Zen Micro Auto Sy

I just got my Zen Micro and I was trying to activate Auto Syncing on Windows Media Player 0 and I can't!
The option in WMP0 is disabled. I'm using Windows XP Professional and Windows Media Player 0.
Is it possible to activate auto syncing for the zen micro, using windows media player 0? If so, how can I do it's
Thank you.
Marco.

I'm not sure if AutoSync and Sync refer to the same feature in Media Player 0, but I'm able to use the Sync tab in Windows Media Player 0 perfectly with the Zen Micro. I can select my MP 0 playlist, and hit a single button to transfer my music over.
~Josh

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i wanna know whether the zen micro has an auto off feature. also, can it be charged via USB?Thanx

When you say auto off, do you mean that it turns off when it's idle? If so, then yes, it does. Otherwise post up more detail and I'm sure someone can answer your question.
The Zen Micro can charge over USB aswell, but remember this will take longer than with the power adapter.
Cat

Zen Micro Auto Sync H

I have a Zen Micro and I'm trying to activate Auto Sync in Windows Media Player but I can't. Maybe I should point out that I'm using Windows XP and Media Player 0.
I've searched this board for similar problems and didn't really get an answer. Is it true that not all players support it's
I looked in the User's Guide and they only mention the software that came with the MP3 player. Is there no way I can use Media Player to to auto sync then?
Thanks in advance for any help you might bring,
Charlie

Actually, I have another problem...
I used to have a Movu2, with which all you had to do was copy folders across and you were sorted. So of course, it's taking a little while to get used to the fact that the Zen Micro doesn't work with folders...
But what happens is this: I know that in order for all my songs to be sorted by album, I have to make sure that all the information in the advanced mode of the properties is correct. Which I do, and it works when I'm copying entire albums.
But what happens when you have a folder on your PC containing songs from various artists? I've tried my best to come up with a solution that would put them all in an album I called "Misc Artists", in which they'd be sorted by alphabetical order -- I formatted the titles of the songs to include the artist names as well so they'd stay together when I have more than one song per artist. It works for most of the songs, but not al of them, and they end up at the end of the list, for no particular reason. I really don't understand why...
Charlie
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Zen Micro Auto

Is it possible to put an autorun file in the root of my MP3 player so when I plug it in it runs a certain file? The problem that I have is that the root folder cannot have anything pasted in it, on my Play for Sure Zen Micro.

Unfortunetly, it doesn't come up with any results showing about the MP3 player itself, only about the disc that came with it... Thanks though.
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I upgraded my Zen Micro to version 2.2.02e from ..something so I could use ZenCast. Now I cannot fast forward tracks, the "time remaining" counter remains at zero always and it will no longer auto resume. Also "Seek to" doesn't work. Did anyone else have this problem? Is this firmware broken?
Cheers!
J

jrbg5,
I forgot to mention... when I tried?my ZEN?on my son's PC and Laptop, both of which work fine with his ZEN, that both of those machines are running Win2k ... not XP SP2.
The only XP PC in my house is my tower running XP MCE2005 SP2.BTW...thinking back, the USB cable may have stopped charging around the time I installed my Creative Web Cam. It got me thinking about driver conflicts, but since my ZEN doesn't work on the other PC's ... I'm lost as what to do next.

Help! My Zen Micro is detected but not connected to zen media explorer & mediasou

