in Florida. The article also reported order listings for the Micro Photo on several U.S. based web sites.
I did a quick "Froogle" on Google (couldn't resist...GRIN) and lo and behold there were 4 pages of listings for the Zen Micro Photo. None of the sites claimed to be shipping the Micro Photo and prices ranged from $249 - 268 U.S. A few of the sites included:
Buy.com</LI>
J and R Music, and</LI>
Crutchfield</LI>
The Crutchfield site listed an estimated arrival date of November 7.
Any official response from Creative? Has anybody in the U.S. acquired a Micro Photo from a U.S. supplier?
If there are people in the U.S. who have a Micro Photo, how about posting a couple of "real world" photos. And, as a sidebar, a couple of questions:
I've seen some comments on the screen being dim (or not as bright as expected). Can anybody confirm or debunk?</LI>
I've read reports about no music while viewing pictures. True or False?</LI>
Anybody using SUBSCRIPTION music on their Micro Photo If you are, can you see album art while a track is playing (like the Apple nano)?</LI>
Any information, feedback, etc. will be appreciated!

* I've seen some comments on the screen being dim (or not as bright as expected). Can anybody confirm or debunk?
I set the screen contrast to 80 percent. In normal office lighting, pictures appear crisp and bright enough. In total darkness, looking at the screen won't hurt my eyes either. OLED rocks!
* I've read reports about no music while viewing pictures. True or False?
Unfortunately this is true.
* Anybody using SUBSCRIPTION music on their Micro Photo If you are, can you see album art while a track is playing (like the Apple nano)?
Unfortunately again, album art is not displayed.
Overall I'm very happy with Zen Micro Photo. The only complain is that the radio is mediocre at best.

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

If you don't want to see the backing of my whole story skip to the bold print at the bottom!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?
My Specifications:
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

Thank you DM for responding. I am expecting problems, but it still won't allow me to charge the Zen Micro Photo or even use the Creative Media Source. I can't upload any songs or any contacts on it. I haven't uploaded anything yet, but it's not reading the USB device. When I run Creative Zen Micro Photo Media Explorer I get this message at the top of the screen: "The device is not connected. Please connect your Zen MicroPhoto to the computer. I can't organize anything or add songs... so it just makes all the programs I downloaded useless and my Creative product unusuable.ONe thing it does do though... whenever I plug in my Zen MIcroPhoto to the USB it turns it on and glows, but only shows my battery at the top with one red line and the green lightening bolt filling the battery up.After leaving it like this for two hours the green moves, but the red bar stays the same size.

Zen Micro Photo Price Reduct

from http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news.php?newsId=22
"Creative has announced a price reduction for its Zen Micro Photo player that puts it up directly against the Apple's iPod nano.
The announcement follows Creative?s foundling CEO and Chairman Sim Wong Hoo?s comments last year at the launch of the Creative Zen Vision:M launch that the company is going to be more aggressi've in the MP3 player market, the company today has lowered the price of its Zen MicroPhoto player.
Priced to compete directly against the iPod nano, the 8Gb MP3 player will be reduced from ?99.99 to ?79.99 from today.
In a press release sent to Pocket-lint, Creative was keen to point out that ?you can get an 8GB award-winning Creative MP3 player for the same price as a 4GB iPod Nano - twice the capacity, with quality and value for money?"
I know you can already get the micro photo for that price in some places, but hopefully (since im going to be getting one soon), this will mean the shops which are already selling it for cheaper than RRP, will be able to reduce their prices further.

following up to this
I've just seen the microphoto for ?65 at dabs.com (uk) and ?60 at ebuyer (uk). While dixons and currys are still selling it for ?200 in stores! lol.
good news for me and anyone else who wants it.Message Edited by WelshBluebird on 0-3-2006 0:42 PMMessage Edited by WelshBluebird on 0-3-2006 0:42 PM

Zen Micro Photo frozen on Creative scr

Hi, I have had my Zen Micro Photo for three months and it has worked fine untill today. When I turned it on it went to the creative screen like it usually does and it just stayed there. I tried taking out the battery and putting it in again but it did the same thing. It doesn't even do anything when I hook it up to the computer. What can I do? I'm freaking out here please help me!!!!!!

