"playback error" on zen x

certain songs say playback error, i would like to get rid of them but i do not know whichb tracks they are, can disk cleanup in rescue mode fix this or will it mess everything up if i go to rescue mode?

Disk Cleanup won't solve corrupt MP3 files, but it might resolve any other wierd behaviour in the firmware.
The only way to track down the files, if they are the problem, is to check the files themselves.
What type of files are you having a problem with? i.e. WMA or MP3.

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Zen Micro Playback Error/exchang

Helloooo
I have had my zen micro (silver but i wanted an orange one but they didnt have orange so w/e) for about 6 months and I have sent it in twice. I just got a replacement back 2 days ago and already its had issues. This morning, my micro was working just fine until i switched from "random play all" to an album song. The song played for 2 seconds, stopped, and a window popped up saying "Playback Error". I went into rescue mode and went to "clean-up" and then "reboot" and tried it again. The song worked! However, fi've minutes later, i recieve the same message! I hit "clean-up" then "reboot" on the rescue menu again but this time my efforts are in vain, for the message is still there. I leave my micro alone for an hour and try again. It works again! But fi've minutes later, it refuses to play anyting. It is reacting like this to all of my songs by the way.
I was wondering if it was a problem i can fix myself. maybe i need to reload my library? I ave the latest firmware so its not that.
Also, is it possible to either get a refund or at least exchange my zen micro for one of a different color?
thanks.

If these songs were working fine before then there's some problem with the player. Run through the troubleshooting section "My Zen is not starting properly, or goes into rescue mode, what should I do?" of the FAQ post, although you've tried some of this already.
Creative won't give refunds for players. You'll have to contact where you bought it.

Playback error after song plays on Zen Extra 4

I have two Zen Extra 40gb models. Just updated the firmware to the latest version. BIG MISTAKE - now each player flashes a playback error message window after each song is played. It will go on to the next song fine, but the message is annoying.
Creative tech support gave no workable answer. I'm very disappointed. I guess I should have left well enough alone.
Tech support suggested reformat and reload, but I didn't have the problem on either player before firmware update - that should tell creative they have a firmware issue. It's not my MP3 files at fault. They play fine in three different pc's in my home.
Anyone have experienced this same issue, and what was the fix?
Thanks

I actually think I figured it out. It plays normally if the songs are in the selected music tab. I want to play them in the media library though. But the thing is, I somehow had the option to change the play mode when I was in the Artist list. I don't know how. I'm going to research it more. If anyone knows how to help us please let us know!

Zen Micro 'Playback Error' Mess

i'm currently using the beta firmware 2.0.05 and occasionally while playing back songs, i get the message 'playback error'. although i see this message, the song does play without any apparent errors/problems. does anyone know what this error message means?

i have firmware v. .xxx..... and i get that playback error message too, so i investigated and found out it was only for one song. So i decided to just have my friend send me his version of the song and it worked. so i'm guessing its the song thats messed up even though it will work fine on wmp0 or winamp.. etc.

Zen V Plus - Playback Errors, Rebuilding Library, FROZE

I keep having "playback errors" on my MP3 player. What does that mean and how do I fix it's And now it is freezing and when I reset it it says "rebuilding library" but isnt doing anything and cant be found by my computer! What do I need to do? Ive only had it since Xmas!Message Edited by ReD_StarLett420 on 0-5-200702:5 PM
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i am having the same problem.. i try to reset the unit but when i do it froze in rebuilding library.. and i cant force it to recovery mode.. when i push the reboot and them the on and the play it just start blink the play/pause button and the back button, but nothing else.
i even try the recovery tool but it dosnt work Any idea? anyone?

My new ZenMicro Photo says "playback error" HELP MEEE

OK. so I've already posted something about this. but it didn't get any replies. so I'm going to be obnoxious until i get a reply. because I WANT TO LISTEN TO MY MUSIC.
heres the deal: I ordered my ZenMicro Photo, it came in the mail yesterday, I followed all instructions exactly, put my music on, started listening to it with no problems, then this morning it decided to flash "PLAYBACK ERROR" 3 seconds into every song it possibly could.
I use Comcast Rhapsody for music, which requires a weekly(ish) sync with the player to renew liscences. so I thought "well I'll just sync it up. maybe thats what is bugging it out" but NO. its not. so...
HELP ME! anyone?

Hi,
I had the same problem with recieving the "playback error" message after?a few?seconds when playing Rhapsody tracks on my Creative Zen Microphoto. After finding no help, I messed with settings till I discovered the problem.
Go to Tools->Preferences->Devices
Check both boxes for caches in Advanced Transfer Options
Then click the Advanced Settings In Transfer Settings allow Rhapsody to choose the best quality.
Bad news is you'll have to delete and redownload anything you want on there, good news is you can use your MP3 player.
Good Luck

