Success!! Zen Sleek recognized Finally working again!!!!!!!

So my Zen Sleek locked up on me. Reset didn't work did a format then tried to re-install the firmware but niether my desktop or laptop would recognize my player. I did the roll back of windows media with no luck on both my laptop and desk top. Then I followed the "PlaysForSure/Zen Player connection problems *read first*" post listed on the top of the fourm. I followed it and ended up having to "Changing the USB permission in the System Registry"? And it worked it was easy just follow the directions. Finally I have my player back. Have to reload all my music but better then throwing my player against a wall. I was just about there.
Their is hope people don't give up.

Glad you got everything working again. Yeah, sometimes that registry can be a pain and cause issues that you would never think would be caused by the registry:P
Enjoy your player!

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Zen Sleek: Software not work

well i just received a Zen Sleek today for Christmas and so far the only problem im having is that the software is not working on my computer. I think the CD ROM Dri've on my comp is messed up so I was just wondering if there was some way I could download all the software I need for my Zen Sleek... The media explorer thing, the mediasource, and w/e else I need. Ive been looking around this site and haven't been able to find what I need.
thanks in advance for the help.
-Katie

Scuba_Kid wrote:
thank you so much! now i have another problem though...i tried to install the Playsforsure CD on my computer, but it says I need Service Pack or higher. im on the microsoft website looking for it and it told me to download the automatic updates for windows XP, however service pack is not on the list of updates im downloading, like microsoft said it would be. is this Playsforsure CD necessary for my mp3 player?
Not necessarily. It's only necessary if you want to use PlayForSure compatible subscription music e.g. Yahoo Music Unlimited, and/or if you want "driverless" support on Windows XP.
The v2 firmware will mean you can ONLY use the player with Windows XP (+ SP/2 + WMP0) PCs.
If you don't need this stick with v.
if so, does anyone have a clue as to how i can download Service Pack ?
Windows Update should prompt with Service Pack 2, as this is the latest. SP2 is better to have.
also, the first thing im supposed to download on your list is not listed under downloads for Zen Sleek.
Ah! I was forgetting you have a Sleek. Hmm... look under another player like the Micro, although there's a possiblity the earlier drivers won't work for the Sleek.
If not, you'll have to try and resolve this problem with your CD-ROM dri've.

IOS 4.2 - WiFi finally working again ... and then not :(

There's many reports of users losing WiFi with iOS 4, including me
My perception is that things went wrong with iOS 4 after Apple `fixed` the +signal-strength bug+ for iPhone4 in +iOS 4.1+ ... that's when WiFi-trouble began for me anyways.
I had almost given up on WiFi for my iPhone (d* Apple), until ... this morning I installed +iOS 4.2+ and found WiFi +temporarilly working again+ ... with some trouble.
- All surrounding networks were instantly found when WiFi was enabled again on my phone
- Logging in failed two times, but 3 was my lucky number
- Internet over WiFi: no problem
- An hour later, when I had left home and came to work, al was as it was before; no WiFi-networks to be found
- Back at home in the evening; same thing ... back to bottoms; no WiFi
It beats me why I had this shortlived pleasure of WiFi, and why it was taken from me again.
+Anybody else had this, or has ideas?+
Besides that disappointment, my *battery had completely emptied* in eight hours time without me actively using it (3G on, no phone-calls made, no roaming) like it has done since iOS 4.1 when WiFi was enabled, but unable to find any networks (and trying... and trying...). It must cost a lot of battery (processor?) to find WiFi networks. Maybe the quality of my battery influences all this? (1,5 years old...).
Also *problematic signal* from my provider (T-Mobile - NL) makes my phone switch constantly between 2g an 3g.
I'm somewhat suspecting this issue is overall due to combinations of four:
+poor battery+,
+poor processor strength+,
+poor signal+, and
+poor software+.
Does this ring bells with anyone?

