UK Zen Xtra has a problem, out of warrenty...Where is best to get it fix

Hi all!
Bit of a problem, My 30gb Zen Xtra (4 months old, so out of warrenty) has developed a problem with the skip-forward button, I think it's the fact that I have it on "Play any Track" so often and skip forward, gradually broken the button somehow.....
I think it's a fairly simple repair, as the rest of the player works perfectly well and all that would be required (I think) is to remove all the casing, re-align or replace the button and ta-dah!
But who will do it's Will any decent electrical shop have the know-how? Or do Creative have specific partners who are specialised in repairing ZEN players?
Any help from you guys would be very much appreciated, thank you!
David

Only Creative repair their players. You can arrange a repair by contacting support (click the Support > Contact Customer Support link on this page).

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