Zen micro - Calendar without Outl

Has anyone found a fix or workaround to this?
I got the Micro as a present and I'm very happy with it, except for the calendar part; there's no real reason for it to be 00% Outlook-dependant...

I don't know the internal mechanics of the data transfer between Outlook and the Zen but, if what the Zen receives is a vCal/iCal file, then it shouldn't be hard to write a plugin or TPS to sync the Zen with other planners, or with a calendar file directly.
It would be better, though, if such a feature came directly from Creative.
Sorry if this sounds a bit like a rant, but I just hate when features only work if you combine them with a specific program on a specific OS. There are interchange formats for a reason, dammit! Use them!

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Hey ya'll
Just wondering if it was possible to sync a Zen Micro with a program besides Outlook to transfer the calendar. If not, I'd be a bit surprised as to how Creative could think that its customers who are going non-mainstream by not getting an iPod would ever use a clunky program like Outlook. Anything for those of us who use Thunderbird, Palm Desktop, or something else? Any way to just import csv files without Outlook, for example?
Thanks,

Have you tried syncing with Palm Desktop? The Acti've Sync in Outlook is compatible (I think) with Palm OS devices, therefore going the other way might work.

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I have a friend with ZEN 5 GB and tell me the same (like Muvo2) ... it's extrange because my generic power adapter charges the battery correctly, but when i remove the battery and try to work directly with the power adaptor don't work.
Please, I don't know if my problem it's my generic power adaptor ... anyboy have the ZEN Micro 6 Gb and can work with the player removing the battery and plugged it with the Creative ZEN Micro original power adaptor (not included with the product)?
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hi,
i finally got my zen micro working, it has fully charged and i have downloaded some songs to it, the sound is great and it's playing the music!!!
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thanks Catherine,
i used the cd that came with the zen micro. what i did now is uninstall all creative softeware from my computer. rebooted.
then install the zen software for the micro. rebooted
after that, there was no shortcut to the zen micro explorer, only thing in the shortcut was the product registration.
but i installed the same on a machine that runs Windows 2000 and it installed everything correctly.
whereas the machine that does not work is using windows xp.
would there be a conflict with the zen micro software on a windows xp operating system?
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I read that radio in Zen micro needs to use headphone wire to catch waves!

And my question:
What if I buy wireless headphones like ?Logitech Wireless Headphones for MP3. which connects by Bluetooth? Will the radio work? :smileyvery-happy:


If it'ss useful: I living in Poland. But all radio in Micro are the same-I think:smileyvery-happy:

Message Edited by tomasm on 08--2005 09:08 PM

I just tried with some headphones I have that have an extension wire. I removed the wire so the headphones themselves only have abour 30cm of cable. I actually got a reasonable reception, but I am in the middle of a large city. With the bluetooth headset I guess it's going to depend on exactly how much cable there is, not much presumably, and the strength of local stations.

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If you don't want to see the backing of my whole story skip to the bold print at the bottom!I also want you to know I read the FAQs and searched through some topics like this, but haven't found any asking my question.First of all, I'm new to the forum, but I've been researching Creative's Zen for a long time now. I kept observing each one closely before I purchased a product. I then saw the Zen Micro Photo come out. This one won my attention. I loved this, I quickly searched for reviews and went for the buy for Christmas. I told my dad about it and he was "iffy" on the price, but it was better then the iPod in my opinion.Christmas day came and I opened it. Right away I checked everything out I knew a lot about the menu already and all, but not really how to control it. I checked to make sure everything worked. All systems were go. After listening to the defaults (which I loved) I went to go install the software. I already had Media Player 0 and Adobe, oh and I didn't want the freakin AOL toolbar! Lol, so I installed everything else. It took forever, but I hooked it up and I installed the drivers, but as soon as I plug in the USB connector I see: "A HIGH-SPEED USB device has been plugged into a LOW SPEED USB port.After that, I switched USB ports, btu I got same message. I hit the X and then tried to charge. I got the Lightening Bolt, but no dimming of lights. I found out that this computer is not letting me install any service packs, I'm confused about that.My question:Is there anyway I can charge this mp3 player and download music onto my Zen Micro Photo without Service Pack ? Or did I just pay $250 for a really cool glowing mp3 player to be used as a paperweight? (I love this Zen and I ran the battery dead hoping that would make the charging easier).Help?
My Specifications:
My Mp3 Player: Zen Micro Photo (Black)What I tried: Switching USB ports and re-installing Service Pack Software: Not sure how to determine firmware without installing something. I'm on a XP Professional and I'm using the Creative Media Source and Creative Media Toolbox