I don't know what precisely causes losing WiFi. Many people have this with different symptoms and some with different solutions. So the cause can hardly be unique for all of them. Some descriptions of what people have reported:
- not finding networks at all (like I have)
- finding networks, but being unable to login at all
- finding networks, and being able to login after repeatedly trying
- being connected, but not having the WiFi-icon
- being connected with icon, but still having Internet over 3G
- being connected with icon, but losing WiFi after some time again (like I had after upgrading iOS 4.1 to 4.2)
- and maybe I forgot some...
Some solve it by changing their router-settings (b/g/n/a, MTU, CTR/RTS, WEP/WPA(2)/none, ...), some just restart the router, others go back to iOS 3 and have success and the +daring few+ re-flow their iPhone-motherboard by baking it in the oven (that's the only one I haven't tried ).
But most people just stay stuck without WiFi since iOS4.
The various success-stories indicate that the cause of this problem cannot be due to some single failure; IMO it must be a combination of unpleasantries that started with something bad in iOS 4 with some other circumstance(s) adding up to a phone not being able to WiFi.
What all of us have in common is that it worked without a problem on an iPhone 3G/3Gs untill iOS 4 was fixed for the iPhone 4. At least I haven't found reports of WiFi-problems with betas and the initial release of iOS4.
Just my 10 cents, but join in with our 10 cents we might figure out what actually happened here.

Zen Sleek - Buttons not work

The play / pause, skip tracks and all other buttons do not work on my zen sleek. the only ones that do work are the on / off button and the volume control. i have just finished installing the latest firmware but there has been no difference made. i have looked on the support site but i have found nothing to do with this problem. can anyone help.........please?

Just to say I've got the same issue. I thought it might have something to do with the new Windows Media Player(?). Who knows.
I emailed Creative who got back to me although they said that I'd probably have to send it off to be fixed.
If anyone does have a solution, it'd be great if you could post it!

Zen sleek recognit

Hellooooooooooo,
I have a zen sleek
it is good, very good.
i also have a problem, bad problem...
my laptop will not recognize that my sleek is plugged into it, which means i can not transfer music via my laptop+ not good.
he laptop is relati'vely old...it was built for windows 98 (.....i know, i know)
anyways, can anyone help me?
please?
Thanks!

The Zen Sleek is designed for Windows XP computers. However if you have an "Easy CD" that might of came with your Sleek then you can use this to install the software on your Windows 98 computer. If you didn't get this software then you can't get it working...

Yahoo Business Mail finally working again after 11 months

Thanks to Safari 4.0.4 Yahoo Business Mail is finally working after breaking over 11 months ago because of an Apple update. I'm glad I don't have to switch to a different browser just to check my email anymore but having to wait a year for a bugfix that Apple themselves caused and refused to fix was really annoying.
Original thread where this was reported last December
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1828763

There's no question in there, so why is this marked as a question? Further, not only in this message, but in many of your posts, you seem to be awfully fond of all caps. You need to be aware that this is a great way to ensure that people don't read your posts. Also, think a little more carefully about what you're going to write before posting... flow-of-consciousness is not the easiest to read, and thus is also a great way to get people to ignore your posts. Try to organize your writing better.
I'm not trying to be insulting, but you do need to know that a post like this one gives a negative impression to the reader, and if you actually were asking a question, it reduces the chances of getting that question answered.

Zen Sleek not working on windows 2

My New Zen sleek is not working on windows 2000. IT says that this product doesn't run on this operating system but in the requierements on the creative website it says that windows 2000 can be used. ANy ideas?. THe only recognization i get is a yellow question mark next to the devices name

*sigh*
The Zen Sleek was originally shipped with 2 versions. One that works with Windows XP systems only which US/Canada consumers got. And one that works with Windows 2000, which other countries such as Europe got. This has since been changed and now all countries worldwide are getting the Windows XP only models. It seems that Marketing and IT didn't communicate properly and now we have some false advertisements going on with the Sleek and the Micro. Both devices are shipping with support for Windows XP right out of the box. Despite what the label says or what the website says of Windows 2000/98/ME support.
You can get it working with Windows 2000, however you need the "Easy CD". If your package did not include such as CD then you cannot get it working under Windows 2000.
I would think that Creative is in for some serious problems if someone finds a good lawyer.