Hi
recently i just bought a creative zen micro at 5 GB. after installing all the drivers and programs using the installation CD that came with my player, I connected my player through the USB cable to my pc USB root hub.
an auto-detect of my zen micro window pops up at the righthand corner, prompting me to click 'organize' in the creative media source. clicking the organize option, mediasource program starts but while it is loading the music library, an error message: CTCMS, The program has performed a illegal operation......etc.
i tried disconnecting my player followed by opening the media source prog and connecting my player after that. another error message: file operation failed. please ensure that your player is properly connected.
I'm using windows 98 SE on an AMD processor. i was able to use the removable disk mode of my player to store data from pc. However when comes to the media mode of my player, it is shown as not connected status in the zen micro media explorer and in the creative media source program, it's either shown as not properly connected or illegal operation when loading music library from my player. in addition, under the device manager, the creative zen micro driver is shown as working properly. i was also able to upgrade my firm ware to version .02.05. using my pc to connect to my player. However, even before upgrading the firmware, this problem is already present. i have contacted the creative technical support helpdesk for advise on this issue and they have suggested to me various solutions such as checking my drivers if they are updated, reinstalling the drivers and software applications for the media library, installing jet engine service pack for my windows and the MDAC component but still nothing works.
anyone have any suggestions? pls help
thanks
Message Edited by fanaticpat on 05-30-2005 0:20 PM
Message Edited by fanaticpat on 05-30-2005 0:2 PM

Hi,
Sorry I can't help you. I just wanted to let you know I have the same exact problem. It started three days ago and I've been going back and forth with creative support and nothing has worked. I am beginning to grow really distressed. I feel a little better now because after seeing that it's happening with someone else, it is most likely not the player. I am running windows 98 SE as well. I also have an AMD Duron processor. I have a new computer on the way with windows XP I really hope it works. But now I have a new problem. I listed it on the front page of this forum a few minutes ago. My player froze and now only boots up in rescue mode. I am getting so frustrated with my player. If you figure anything out will you be as kind as to send me a message on how you got your player working again? I would really appreciate it. Thanks.
Nick
Message Edited by nichols088 on 06-09-2005 05:33 PM
Message Edited by nichols088 on 06-09-2005 05:35 PM

Zen Micro FM Improvemen

Hi
I have just recently got my Micro (updated with the latest firmware)
and its great!!!
The only feature I have a few small problems with is the FM radio,
I am in the UK, and the reception is not brilliant.
In all the portable radio devices I hav owned in the past, manually switching
the reception mode to Mono on Stereo stations, improved reception.
The Zen Micro radio, automatically sets the reception mode for a station, and you cant manually switch a stereo station to mono reception (at least, I don't seem to be able to)
Do you think a possible firmware upgrade would make it possible to do that, and save the desired setting with the preset? Something like choosing the mode between MONO/STEREO/AUTO
Apart from that, everything is excellent!
well done creative!
Dave

i have the same problem the reception of the FM its very fuzzy a MONO/STEREO switcher could be a good solution..

Zen Micro with WMP 10 tutor

I now have the newest firmware and I have a simple enough system for transferring mp3s to the Zen Micro using Windows Explorer and the Zen Media Explorer. I like that the 2.x firmware lets me drag folders onto the player and it keeps the folders and sub folders intact. I use the Zen Media Explorer only to make playlists with the "organize music in device" function instead of the less flexible "create a new playlist in device" function
I was hoping to not need to use ANY Creative software at all after installing the new firmware but that hasn't happened yet because although I like WMP0 allot for playing videos and ripping CDs I have yet to figure out how to use it efficiently with the Zen Micro.
I kinda figured out how to get music onto the player (unfortunately this doesn't make folders on the player like if I do it through Windows Explorer) but I still have NO CLUE how to easily make and name playlists and THEN put those playlists onto the Zen Micro. ?
QUESTION: Is there a tutorial online somewhere that explains the use of WMP0 with the Zen Micro?
I have no use for any synching or stuff like that. I just want to dump files onto the player and make playlists of those files.

Windows Media Player 0 help files are very well done, and perhaps your answer is in there...
But as for folder creation: WMP0 arranges your music as Artist\Album\Song.mp3, doesn't matter how you have it structured on your computer, WMP0 will arrange it like that. If you use Windows Explorer then it will keep the same arrangement as your computer, like you already know.
Despite this arrangement, if you still want WMP0 to make folders on your player then:
Connect the Micro
Open up WMP0
Click on Tools-> Options
Click on Devices tab
Select your player and click Properties
Under the Synchronization tab check the box for Create folder hierarchy on device
As for playlist creation, WMP0 will only transfer playlists using the Auto-sync options. If you select which songs to transfer over then it will not transfer that playlist, just the songs inside it. To make a playlist you will have to use Zen Media Explorer, or whatever program that supports it like Media Source, or even make them manually on the player itself.