It could be that the microdri've is "stuck" or in failure.
While the MicroPhoto is turned off, try tapping (well do it very firmly and with enough force) on the palm of your hand, restart the MicroPhoto and see if it boots up completely.
If not, a firm smack on a table top or counter may unstick the heads of the microdri've if that is what's preventing the microdri've from completely booting up.

Zen Micro Photo C

I'm Looking for a Case for My Zen Micro Photo...
I spoted this Cases :
- The Officiel Creative Zen Micro Leather Case
http://www.creative.com/products/pro...=449&product=5
Does it fit the ZMP, because the ZMP has a bigger screen than the ZM? And does it have a screen protection?
- The Belkin Creative? Sports Case
http://ch-en.europe.creative.com/sho...=0&product=092
Which Case would you recommand?

Jdawg683 wrote:
So would you recommend i get a 3rd part belt clip then?
You can probably get a small camera case for not too much money or modify a cell phone or PDA case.
I found a PDA case on sale for a few $. I made a few modifications and it works very well as a case for my Zen Micro.
Open
Closed.
^my photo hosting site is acting up. Those pics may not work. Message Edited by skb on -6-2005 08:25 AM

Zen Micro Photo Firmware 'Update Fail

Ive tried several things, several computers. The Zen will only boot to the firmware screen if not docked. If Docked the Zen can update but at the end, it will always say, 'Update Failed!'?I was wondering if this is the Motherboard, or the Hard-dri've. I dont hear any clicks or sounds from the hard dri've.

This all started a few days ago, the Zen was playing a nice track and then it turned off, I turned it back on thinking wtf. It came on, played for about sec then said, 'Overheating Shutting Down'?so I tried a few more times and it said the same thing, it was rather Cold outside, wierd. I went home, let it stay infront of a fan for a few hours and thats when it wouldnt even boot after that. Then I couldnt recharge the battery for some odd reason, and the update didnt want to install, So i had my old BROKEN ZEN MICRO which has the same EXACT PROBLEM, anyways, I took that battery and used it cause it charged unlike the ZEN MICRO PHOTO Battery. After that, then I installed the update, but then it gave me that problem of Update failed, so here i am now...

Suggestion: ZEN Micro Photo: Album art when playing tra

I was kinda hoping that you could display album art whilst playing tracks on the ZEN Photo. If you can, I can't figure it out, nor is it mentioned in the brief manual.
Please consider this as a suggestion to include the feature in the next firmware update. I also think it would be cool to be able to display a slide show durring audio playback. You could create presentations for the road or simply display slides in MTV fashion that go along with the tunes.
What do ya think?

* I've seen some comments on the screen being dim (or not as bright as expected). Can anybody confirm or debunk?
I set the screen contrast to 80 percent. In normal office lighting, pictures appear crisp and bright enough. In total darkness, looking at the screen won't hurt my eyes either. OLED rocks!
* I've read reports about no music while viewing pictures. True or False?
Unfortunately this is true.
* Anybody using SUBSCRIPTION music on their Micro Photo If you are, can you see album art while a track is playing (like the Apple nano)?
Unfortunately again, album art is not displayed.
Overall I'm very happy with Zen Micro Photo. The only complain is that the radio is mediocre at best.

Zen Micro Photo not working with new XP SP2 install

Okay so my Zen Micro Photo stopped being recognised on my computer about ten months ago when I upgraded to WMP (for BBC iPlayer - it's compulsory to have it). Anyway I li'ved with this and have now got thoroughly sick of the same songs and nothing new so I have done a fresh install (on a brand new hard dri've) of Windows XP SP2 WMP9 with the sole intention of using this install/hard dri've?for the player. I used the original installation disk and it prompted me to upgrade to WMP0 as I installed everything. There were no errors during the install and I rebooted when prompted to.
When I attach the player it is recognised by the machine (task bar icon and correctly labelled in System > Hardware > Device Manager which reports it to be?working okay) but the Creative media software says "player not attached" when it is. It is not visible on My Computer as a dri've so I STILL have no access to the player. Player screen reports "docked" with a logo and is flashes a charging icon. Driver v5.2.0.0. The player plays fine but hasn't had new music on in almost a year
There is nothing else on the XP install (IE6 and everything - argh!) I did the registry permission tweak thing mentioned?here:?http://support.creative.com/kb/showa....aspx?sid=9287?but it didn't do anything.
Any help greatfully received!