Zen Sleek Photo Probl

Hi, I was wondering if anyone can help me. I've done a search through the board and have installed everything possible to get my Zen Sleek Photo to work without much success. I've installed Mediasource 5 and the Playsforsure thing, and Vista does recognise my player. I can transfer individual MP3's to my player, but it just seems to store them, it doesn't play them (and they don't show up once I've disconnected from the computer). I'm getting really frustrated with it now, so if anyone can help I'd appreciate it!

You have an application open that is currently using the the Sleek. That is why you have the icon in the System Tray and the "docked" icon on the player. The firmware installation program is experiencing a conflict as it cannot access your player since it is being accessed by another program and returns the message of "not connected"
Try moving the firmware installation program to your Windows Desktop and closing all applications. If you are able to get the player connected and not have it display the "docked" icon, you should be able to install the firmware. If Windows prompts you asking you what you want to do?when you connect the player, select Do Nothing.

Zen Sleek broken, need h

My Zen Sleek isn't working the way it should. I was turning it off and set it down, fifteen minutes later i walked by and noticed it was still shutting down. I pressed the reset button and it reset but when it came to the Creative logo sign it froze. I have been reseting over and over to see if anything else will happen, but it does the same thing every time. Does anyone have any ideas to how I could fix it's
Edit: Actually it now say's, 0 minutes later, that it is rebuilding the library, so I think that's good. Maybe it'll fix itself.Message Edited by Rojo on 03-03-200608:2 PM

Actually it fixed itself so no one post

My Zen Sleek doesn't wo

My Zen Sleek does not work. When the battery run out, the device got stuck to that point.
There still reads the name of the song, clock etc etc...But I can't get it to shut down or to do anything else. So what can i do? LOL dumb question...Message Edited by Miksa on -22-2005 04:50 PM

It seems that the device don't response to anything. I can't acces to rescue mode or anything else. i think I'll just have to take it back to the shop and get a new one whit the warranty.
EDIT:
Could it be a virus or something like that?
Message Edited by Miksa on -22-2005 05:46 PM
EDIT2
Ok it shut down now...
Message Edited by Miksa on -22-2005 05:5 PM

Zen Sleek Photo gets USB DEVICE NOT RECOGNI

I have ZEN Sleek Photo which i use for about a week now.
Today I connected the player to the computer and got
"USB DEVICE NOT RECOGNIZED" window in Win XP
and the Zen Photo froze.
Disconnected it, reset it using a pin, then turn it on and it's "re-building library"
It works good as a player but i can't connect it to the computer.
Tried restarting the computer, restoring the windows to a previous day, connected to all possible USB ports nothing hel
ps.
Hope for an answer
Thanks in advance,
Danny
UPDATE.... PROBLEM SOLVED.. LOOK BELOW.. FRED'S SUGGESTIONMessage Edited by dindia on 07-24-2006 2:49 AM

fred38 wrote:
Hi i had this problem too and the solution was amazingly simple. (I found it by searching on Google for ages!) Turn your pc off and then unplug it from the mains for approximately 30 mins. I know it sounds crazy but apparantly static electricity can cause problems with usb devices particularly if you have your device already plugged in to USB port-Windows forgets its there! After 30 mins plug your pc back in to the mains and voila! your Zen will be recognised again.
2:44 AM : After 30 minutes of trying to fall asleep with no success turned on computer and connected the Zen... Didn't have much expectations, but IT WORKED! IT REALLY DID! WINDOWS FOUND THE DEVICE CORRECTLY AND EVERYTHING IS WORKING NOW!
THANSKS FRED!
Danny