Zen Micro V2 Firmware probl

Hello-
I've had the Zen Micro for a few days and I loved it, until I upgraded to the new firmware (2.002 - PlaysForSure functionality) which makes it auto sync w/ WMP 0. I was excited about the possibility so I went ahead and upgraded and I have had multiple problems with the new firmware release. I was wondering if anyone else had encountered these, or if they are bugs that need to be worked out.
First, after upgrading I synced with WMP 0 and certain songs would transfer to 00% then would hang and I would get an error message in WMP 0 saying: The I/O operation has been aborted because of either a thread exit or an application request. Error code: 800703E3. This never happened before. After removing the songs that would cause this problem, I no longer get this message, but the prob still must be attributed to some change that occurred with the upgrade since the faulty songs transferred perfectly before upgrading.
Second, and more importantly, is the fact that songs are not being filed correctly on the Micro since the new firmware has been installed. All songs that do not contain information in the "Album" field of the ID tag are unaccessible now. If you select "Artist" in the Micro, the only songs available are those that are categorized by album. With the prior firmware, songs not tagged w/ info in the album field would automatically go in a section called <Unknown>. Now, they are not accessible at all. If I have an artist w/ one song on the Micro and the song doesn't have info in the album field on the ID tag, the artist is available but after selecting it I come to a blank screen on the Micro. I have also attributed this to the new firmware b/c I've reinstalled the older one and the filing system is back to normal and is fully functional.
If anyone has encountered these probs or come up w/ solutions let me know. I'd love to be able to utilize the auto sync features of WMP 0 but for now I'll manually sync and keep things in order on the Micro's side of things w/ the older firmware version. Thanks for any help/input.
Take care,
Craig

Bear with me as I lay out the problems/sequence of events:
- Got excited over the MTP support and upgraded. My laptop stopped recognizing the Zen
- Creative support thought that my MP0 maybe hosed; so I rollback and install MP0 again. No resolution.
- Went into to 'rescue mode' and wiped the disk clean
- Installed the old firmware; my laptop recognized the Zen
I pressed on and connected my Zen to a desktop and upgraded the firmware to MTP support (v2.x)
- I was able to sync with MP0 but frequently experienced problems with 'hang' during sync after 00%
- I disconnected the unit and MP0 aborted the sync
- Reconnect and sync would hang at the exact same song. Further, I noticed the following:
- Songs would sync up very fast (noticed around 800KB/S)
- The problem song would experience startup problems and would hang after reaching 00%
- I deleted the 'problem' song (which plays fine in MP0) and 'sync' continued without problems
- Created a playlist in MP0 which synced OK; but the Playlist is missing in Zen!!
Summary:
I think Creative released the f/w too early.

Creative Zen Micro problem! PLEASE HELP

can anyone help me please?
I am on my 3rd replacement for my Zen Micro. I have had problems with switching my Zen on and for it to even attempt to function properly. I turn on my Zen and once the screen turns back to the song that i was playing when i previously turned it off, it plays about 2 seconds of the song and then releases an unpleasant high pitched drone in my ears. This happens 9 times out of 0 whenever i switch on my Zen.
I am doing nothing different whatsoever, other than listening to it throughout the day. It still has 4GB left! I really am very upset about it all.
This is now getting ridiculous. I have rebooted it, uploaded firmware, formatted my Zen and wiped it then put all of the music back on, "cleaned it up" and still i have problems. I am VERY angry, frustrated and completely disappointed in this product. I have never found so many problems with a product!
Please let me know what can be done.
I have emailed Creative Support 4 times in the past week and i have had nothing in return. I need a new player as i use it every day. I cant get a refund (i dont think) because it was a gift and my dad bought it online. I just want a working Creative mp3 player.
Thanks!

