Problems with the Zen Vision:M 6

I'm experiencing a lot hangs and lockups with my Zen Vision:M 60GB,
the newest firmware that is viable for the Zen Vision:M 60GB already
on my Zen Vision:M 60GB, firmware version .2.02e, sometimes the
clean up in the service mode works fine, had also a situation
that everything went so bad that it lockedup when I turned my Zen on,
had then to refresh the firmware and lost all my music on its hard dri've,
costed me hours to get everything back on it.
Please, Creative do something about these lockups bring new firmware out
that solves these problems!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please start supporting the Zen Vision:M 60GB again.

I use Widows XP Professional SP3 and Windows XP Professional x64 SP2 with medially .
I can't see why this matters because the problems are located at the player itself, I've got no
problems with moving files to the player or any problems with connecting the player with the computer,
I'm experiencing a lot of freezups of the firmware of the player, harddisk keeps running, it does that
till the battery is low or till I push reset, sometimes this doesn't help at all, the operating system at
the harddri've gets somehow damaged by the instability of the filesystem, reflashing the firmware helps
the. Problems appear to be a software problem with the firmware, the player went away for repairs once,
with this problem, they have checked the harddisk, harddisk was fine but the os crapped up it's self
somehow, know this because I asked them to tell me every thing what was wrong and how they solved this,
asked them also how I could fix the player myself? if it was no hardware problem.
They told me to reflash the firmware and format the dri've from the service mode out.

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Problem with the Zen Vision

So I go to turn on my Zen Vision: M this afternoon. It was working fine all day.
However, this time it did not turn on.
Instead it displayed an icon on the screen.
It shows the Zen with a caution sign beside it.
This Icon still remains on the screen.
The TouchPad buttons are lighted.
Any help on how to fix this would be appreciated.
By the way;
I had the "blinking blue light on top" problem yesterday, fixed it though by charging it for a few hours. Thought i'd mention it if it relates to the current problem i'm having.
Thanks in advance

Have you tried resetting it's (Stick a needle or something long and thin into the small hole at the base of the player, near where you put the USB dock)

Accessories that come as standard with the Zen Vision: M 30gb.

Hi,?This may be a silly question, but do headphones come as standard with the Zen Vision: M? The only reason I ask is because I know it isn't standard to get?a charger. Also, there is an option to buy an accessories pack which has a charger but also has earphones. It is possible that these earphones are just better than the ones included but I thought it better to ask the silly question before I buy ?Thanks

Package Contents
ZEN Vision:M Player
Earphones
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USB Mini-B Cable
USB Host Cable (ZEN Vision:M 60GB only)
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Installation CD
Quick Start Guide

There's video problems with my Zen Vision:M already (M video cable related) Please help

Some background...
System:Windows XP with Service Pack 2.
Player: Brand new Creative Zen Vision: M with no firmware updates.
My Zen Vision:M has a problem (besides the scratch and fingerprint attracting top surface): It won't play videos on a TV screen when the M Video Cable (also from Creative) is linked to it anymore. It's only been a few hours...
I had the cable already, and got the player today. I let the player charge to /4th of a battery while I was setting up all the software. I ran the software programs just to take a peek, only changing the name of my player (to my name). I used Winamp 5.3 to put a music track on the player to test it. After that, I hooked it up to the VCR in my room through the white and yellow A/V plugs in front. It worked just fine. It to the tv a little large, but I was okay with it.
Later on today, the new AC charger I ordered came in the mail (Player came through UPS, charger through USPS). I looked at my old charger (Creative Zen Touch) and realized it would work with the plug-in part of the sync unit at the bottom. I tested it for a minute and it did. I still took it out and tried the new one. This is where, I think, something happened. I had to press the sides to get the thing in, and it was hard to come out. Everything still fit just right, and nothing seemed to be wrong. I used my old charger as I added more of my music library. Now it was on to videos. I had to convert the first two test vids (they were .wmv), but they played on my player fine. I put a bigger .wmv file onto the player to see if it had to convert it, and it did. It still played on the player. When I go to hook it to the TV with the A/V cord again, there was nothing but a black screen with the occasional diagonal scan line. The sound is still there.
Besides quirks with the navigational system, the player is still great for music and video. Still, I needed no video capability, and one of the things that made the ZVM a buy for me was watching my vids on the big screen. I'd return this for a second try, but I want to know if this is a recurring issue with you guys and if there's something I can do to fix it before a return. Did I mess with a setting? Should I get new firmware? Did I do wrong using my old charger? If any of you have an answer, or need more info on my situation, please let me know.
And BTW, does anyone know of some better software for organizing files on the ZVM? I used Winamp for my Zen Touch and the music on my ZVM, but videos are another ballpark. I can't transfer a video from one folder to another folder (assuming both folders are on the ZVM). Not to mention the music I transferred using Winamp isn't even showing up in Windows Media Player. I think I need a different program altogether.