Zen Sleek Model DAP-HD0018 not recognized

I have tried everything to get this player recognized in Windows Xp Home and haven't had any success. It does not show up in Device Manager other than unknown device. I have tried the registry settings to give USB the allow everyone permissions, and moved it around to all the usb ports and nothing. Tried it on my pc (XP Pro) and it doesn't work on it either. Is there any other tricks out there to try? I know it works, it was fine a before. I recently updated my dad's pc with a new motherbaord and processor but I don't think that is the problem.
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Windows Xp Home
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P4 2.4 GHZ
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Zen sleek photo drivers not recognized by computer

I have a zen sleek photo that is not recognized by my laptop. I've reinstalled the software 3x and it still gives me a dialog box stating that "an error occurred in the installation of the device.the data is invalid " The software works in my other 2 desktop computers. I had the same situation happen with my zen
micro and I had to edit the registry. I was hoping somebody know the link on that fix. I got it on this board.
Any advice would be geatly appreciated..

branded34,
Go to the Microsoft website and download this patch.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/80509/en-us
Run the patch and try installing the software again.
Jason

ZEN Sleek Not Recogni

I've recieved a ZEN Sleek a litle less than a year ago and it was working perfectly until about a month ago, when my computer suddenly stopped recognizing the player. I've followed the directions in the FAQ section and I've only been able to have the ZEN player show up in the device manager, but it is still not recognized by Windows Media Player or the ZEN Media Explorer. I know there's no problem with the cord, since the player is can connect to other computers and can still be used as an external dri've on my computer. I'm stumped as to what I should do. Any suggestions?

Maybe this can help you! It solved my problem on my Jukebox Zen USB 2.0.
I read this in an old thread, the tip came from SSR:
Try running a disk cleanup on the player. To access the Rescue Mode hold down the play button and KEEP it held down, press the tiny reset switch once, and KEEP the play button held down until the player boots into the Rescue Mode. Choose Disk Cleanup from the menu. Note: Disk cleanup should not remove your tracks. It searches through the disk for files and rebuilds the index, and can be useful for correcting any strange behaviour.

Zen Sleek Photo no longer recognized

I have a Zen Sleek Photo 20GB, software version .5.0 - - My computers (PC and laptop) both recognized my Zen Sleek until Windows SP3 update. Since I have restored both back to before SP3 and WMP. Still not recognized. I've gone to the recovery mode on my Zen and done everything BUT the reformat. Now I've installed SP3 and WMP. Nothing hel
ps.
Creatives website says there aren't any new updates for me. I hesitate to reformat as I don't want to wipe it clean and then still not be able to add music, pictures, etc. The Zen does work great, just isn't recognized. I've read this same problem with other models and tried the suggestions, nothing works. Any new ideas? I dont' want to buy a new MP3/iPod. [email protected]

SheriMc wrote:
I have a Zen Sleek Photo 20GB, software version .5.0 - - My computers (PC and laptop) both recognized my Zen Sleek until Windows SP3 update. Since I have restored both back to before SP3 and WMP. Still not recognized. I've gone to the recovery mode on my Zen and done everything BUT the reformat. Now I've installed SP3 and WMP. Nothing hel
ps.
Creatives website says there aren't any new updates for me. I hesitate to reformat as I don't want to wipe it clean and then still not be able to add music, pictures, etc. The Zen does work great, just isn't recognized. I've read this same problem with other models and tried the suggestions, nothing works. Any new ideas? I dont' want to buy a new MP3/iPod. Thanks
Have you tried connecting to another computer? not yours maybe friend owns a Vista? You would not have to install ANY Creative software to check.Rear usb ports. Did you have WMP prior to the SP3 update? I know that is a special cord for the player ( i own a sleekphoto) are you using the cord that is made by Creative & not a generic one?The genreics can damage your device. Did you reinstall WMP?You won't need to buy another player since it works.

Success!! Zen Sleek recognized Finally working again!!!!!!!

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