Zen Micro A/C power cord opti

Hi All,
My Micro recharges just fine when plugged into the USB of my computer with Creative software. However, it will not charge using USB on other computers.
Also, I tried plugging in my Blackberry charger (output 5V,?0.7A)?to the USB port. The Micro has a blinking thunderbolt over the battery icon, but won't run on the AC and won't charge the battery. I believe that "official" Creative Zen chargers are in the same power range as my Blackberry charger, so I don't get the problem. As far as I can figure, my software is updated and current. I don't want to buy a pricey Creative Zen charger if it is not going to work with my (broken?) Zen Micro.
Any thoughts? Thanks!

Thanks Coach!
I can't view that particular one (work blocks ebay), but have seen others that are probably similar:
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.as...389&dcaid=7902
http://www.amazon.com/Rapid-Charger-.../dp/B000E9C63Q
The thing is, my Blackberry charger?seems to have the same specs, my Zen knows it is plugged in, but the battery does not charge (whether I'm using it or not).

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