I have got a new Creative Zen Vision W and getting the same problem....when i attach to the tv then i am able to hear the audio content and the video does not show.Are we missing something ? or is it a problem with the player. Also the software provided with the Zen converts small .vob files to .wmv when ever the size is large it gives an error 'conversion?unsucessful'.Any body facing similar problems please help.

One of a kind problem with the zen micro(which i love)......... PLEASE HELP me bring it back to l

[color="#ff6600" size="4" face="Verdana">I have a creative zen micro and when i try to turn it on?i get?the blue glow but it only goes to the screen that says creative with the copyright info?then it'sfreezes?there and i have to take the battery out to turn it off. Also when i try to connect it to my computer it does the exact?same thing. This is basically all i get out of my zen lately, and its been doing this for a few months now. Ive tried the take out battery while holding on thing... but i dont even get the recovery screen or whatever. And the worst part..... i dont have a warranty. A few things that?might?have led to this problem are
[color="#ff6600" size="4" face="Verdana">I have lost the actual zen micro usb charger<
[color="#ff6600" size="4" face="Verdana">People dont understand the touch pad and use it like a gameboy<
[color="#ff6600" size="4" face="Verdana">I cant fit anymore music <
[color="#ff6600" size="4" face="Verdana">When it'sstarted to freeze?id take the battery out and restart it(poor thing)<
[color="#ff6600" size="4" face="Verdana">I got this as a present last christmas, and it stopped working around the summer time, maybe its just old.. but i dont want to give up on it... even if i do get the zen vision M for christmas

An update...
I downloaded Apple's (rather large!) list of software updates today, and I was finally able to recognize my iPod again. I did a restore using the iPod updater from 06-2006, and all seemed to work OK. (I'm afraid to try the new one again!)
Then I tried to re-load my music library from iTunes, and got stuck. It froze up after a while and wouldn't go any further.
When I disconnected my iPod from my computer, I find 2 podcasts and nothing else, though iTunes told me it had transferred 600+ songs. Those 2 podcasts do play fine, and the basic iPod software all seems to be intact.
So -- anyone get through this connection problem and have any ideas to share??
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Problems with my zen vision m

about a week ago my zen started acting vrey strange. i turned it off and then an hour ago i turned it back on and it was stuck on the ZEN screen. I would have to drain the battery really low before i could?get it to the actual menu. i also had to keep rebuilding it. then all my music files were gone, but all my video files were still there. so then i switched my Zen to recovery mode. i tried the disk clean up, but that didn't work. Then i tried to upgrade the firmware, that didn't help either. so i tried to format it, didn't work. but now i have a whole new problem. every time i turn it on, it looks like it's fine, but then the screen says "Fimware Problem". I updated the firmware so it should be fine, right? but i'm still having problems. I'm completely confused. could anyone help me out?

hi, i also got the same problem with my creative vision m 30gb, it just happened earlier today. when i turn on my vision m, it just stay on the welcome screen and it doesn't continue, i tried resetting it but nothing happens, and i hear a clicking sounds on zen. what seems to be the problem? any help please.

Software problems with the zen visio

hey,
i just got the zen vision m yesterday. very nice day.
today after finding out that the player works well i decided to upload some more music and pictures then i did yesterday, but everytime the zen media explorer hangs itself up i uninstalled all the software and then reinstalled it, but again i didn't work when it comes to the upload
i'm clueless, is this a common problem and are there any other software or a new uptdated software versions, which may help me?
i really really want that player to work, because the -2 hours i got with it were great
i got the zen m 30 gb working on windows xp home...
thanks a lot
jim
edit: it's the upload assistent who doesn't want to work anymore...
downloaded a update for the zen media explorer but nothing changed...

I use Widows XP Professional SP3 and Windows XP Professional x64 SP2 with medially .
I can't see why this matters because the problems are located at the player itself, I've got no
problems with moving files to the player or any problems with connecting the player with the computer,
I'm experiencing a lot of freezups of the firmware of the player, harddisk keeps running, it does that
till the battery is low or till I push reset, sometimes this doesn't help at all, the operating system at
the harddri've gets somehow damaged by the instability of the filesystem, reflashing the firmware helps
the. Problems appear to be a software problem with the firmware, the player went away for repairs once,
with this problem, they have checked the harddisk, harddisk was fine but the os crapped up it's self
somehow, know this because I asked them to tell me every thing what was wrong and how they solved this,
asked them also how I could fix the player myself? if it was no hardware problem.
They told me to reflash the firmware and format the dri've from the service mode out.

