Sound Blaster Tactic3D Rage Wireless Firmware update fail

Hey guys,
As the title says, I have a bit of a problem. I just bought the Tactic3d Rage Wireless headset, and decided to update the firmware as I like to have the latest drivers when I get started on new hardware. So I update the transmitter while the headset was turned off. No problem.
Then when it came to the headset I removed the transmitter and plugged the headset directly to the computer and started the appropriate application. At the end of the upgrade it said it failed to load the system after the new drivers was installed or something similar, and now it's just there flashing blue all the time. It doesn't respond to anything, and if I try upgrading the firmware again it says it can't find the headset.
So I'm wondering A) Did I do something wrog here? and B) How do I fix it? Is there a way to restore the factory settings of the headset somehow?
Please help! Thank you in advance.

Hi guys,
In an effort to centralize similar topics within our forum threads, I am closing this thread.
Kindly post on the centralized thread (link below) for your concerns/ solutions to this particular concern:
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Cheers!
Philip-CL

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