ZEN 8GB SYNC MANAGER--Syncs ALL TRACKS or NO TRACKS

Using Sync Manager with my ZEN Vision:M I can sync SPECIFIED Playlists and Tracks from my Creative Media Organizer PC Library to my player.
However, with my new ZEN 8GB the Sync Manager offers only 2 choices: EITHER Sync ALL my Tracks to the Player OR Sync ALL my Tracks AND ALL my Playlists to the Player.
How can I Sync ONLY SPECIFIED Playlists from my PC Library to my ZEN 8GB player

more clarification:?I can sync the first 662 songs in my media library without problems. that's 3.8GB or so. once I hit that mark, nothing else syncs and the player freezes with that spinny icon telling me it's syncing. I can delete albums/songs, but I can't add anything else without completely reformatting the player, which is clearly pointless. any similar problems/suggestions? anyone?

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I have a Zen 6GB MP3 player, firmware version .2.03_0.03.0.
I recently upgraded my computer from Windows Vista to Windows 7. Sync Manager (looks like version 6.4.8.0, dated 7/7/2007) worked fine with Vista, and it even worked for a few days after I upgraded, but now it does not recognize that there is a player connected.
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