XTRA - Audible file causes "Playback Error" or wo

I am using the player in Car Mode so it shuts down automatically when I turn off the car. Last week I had played through about 4 hours into the 8 hour Audible file. I got in my car yesterday and it wouldn't play the file. It showed the time as --:--:-- and the HD stopped spinning.
I tried going forward and backward and neither worked.
I tried switching to another track, but it would not stop attempting to play the Audible file.
Using the recovery menu, I selected "Clean Up". This allowed me to play other files, including other Audible files, but it would still hang when attempting to play that specific file.
Today, I removed that file from my Zen and re-transferred it using the Audible Manager.
Now when I attempt to play that file it plays the "This is Audible" part, about 2 seconds, and then shows the "Playback Error" message.
I tried skipping forward using the Go To Section function and it hard crashed.
Is there something I can do to be able to play this file?
Is this an indication that something is wrong with my Xtra?
Thanks,
Altair

Altair wrote:
I am using the player in Car Mode so it shuts down automatically when I turn off the car. Last week I had played through about 4 hours into the 8 hour Audible file. I got in my car yesterday and it wouldn't play the file. It showed the time as --:--:-- and the HD stopped spinning.
I tried going forward and backward and neither worked.
I tried switching to another track, but it would not stop attempting to play the Audible file.
Using the recovery menu, I selected "Clean Up". This allowed me to play other files, including other Audible files, but it would still hang when attempting to play that specific file.
Today, I removed that file from my Zen and re-transferred it using the Audible Manager.
Now when I attempt to play that file it plays the "This is Audible" part, about 2 seconds, and then shows the "Playback Error" message.
I tried skipping forward using the Go To Section function and it hard crashed.
Is there something I can do to be able to play this file?
Is this an indication that something is wrong with my Xtra?
Thanks,
Altair
Does it happen only to that particular file only? If it does, then it's most likely a problem with your file rather than the player.

Strange, skipping/playback error on ALL my so

This error occours on every song I play on my creative zen xtra 30gb, and includes both mp3 and wma format files. The error is; around min20sec into a song the player will make a popping noise and repeat the same 3 seconds of the song, this can be cured by skipping about 5 seconds of music, but the problem repeats itself about a minute later, I have been unable to find this problem or an answer to it on the forums. I am running the latest versions of all the creative software, the songs do not have playback errors on my pc, errors only occour on the device, I have also tried reformatting and reloading songs and firmware, as well as clean up but the problem still occours.
Any help would be greatly appreciatted,
mark

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My safari keeps crashing and my youtube keeps getting playback errors. Help!

I am currently usin an iPod 4th generation with IOS 6.1.5. Whenever I open up the safari app, it will stay blank and crash after about a minute or so. Following, I cannot watch videos on my YouTube app beecause it keeps receiving a playback error. I have already shutdown my iPod as well as reseting all settings. I have tried nearly everything but nothing has changed. Please help!

- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Go to Settings>Safari and Clear Cookiers, Histoiry and Data
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
For YouTube:
See:
iOS: Troubleshooting applications purchased from the App Store
Contact the developer/go to their support site if only one app.
Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
Restore to factory settings/new iPod

TS1702 Hi, I getting a "playback error message" on youtube App. I tried to reinstall the app and to reset and restore the device and all these things didn't help.can you please help me

Hi, I getting a "playback error message" on youtube App. I tried to reinstall the app and to reset and restore the device and all these things didn't help.can you please help me

That's a peculiar one to get in the context of a QuickTime uninstall.
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You tube is not working since yesterday and playback error message is showing, is it happening to anyone else and what is the solution?

Since yesterday all you tube videos is giving playback error message

I know I'm replying to an out-dated post. But problems are never outdated.
I had done all the above too. But the answer to my problem was to change the DNS server number (should have done this first when the "playback error" persisted.:/). Take a screenshot of your original DNS number for future necessity, then change it to OpenDNS..or google DNS...I used google DNS...for complete & thorough instructions..follow this site:--> http://www.macinstruct.com/node/558
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Animation Playback Errors

Hello,
I am troubleshooting playback errors in Cap 2 exes that
contains imported .swf and .avi files.
Errors: The exe will play back correctly any number of times.
Then, stops playing back correctly. I don't think this behavior
begins to occur until the first time a user interacts with the
playeback controlm but I cannot confirm that. After that, all bets
are off, even with complete restarts of the exe. Errors include
animation restarting, but not completing (most common error),
animation not restarting correctly, audio cutting in and out ,or
double audio. Even better, behavior on playback is intermittent.
After demonstrating incorrect behavior, another attempt from
restarting exe plays back correctly, or it will display different
or more extensive problematic behavior.
Movie Characteristics: Animation starts .05 seconds after
timeline start in some movies, at 0.0 in others. Animation is on
the first slide in most cases. Some movies mix .avi files with .swf
files. Others contain .swfs only. Some avis and swfs have click
boxes or highlight boxes associated. Original movies shot in
hypercam as .avi, then converted to .swf in Flash before import.
Not sure why some movies are imported as .avi...will pursue with
developer.
Troubleshooting so far: Assured that animation and slide
timing match. Assured that incoming video fps rates match movie fps
rates. Validated that click boxes are active through end of slide
timeline. Scouring the discussion threads.
Quick fix without trying it yet is to remove playback
control. However, this is not a solution. This is an extensive
series of topics that mix Cap slides with learner interaction. Want
to deliver playback control if at all possible.
Appreciate any and all insight and guidance.
Thanks in advance,
Robbin
Troubleshooting so far:
Movie Characteristics:
Observations:
Errors:

We managed to fix the problem by deleting the photo transitions and doing them a dfferent way. I'll keep this thread bookmarked for the future, though, if we run across this problem again. Thanks!
Upon further testing, our problem is not resolved, now it will play through all the picture changes, but freeze on teh last one, while the audio continues. I looked into your suggestions, but it still doesn't work.

