Zen Micro 2.00.12 issue please h

Sorry if this has been covered before but i'm about to start crying, i'll copy and paste another users post as i couldn't find any suitable replies to it in the firmware post.
"I downloaded the firmware update (2.00.2) because I would prefer to use Windows Media Player to sync my player. When I try to transfer files to the Micro, WMP0 thinks they have been transferred, and memory is taken up on the player, but it does not show any files in my Music Library. Neither wma nor mp3 files work. Windows Explorer shows the player and thinks it has the files in a folder labeled "music." Has anyone had a similar problem and experience fixing it either by
a) getting the sync to work with Windows Media Player orb) reverting to the previous firmware so I can at least transfer some music onto my player with the Creative software."
So basically WMP shows the device and transfers to it. The space is used on the zen but no files are listed on it's
I tried to downgrade the firmware but it says device not connected even though when i click on the firmware upgrade file the zen micro flashes up as docked?
I'll try the rescue cleanup again but that did nothing before.
Help!

Sorted, see
http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=dap&message.id=50&view=by_date_as cending&page=2

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