Shut Off problem / Zen Nano P

Hi.
After I bought my Zen Nano Plus it doesn?t work right anymore. It allways shut off after a while. Unfortunately it sometimes even won?t restart. So often I have to wait for hours before I can restart the player. I discovered that it works if I connect the player via USB-cable to pc. after diconnecting the cable, the player starts without any problems. I use alsmann-accus. And I haven?t any wma?s on the player. Just mp3?s!
Tried the newest firmware-update .2.03e. But nothing is better now!
I?ve heard about users with the .03.02 firmware, which havn?t any shut off-problems. I tried to flash my player with these fw, but its seems to be impossible. Is there any solution for flashing Zen with older firmware?
Thanks in advance for any comments or solutions!
Stanley

lol you sound like you have decent tech knowledge by the description in your post but I have to ask anyway. You say it keeps turning off after a while, and only works once you plug it into your comp. Is the battery dead =P? I mean that would explain why it works when you plug it in... other than that, when it shuts down does it do it like you were turning it off, or just go blank.

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