MSI 1612 Error with ZEN 7 SP1

Since upgrading to ZENworks for Desktops 7, I have been unable to
distribute MSI applications. I always seem to have an error 1612 when
the application tries to distribute. I believe that this error usually
means that the path to the installation files cannot be found, usually
because of a file rights issue, but that doesn't seem to be the case here.
I distribute most applications by associating them to workstations or
workstations in a container, though I have the same 1612 error if I do
associate by user. I have the same problem whether the Distribute in
Workstation Security Space if Workstation Associated option is enabled
or disabled.
I typically use the File Rights screen under the Common tab to assign
rights to the distribution files directory, so I know that the
workstation object has rights to the files. Just to test this, I
created an app object to run an Explorer window as an unsecured system
user and made sure that I could browse to the distribution directory as
the System account.
I am currently running ZENworks 7 SP1 on a NetWare 6.5 SP5 server. All
workstations are running Windows XP Pro SP2.
As an experiment, I tried working around the problem by creating a
simple application object and running an MSI installation by calling
msiexec from a predistribution script as follows:
%WINDIR%\System32\msiexec.exe /i "\\GRYPHON\DISTRIBUTION\West Point
Bridge Designer 2004\West Point Bridge Designer 2004.msi" /qn
Installing this way seems to work fine.
Any ideas what is going wrong?
Cory Calvert
District Network Administrator
Waterloo School District

I'd like to know of this hotfix as well. I cant distribute a msi app
either due to the 1612 errors.
[email protected] wrote:
> I'm experiencing the 1612 error with Zen 7 sp1. What hotfix are you
> refering to?
>
> Lyle
>
> On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:48:14 GMT, dt <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Cory Calvert wrote:
>>> I checked, and am definitely running the SP1 agent, version 7.0.1.0, so
>>> that shouldn't be an issue. I don't think that it can' really be a
>>> rights issue, since I can browse to the installation files as the system
>>> account on the local machine and even get the installation to work by
>>> calling msiexec from a predistribution script, though I have tried
>>> assigning file rights to the entire organization just to make sure but
>>> still had the same problem.
>>>
>>> Denis wrote:
>>>> Few hints:
>>>> Try assign rights directly to WS or WS container instead through
>>>> application object.
>>>> Try SP1 agent, if you are not using it already.
>>>>
>>>> Denis
>>>>
>>>> "Cory Calvert" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>>> Since upgrading to ZENworks for Desktops 7, I have been unable to
>>>>> distribute MSI applications. I always seem to have an error 1612
>>>>> when the application tries to distribute. I believe that this error
>>>>> usually means that the path to the installation files cannot be
>>>>> found, usually because of a file rights issue, but that doesn't seem
>>>>> to be the case here.
>>>>>
>>>>> I distribute most applications by associating them to workstations or
>>>>> workstations in a container, though I have the same 1612 error if I
>>>>> do associate by user. I have the same problem whether the Distribute
>>>>> in Workstation Security Space if Workstation Associated option is
>>>>> enabled or disabled.
>>>>>
>>>>> I typically use the File Rights screen under the Common tab to assign
>>>>> rights to the distribution files directory, so I know that the
>>>>> workstation object has rights to the files. Just to test this, I
>>>>> created an app object to run an Explorer window as an unsecured
>>>>> system user and made sure that I could browse to the distribution
>>>>> directory as the System account.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am currently running ZENworks 7 SP1 on a NetWare 6.5 SP5 server.
>>>>> All workstations are running Windows XP Pro SP2.
>>>>>
>>>>> As an experiment, I tried working around the problem by creating a
>>>>> simple application object and running an MSI installation by calling
>>>>> msiexec from a predistribution script as follows:
>>>>>
>>>>> %WINDIR%\System32\msiexec.exe /i "\\GRYPHON\DISTRIBUTION\West Point
>>>>> Bridge Designer 2004\West Point Bridge Designer 2004.msi" /qn
>>>>>
>>>>> Installing this way seems to work fine.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any ideas what is going wrong?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Cory Calvert
>>>>> District Network Administrator
>>>>> Waterloo School District
>>>>
>> I believe there is a bug of some sort regarding sp1... i am using the
>> sp1 hot fix and it all works fine, but when I test on a sp1 i get the
>> 1622 error.....using a basic and calling the msiexec works on both.
>

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getting playback error continuously in YouTube in my ipad

First try a reset. Press and hold both the home and power buttons 10-15 seconds till the Apple logo appears. Release both buttons. Wait 15-20 seconds till your iPad starts on it's own.
If it still doesn't work try deleting and reinstalling the YouTube app.
If it still doesn't work contact youTube to see if they can help.

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