Re: Zen Micro Photo not working with new XP SP2 install. Have you installed this plug-in?
Creative PlaysForSure Devices Plugin 5.00.36 for Creative MediaSource 5 Player/Organizer
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ZEN MICRO PHOTO USB DEVICE NOT RECOGNI

help !! i am also having a problem similar to your and just about everyone elses on here. I just purchased a zen microphoto for xmas a month ago and it has been a nightmare . it has worked for about a month perfectly then it ceased to be recognized by? my Alienware area 5 desktop system which previously recognized it fine. I took all of the steps and scanned all of the forums then realized that after uninstalling my windows media player and rolling back to 0 it began to be recognized again. well then surprisingly and maybe not so much so after looking at so many of the post of these forums. Well I have taken so many steps to try to get my ZEN MICRO PHOTO to once again become recognized by my computer? and yet again all efforts have been fruitless. I reformated my ZEN MICROPHOTO?and now when i plug it in a small window pops up at the bottom stating that the USB DEVICE IS NOT RECOGNIZED . I then cannot upload new firmware and can in fact do absolutely nothing but gaze at the player which boots up then fades to black while my pc sees my player as an unknown usb device. I even reformated the pc for the sake of the player , cutting off the nose despite the face in other words and still no dice. I have windows xp service pack 2 , all updates and bios up to date. My pc is only 2 years old and have a lexmark printer? a mouse and a keyboard attched to it , none of which create conflict. Even after reformatting my pc i made sure my player was one of the first peripherial devices connected and all to no avail. I think this is a disgrace that such a compnay as CREATIVE cannot put foward a quality product. Does anyone out there have any solid suggestions on how to fix this proiblem if so they would be gretaly apprecaited. ThanksEdward

vacantmind: You might also want to make sure that you get the latest drivers and software as follows:
. Creative Zen and Jukebox Driver Upgrade version .30.03
2. Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer 3.30.2
3. Creative Zen and NOMAD Jukebox plugin 2.00.9 for Creative MediaSource
Install . then connect the player to the PC. Then install 2. and 3. (the player must be connected for 2. to verify you have a Creative product).
Also an important test is to install the drivers and software on another PC, say a friend's, and see whether you have the problem. If you don't, then the issue is with your PC, or a compatibility issue with the player. If you do, then there's something wrong with the cable or player.

Zen micro photo 4Gb 1hr battery h

My Zen micro photo 4Gb is only giving Hr battery life from full charge also from fully charged it will discharge in the player after about 3-4 hrs.
I suspected a duff battery and purchased a new (not creative) one but the problem persisted , i have upgraded the firmware?
both batteries hold a full charge out of the player.
any ideas ?

andriy242 wrote:
ok..but what if I can't install service pack 2?
Why couldn't you? If you're having trouble installing SP2, you should get Microsoft to assist you.
Jason

Zen Micro Photo firmware 1_20

Hi, i have some problems upgrading from my current firmware .0.0 "Zen Micro Photo"
to the firmware .20.0, i have downloaded the program that sould upgrade the firmware.
and i followed the instructions,
Download the ZenMicroPhotoP4S_PCFW_LB__20_0.exe file into your local hard disk.
Connect your player to your computer.
Double-click the firmware update file and follow the instructions on the screen.</LI>
easy right ?
well it wont work when i double-click on the firmware upgrade file, it starts the program, and i can se that my zen micro photo, goes out of docked mode, and then the upgrade program tells me this message: Your player is not connected, please connect your player.
and let me tell you.. my zen microphoto works just fine accept this firmware stuff.
the only thing that also bugs me, is that the MTP dossent work under win2000, my work computer runs 2k, oh and why cant it just recharge when my computer is closed. theres 5v DC output on the USB anyways. why does it need the software to recharge ?
? Its all greek to me ! ?
does anyone know how i can solve this problem(s) ?

I run windows XP pro . sp2, its quite strange.. it should work. ! **bleep** IT SHOULD WORK ! :smileyindifferent: , and the wirld thing is. i also try'ed it on another windows XP machine at work.. and it didient work there either. im beginning to question if this is the product for me. its realy sad though, i love the zen design.. not to mention the price.
It realy realy bugs me that the zen micro photo isset supportet on windows 2000, i had this vision of syncronizing my work calender with the zen ... and now its just not possible ! unless my boss wants to give me a new laptop.. and i dont think that will happen . hehe
Well i will keep on working on this issue.. ill let you know guys.

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