XNJB problems with Macbook & Zen Vision:

Hello all...
I'm contemplating purchasing a Macbook. I only got my Zen a few weeks ago, but off of Ebay, so it's unreturnable (plus I love it).
So my question is, how many of you have had major problems using XNJB to support your music? Can you upload music on to your Zen from your Macbook with the program? What are the biggest problems?
And finally, please try to convince me whether or not I should buy a Macbook or a Dell laptop, whether all the hassle that comes along with it is worth it with a Macbook.
Thanks much
Barbara

I use Widows XP Professional SP3 and Windows XP Professional x64 SP2 with medially .
I can't see why this matters because the problems are located at the player itself, I've got no
problems with moving files to the player or any problems with connecting the player with the computer,
I'm experiencing a lot of freezups of the firmware of the player, harddisk keeps running, it does that
till the battery is low or till I push reset, sometimes this doesn't help at all, the operating system at
the harddri've gets somehow damaged by the instability of the filesystem, reflashing the firmware helps
the. Problems appear to be a software problem with the firmware, the player went away for repairs once,
with this problem, they have checked the harddisk, harddisk was fine but the os crapped up it's self
somehow, know this because I asked them to tell me every thing what was wrong and how they solved this,
asked them also how I could fix the player myself? if it was no hardware problem.
They told me to reflash the firmware and format the dri've from the service mode out.

Probleme mit dem Zen Toch 40gb/ Problems with the Zen Touch 40gb!!:( Out of Gara

Hallo ich br?uchte dringend Hilfe. Ich kriege den Creative Zen 40gb nicht mehr zum laufen Da er nur ab und zu angeht Das ?rgerliche daran ist das ich im Ausland war und das Teil nur 4 mal benutzt habe Leider geht er nur ab und zu an und wenn er mal an war, ist er dauernd abgest?rzt Da ich so lange weg war, ist mir jetzt auch noch die Garantie abgelaufen ( Jahr 3 Monate). Im Media Markt bekomme ich leider keine Unterst?tzung nichteinmal ein Versuch das Ger?t auf Kulanz reparieren zu lassen
Leider ist mir das ein wenig zuviel Geld f?r 3 mal musikh?ren. Vielleicht kann mir hier einer Helfen!!!!!!!
I have big Problems with my Zen Touch 40gb May be one of the members here can help me!!because my local dealer isnt able to do this Because the player is older than one year ( y and 3 months) I think that the garanty is normaly to short for this player. In germany you can read a lot about the problems of the Zen. Can it be that the Software doesnt work 00 % I was the last year in Poland so i had the zen 3 times in use The player freeze everytime and the biggest problem now, i cant switch the player on to make an update or something !!! please help.
Greetings

sry about ur problem. I had/have some of ur problems with my zen micro 5g. have u tried 2 reset it into recovery mode and do a cleanup? it won't mess up any of ur songs or anything like that.

Problem with my zen vision:m 30

hello, i have a problem with my zen. I've reload my zen all the night (with a special chager), i can't turn it on, when i connect it to my pc, there is a light blue, but my pc dont detect it, there is a "!" yellow in the periph settings... I have recovery 2 times, after that it work some minutes, but i cant put music or photos in my zen, the software and my pc dont detect it, i have xp pro sp2, windows media player . I cant recovery the zen with the special tools because it isnt detect by my pc... Thanks for ur help
sorry for my bad english

The first step is to do a cleanup >reboot on the player if that don't work? then while connected uninstall thru Device Manager,reboot computer then plugin to have Windows find & reinstall the player, if that? doesn't work then format,cleanup>reboot player to see if that solves the problem. loosing files is a last resort . Whatever you do DO NOT choose RELOAD FIRMWARE as you don't have recognition from the computer & can not reload it. RELOAD firmware ERASES the firmware making the player useless until it can be reloaded. Link for resue/recovery access on player? http://forums.creative.com/creativel...ap&thread.id=3

PROBLEMS with the zen sto

so the first problem with my zen stone i found was that no matter how much music i had on it, it would only play certain songs. for example, if i have 200 songs on it, it only plays abou 30 of them over and over....i tried using the online manual but that was NO HELP, it makes no sense when it tries to describe how to organize music/folders.
now i have another problem...my stone WONT PLAY MUSIC. i open the folder and click and drag files from itunes(like i did before) into the folder, and it loads them. as soon as i disconnect my player and hold down the play button to play, it blinks 3 times and nothing happens, and everytime i hit play after that it does the same thing..
please helP!