It sounds like you've tried everything as far as troubleshooting goes (updating firmware, the options in Recovery Mode). Unfortunately it does look like there is a problem with your player then.
You didn't mention when you originally got the player (the first one, or your last replacement), but in any case it would be best to speak to Customer Support and outline the problems you've been having, and let them know you're not happy, to see what they can do for you.
Regarding e-mail, did you get an auto response back? If not, check your spam filter (if you have one), as you will always get an auto response back when you e-mail us or use the webform. If you did get the auto response, check over it, as usually you are meant to reply to it if the included basic tips don't help, so that someone will deal with your mail directly.
Cat

Zen Micro problem - Cras

I turned my Zen Micro off and it hung on the shutting down screen.
I removed the battery and re seated it and now it just brings up the creative logo and non of the buttons work.
I have rebooted the Zen in recovery mode to no avail. I am now performing a clean up on it and it is saying, scan disk ... it has been on this screen for 40 mins now and i don't know whether it has crashed or is still processing something.
I have a Zen Micro 5GB
I got it on Friday and it has crashed already
Does anyone know how long this scan disk will take and what steps to take next if it doesn't work.
I haven't flashed the firmware yet to the newest version
Any help would be much appreciated
Matt

Exact same symptoms to my crashed Micro as well. It was a month old and had not played more than 30 hours total. It crashed while playing normally and never recovered. Now, it is never switching off when there is a battery in and either there is a permanent Creative logo on the screen, or if it is in Recovery Mode, it freezes after selecting any of the available options from the menu.
I think that 40 minutes of a frozen Creative logo on the screen or alternati'vely 40 minutes of a frozen Scan Disk... or Formatting... or whatever window clearly mean a permanent crash. Moreover, a slight mechanical spinning sound is heard from inside for a few seconds after the battery is inserted and then even the sound sto
ps.
Hard disk failure? Stuck hard disk heads? Who knows? The fact remains that the Micro has crashed.
Just a note about the battery as it seems a big issue for many in this forum. The Micro had been updated with the latest 2.00.2 MTP firmware and had some 2.4GB of songs. After the first couple of full charges through an electricity outlet (and not a USB port), the battery deli'vered some 8 hours of continuous random playing of some 450 92 Kbps MP3 songs with EQ on and volume around 2 to 5. In standby mode it lasted some 4-5 days with a total of around 5-6 hours of playing. Not bad at all, but you definitely need an extra battery if you do not want to be charging it like a mobile telephone.
Now I am waiting for a reply from Creative Technical Support to see the service/repair possibilities. I hope they answer in the 3-5 working days as the auto-response said.

Zen Micro new firmware 2.00

I would strongly advise you only use this firmware update if only intend to use Windows Media Player. There are significant changes in the Zen Micro Media Explorer and you cannot use MediaSource if you update to this firmware.

Be sure to back up all the audio and data files on your Zen Micro before installing this firmware update as all content will be lost when you install the new firmware.

After installing the PlaysForSure/MTP firmware, use Windows Media? Player 0 to restore audio and/or data files to your player.
This firmware will currently ONLY work on Windows XP.
Installation of this firmware may take up to 5 minutes, and your device may reboot a number of times during installation. 
This firmware update adds "PlaysForSure" or Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) functionality to your Zen Micro. As a PlaysForSure/MTP-enabled device, your Zen Micro will be recognized on Microsoft? Windows? XP systems, without having to install drivers or software. Windows Media? Player 0 will be the primary application for content management between your Zen Micro and your computer.

PlaysForSure/MTP devices enable you to:

a.. Enjoy seamless support with any computer running Windows Media Player 0 and Windows XP - no drivers or software needed b.. Drag-and-drop songs or files to your player through Windows Explorer c.. Use Auto Sync and Windows Media Player 0 playlist support d.. Support future subscription-based online music services

PlaysForSure/MTP-enabled devices may:

a.. reduce the maximum number of media files because of additional memory requirements. b.. require software updates if you want to use any currently installed applications like Creative MediaSource, Zen Media Explorer, or other track management tools with your player.