Thank you DM for responding. I am expecting problems, but it still won't allow me to charge the Zen Micro Photo or even use the Creative Media Source. I can't upload any songs or any contacts on it. I haven't uploaded anything yet, but it's not reading the USB device. When I run Creative Zen Micro Photo Media Explorer I get this message at the top of the screen: "The device is not connected. Please connect your Zen MicroPhoto to the computer. I can't organize anything or add songs... so it just makes all the programs I downloaded useless and my Creative product unusuable.ONe thing it does do though... whenever I plug in my Zen MIcroPhoto to the USB it turns it on and glows, but only shows my battery at the top with one red line and the green lightening bolt filling the battery up.After leaving it like this for two hours the green moves, but the red bar stays the same size.

How long has your Zen Micro been in working conditi

Just another question... how long have you guys had your Zen Micro's without problems, or without any disfunctioning (dont think thi is the right word but w.e) problems. I am hearing all of these bad things about the Micro and i've only had it for week, im worried about my Micro's fate.

don't worry about it. your micro will do just fine. Mines has been workin' flawlessly since i got it 5 months ago.
You have to remember, these forums are like an emergence room for mp3 players. All you will hear here is negati've stuff.

ZEN MICRO - White Scren and impossible to run Recovery M

Hi,
I wrote to Creative support but not received any info to be able to fix the problem with my device.
It seems that it works connected to the PC. I am able to read the files.
BUT
The screen is 3 seconds white, without any written and then go off immediately.
I tried to run the Recovery mode as suggested and also I have upgrated the firmware.
NO CHANCE....
What's happend?
What I have to do?
Do _I have to repair ir? IS It broken?
thanks!

I'm experiencing the same confusion myself.
My Micro came with .02.05 f/w installed. It's not the firmware itself that is confusing; it's the accompanying software. After using it for a few days I decided that I want to continue using it without MTP, so I set out to upgrade to the ..0 f/w. Here's what I find on the Creative support site:
* I selected "Step by Step Zen Micro Firmware Upgrade Guide"
* Next I selected "Zen Micro Upgrade Application Guide" and "Windows XP"
* Here I selected "No" for Would you like to use on-line music subscription services?"
* Now the conflicting direction. The next page, which is for NO music subscriptions, says I need the following software:
Latest Creative Application Package
Zen Micro Media Explorer for Creative Zen Micro without PlaysForSure functionality
This software update package is for Zen Micro Media Explorer (version 4.00.3 or earlier) users only. This package contains the following updated applications:
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Zen Micro Media Explorer 4.00.8 for Creative Zen Micro (Software Update Package for Zen Micro Players without *PlaysForSure/MTP Firmware)
ZENM-WBPDE--LB.
* However clicking on the above link brings me to a download page which says this:
Filename: ZENM_PCAPP_LB_MTP_PDE.exe
Creative Zen Micro Media Explorer Web Update
ZENM-WEBUP--LB
This web update enables you to enjoy new and improved features for your Zen Micro player.
This web update package includes the following applications:
* Zen Micro Media Explorer (version 4.00.27)
* Zen Micro Media Explorer (PlaysForSure?) (version .00.2)
* Sync Manager (version 4.60.0)
* Import Wizard (version .60.2)
* CD Ripping Wizard (version .60.09)
Note the difference in version numbers? Which do I really need for Micro firmware ..0? (BTW, this board s/w is terrible - why no BBCode?).
Thanks for any help here.

