Problem installing Creative media source(with vis

ok so i've tried installing this program like a million times and every time it wont install corectley and the one time it did it didnt recognize my player (Creative Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra) and the program shut down, is there any way i can get this to install properly or is there a newer version that will work with vista or any way to put MP3s on my player without this program or am i S.O.L?

I have no Idea what the problem is! Sorry! But I do have a suggesttion! DONT USE MEDIA CENTER, it is one of the wort (really it is) programs you can put on your computer. It looks like a tacky, un though out, nasty piece of **BLEEP**! lol not to hars or anything. I would advise using Windows Media Player and using urge (its the best and you only have one library!).
*If you have to avoid the filter, plz don't use that word. Dale-CLMessage Edited by Dale-CL on 04-2-2007 04:46 PM

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I have seen this asked before but not answered well.
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Cheese32 wrote:
Yes I realize that--I'm thinking more specifically that CMS5 doesn't play well with SP3? The problem with your solution is that I don't like WMP. At least, I don't like the fact that you can't play your music straight from your device. You have to sync your device and copy all of your music onto your hard dri've to play from the device connected to the computer. That was mainly what I used CMS5 for--playing music directly from my device through the computer?without having to copy all of its contents onto my hard dri've. I keep my music stored on my Zen Microphoto so it doesn't take up space on my computer...
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ps.
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best regards
creativebMessage Edited by creativeb on 02-5-2005 03:47 PM

Try posting this topic, in the Soundblaster Audigy forums..

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Does anybody knows what is list of selected cards that can use crossfading in Creative media source?
Why Li've! 5. cannot? Not even EAX?
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Cheese32 wrote:
Yes I realize that--I'm thinking more specifically that CMS5 doesn't play well with SP3? The problem with your solution is that I don't like WMP. At least, I don't like the fact that you can't play your music straight from your device. You have to sync your device and copy all of your music onto your hard dri've to play from the device connected to the computer. That was mainly what I used CMS5 for--playing music directly from my device through the computer?without having to copy all of its contents onto my hard dri've. I keep my music stored on my Zen Microphoto so it doesn't take up space on my computer...
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ps.
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Cheese32 wrote:
Yes I realize that--I'm thinking more specifically that CMS5 doesn't play well with SP3? The problem with your solution is that I don't like WMP. At least, I don't like the fact that you can't play your music straight from your device. You have to sync your device and copy all of your music onto your hard dri've to play from the device connected to the computer. That was mainly what I used CMS5 for--playing music directly from my device through the computer?without having to copy all of its contents onto my hard dri've. I keep my music stored on my Zen Microphoto so it doesn't take up space on my computer...
I would Google the errors & see what comes up.. I'm fairly certain that Sp3 probably included WMP with it so that may be the source of the conflict if you installed it. Since it was a reinstall I don't know if you'll be able to install WMP0 instead.You could try that & see if that hel
ps.
If you don't have backup copies of your music(cd or external dri've)you should do so. If the player's hardri've ever fails for whatever reason at least you will have an archi've & not lose all your files.

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