Problem with Creative Zen Vision

ok, I just got this thing. i plugged it into my computer but the battery charging screen never appeared. So i unplugged it and i noticed the top light remains on no matter what. I tried turning it on, but the screen stays blank. I tried resetting it, but the top light turns off as I hold the reset button and turns back on after i release it. I connected it to my computer. I've tried to turn it on by holding the on button, but it the screen remains blank. Through it all, the top light has not turned off. The screen has not shown a single thing, not a charging or anything.

I just got mine today. This the way it works--make sure it's plugged into a computer USB 2.0 port and not a USB hub. The power light will blink. After say 20 to 45 minutes of charging finally the blinking battery and thunderbolt indicator will come on. Some people here thinks the chargings done when the battery goes to full--not so--wait til the lightning bolt goes off. I tired of waiting and soaked in a hot tub. When I came back the screen was completely blank---it will do that after finished charging. I'd say 5 and a half hours for a full charge. The power button also stopped blinking. With the USB cable still plugged in turn on the power again--provided you have XP service pack 2 and WMP 0 installed on your computer a splash screen will come up and you have the option to synch with WMP 0. Select it and I like manual. Choose your songs from your library and synch away. I did 520 songs in a little over 0 minutes. Shut down power, unplug. Enjoy on the go. The battery can be recharged from any state as it is lithium-ion. Really the thing works well--I dont understand the problems people are having. Just takes some close monitoring at first to catch on the way it behaves in its operation.
A solid 9. I'll give it a 0 after I get it 2 work 2 morrow and find that the win2000 trick with the driver and wmp 9 works.

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