NOTE: This release does not support all types of subscription-based online music services. There will be a future firmware release where all Windows Media Digital Rights Management (DRM) 0 features will be supported.
Download direct here.
Also, if you use it, make sure to download the new Zen Micro Media Explorer here as the previous version will not work with the new firmware.
Message Edited by SSR on 2-28-2004 09:09 PM

HEY CREATIVE ! BIG MISTAKE WITH v2 EXPLORER!! PLEASE MAKE IT LIKE HTE OLD ONE WHERE U CAN CHANGE THE ALBUMS/ARTISTS etc WITH OUT ACTALLY GOING INTO INDIVUAL FILES!!!

Zen Micro SE Sound Probl

Recently when I turned on my Zen Micro, I found that the audio was not coming through the earphones properly.
I thought that it could be the earphones, but after trying three different pairs, the problem still exists. I also tried my earphones in another mp3 player and they work fine.
I think that the headphone connection is faulty. I always have my zen micro in my pocket and now when i walk along the music dips in and out.
i got my zen micro SE in august 2005 so it is still under warranty i sent a message to creative a week ago but it is looking unlikely i will ever get a reply.
this player cost me ?30 and im not happy.

lauren87,
Did you receive any auto-responses back from support after you send in those email? If you didn't, properly they didn't receive those query from you too and it's best to send in again. You might want to check your spam trap/filter just in case those email are stuck there.
Jason

Zen Micro (While Charging) makes my computer hang when opening/browsing My Compu

quick question that I can't seem to find an answer for.
everytime I open my computer to browse my hard dri'ves, it hangs for a few seconds, starts up the Zen Micro, and then shows the icons and lets me browse.
of course this is only while charging but it is still very annyoing. I also use a quick bar that links to My Computer, and it also hangs when I access that.
I am guessing its some sort of auto start function, but is there anyway to disable it so that the Zen doesn't turn on and slow down my computer habits?
thanks for the replys. I can give more indepth information if needed.
thanks
-=kaitou=-

lol. I figured it out in the Windows Registry.
If anyone else is interested in cleaning up My Computer so it doesnt show Removable Zen Micro Dri've and Zen Micro, go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\Namespace\Delage Folders\
and delete the key for Zen Micro and Removable Dri've.
this makes it so that your Zen won't boot up everytime you go to My Computer.
;0 hooray!

Hoping for detailed help w/ Podcast/Zen Micro/ Windows Media 10.

Can someone please outline what steps are necessary for someone with a 5gig Zen Micro & Windows Media 0 to download (specifically) and eventually listen to podcasts on my Zen Micro.
I'm hoping for something like; You need these 3 things.....first you....second you....finally.... (hopefully there are only that many steps!)
If it is already on the board, just a cut and paste response is great....or a link to the conversation.
Thanks very much for your 'non technical'/ 'dummies' style explanation.
Cheers,

Windows Media Player 0 help files are very well done, and perhaps your answer is in there...
But as for folder creation: WMP0 arranges your music as Artist\Album\Song.mp3, doesn't matter how you have it structured on your computer, WMP0 will arrange it like that. If you use Windows Explorer then it will keep the same arrangement as your computer, like you already know.
Despite this arrangement, if you still want WMP0 to make folders on your player then:
Connect the Micro
Open up WMP0
Click on Tools-> Options
Click on Devices tab
Select your player and click Properties
Under the Synchronization tab check the box for Create folder hierarchy on device
As for playlist creation, WMP0 will only transfer playlists using the Auto-sync options. If you select which songs to transfer over then it will not transfer that playlist, just the songs inside it. To make a playlist you will have to use Zen Media Explorer, or whatever program that supports it like Media Source, or even make them manually on the player itself.

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