I use Widows XP Professional SP3 and Windows XP Professional x64 SP2 with medially .
I can't see why this matters because the problems are located at the player itself, I've got no
problems with moving files to the player or any problems with connecting the player with the computer,
I'm experiencing a lot of freezups of the firmware of the player, harddisk keeps running, it does that
till the battery is low or till I push reset, sometimes this doesn't help at all, the operating system at
the harddri've gets somehow damaged by the instability of the filesystem, reflashing the firmware helps
the. Problems appear to be a software problem with the firmware, the player went away for repairs once,
with this problem, they have checked the harddisk, harddisk was fine but the os crapped up it's self
somehow, know this because I asked them to tell me every thing what was wrong and how they solved this,
asked them also how I could fix the player myself? if it was no hardware problem.
They told me to reflash the firmware and format the dri've from the service mode out.

Problem with my Zen Vision:M. HE

I've just bought my brand new Zen Vision:M. I think its really good, but I've got a problem with it. Yesterday I turned on a movie on it, and I got a error messagethat said that the soundtrack wasn't supported. Then itturned itself of. I've tried to charge it, but it doesn't even get the contact withmy pc! And on the top of the player the blue light is flashing. Anyone know what to do?

Sounds like the battery didn't get fully charged before you first used it. The unit shut itself off. If the battery is too low it won't turn on so it won't be seen by the PC.
If while plugged into the PC the blue light on top is flashing, then that is a good thing.
It means that it should be charging.
When it gets to enough of a charge level to turn on it will. Leave it attached to the PC overnight to charge and you should be good to go.
Will have to see if the error still happens when it has a full battery charge.

Problems with the zen x

I recently bought my friends 40gb jukebox zen xtra from him. The first thing I did when he gave it to me was reformat it. Then I synced it with my windows media player library and it connected fine. After I did that, I've experienced the following problems:
-Won't connect to my computer anymore (Windows Media Player nor Zen Xtra Media Explorer, nor Nomad Explorer will detect it)
- The characters in Track Details show up as boxes
- No songs are listed in Selected Music, even when all music is selected
- Won't show what song is playing when i look at the Now Playing screen
-Won't allow me to delete any music at all
Any ideas at all as to why this is happening?
I don't mind having to reformat again if that will help.
There are a lot of songs I'd like to add to it and it none of the programs will detect it when i connect it with the USB, the other problems are just irritating, thats the important one.

Sorry I took long to respond.
I ran through the tutorial you linked me to, I changed the "permissions for usb" as it instructed, and, unless it requires me to restart the computer before the changes take place (I havent restarted it), it didn't solve it because Windows media and zen media explorer still don't detect it.
And yes, a new firmware was loaded, but that was a while ago. The firmware it has now is 2.0.03

Help Getting Started with the Zen Vision:M (Z

Hi,I just got my ZVM and want to get started with it. I have a couple of questions, first:?. I have Windows Vista. Can I just plug in the ZVM and go without using the Installation CDs? Or do I still need to install something off of the installation discs?2. Why 2 installation discs? There is with a black cover that says Easy Start CD and has the Urge and Window Media Player logo at the bottom. The other is just in a plain white bordered sleeve with a light colored disc that says Zen Vision: M Installation CD at the bottom. I think I want to start with the light colored disc, but want to make sure. Thanks.

I think that the White disk that says Zen on it is the one you want it has Creative Media Source on it and is a very useful tool for me, the other disk has Windows Media Player on it and will also install a connection to a website that you can purchase tracks from (which i took off as soon as i found this out) not the WMP though, for some reason i could not get my Zen to work properly without the WMP loaded on my pc, however i use the Creative Media Source instead of the WMP.

Is there a known bug with the zen vision;m and usb internet adapt

i bought the zen m yesterday. i've down loaded it onto my pc.
audible wont sync to it. the creative firmware updater wont update it keeps saying its not connected.
Windows media player synced to it ( the only thing thats gone right so far lol )
and worst of all every time i plug in the unit via usb. if i unplug the unit my netgear usb WPNT2 stops recieving all 802. signals until the driver explodes taking the system down with it. or i manual reboot.
whats going on?
i'm thinking i should have gotten a Zune, and if i can't resolve this i'm going to have to take this back.
i put the zen on my laptop and xbox 360 and it works fine. it runs a pcmcia adaptor.
my desktop is a media center rollup 2 everything up todate. my netgear drivers are uptodate. i dont know whats going on here.Message Edited by paladin238 on 2-02-200604:24 PM

it's not connected on a hub.
update audible still can't activate the zen, and it still keeps crashing the wireless adaptor, which inturns causes a stop error and crashes the system. i can't win =/

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