Zen Micro: USB Recharge w/o software install

Hi friends,
today I had the problem that I'd like to recharge my zen micro (.02.xx firmware) on an usb port of a computer, where the Creative software and drivers were not installed. It just didn't work. The Zen pretended to recharge, but after several hours the battery symbol still was empty, and when switching it on, it immediately complained about low battery and went off again. It was plugged into a powered hub, 500 mA per port. Any ideas whether the installation of the driver relates to the charging behaviour?
regards
Matthias

Matthiasr,
If the drivers on the system are not installed, the player will probably not charge very quickly. The drivers for the Zen Micro help to define the power level for the USB port (the amount of USB power allocated to the Zen Micro) and without the driver installed (or the MTP firmware being used with an MTP compatible computer) the proper amount may not be allocated (leading to very long charge times). Another way around this would be to shut the system down and connect the player then, the USB ports should still receive power. Without the system running it should receive a full allocation that should charge it.
Jeremy

Strange problem with zen micro (I'm going mad!!

merry xmas!! I've bought a zen micro in seprember, flashed with .xx firmware; I always used it with windows 2000 with no problem, but... problems began when I've installed a pci card usb 2.0 on my pc; the card worked finely with everything but not with zen micro, that's to say that everytime I tried to import songs by media explorer, the program often wasn't able to import songs; so I've installed windows xp and flashed zen micro with 2.xx firmware (I've installed also service pack 2 and wmp0), but things have gone wrong!!! now everytime I connect zen micro to pc, xp asks the drivers, and it doesn't want neither the driver I've found on creative's cd, nor drivers downloaded from creative's site!! And it's not finished: now zen micro is without firmware and everytime I'm trying to flsh it, a dialogue box says that the player is not connect!!!
can anybody help me? otherwise I'll have to write to creative support for a substitution...
please help me!!!!!

Strange. Unfortunately MTP connection problems are very tricky to solve. It's hard to know whether the firmware upgrade was partially successful, and whether you are on v or v2 firmware. It sounds like v2 firmware, due to the connection problems with MTP.
The drivers for the v2 firmware are provided by Windows Media Player 0, and are located in the C:\WINDOWS\INF directory. You could try pointing there.
As the player has no firmware though you have to go into recovery mode, choose "reload firmware", then connect to the PC (see if it's detected) and run the firmware update again.
If this doesn't work try and find another PC, say a friend's, that meets the requirements of Win XP + SP/2 + WMP0, and see if you can update.
In terms of resolving the connection problem if it continues, have a look at this thread, particularly the reply by DM, which goes through some of the troubleshooting to solve MTP connection problems. Also look for the link "problems with connecting using MTP firmware" in the FAQ post.

Zen Micro - How synchronize via Outl

Hello,
two weeks ago I buyed a new zen micro. I am very sutisfied. Only one point I can solve.
I have the new firmware 2.00.2
My question is: How can I synchronize contacts and calendar via Outlook?
Tank you.

If you have the updated firmware (2.00) then you need to also download the newest version of the Media Explorer (MTP one). It won't work with the one that came with the CD (I tried, it wont recognize the player). When you install the new Media Explorer you can either use the shortcut, or go to My Computer and you will see a Zen Micro Media Explorer (MTP) icon. If you have the older version still installed, then you will have two Media Explorer icons. Use the one with the (MTP). It is safe to unsinstall the old one without affecting the new installation.
Once you have the Media Explorer installed open it and click on the "Sync Music and Outlook data between PC and Device". From there you can choose whether to transfer from computer to player, player to computer, or both ways, by selecting the right Sync Direction arrows. You can also choose what you want to trasfer: music, contacts, tasks, and calendar by checking the appropriate boxes. When your ready click on Sync Now.

Zen micro photo charging without

How do I charge my zen micro photo using USB without XP? I tried charging using my office PC running Win 2000. I left it plugged in for 8 hours and my battery level never increased.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
OZ

I tried switching to mass storage mode, plugged to USB (with Win2000), waited ~2.5 hours and no increase in battery level. Thanks for the suggestion, but it is annoying that my ZMP does not have support for Win2000 in the first place, but now it can't even charge without XP.
Creative!!! Here are some suggestions
. Windows 2000 support.
2. USB charge capability with at least Win2000.
3. New software to manage files and playlists already on the ZMP.
I still have another week to return the ZMP, but it looks like I'll return it.

Use a Zen Micro without the batt

hello, i would like to know if there is any way to use a zen micro without the battery inserted via usb cable, because i have a 6gb micro that i don't use, the battery died, and i would like to connect it to my amplifier, but all the micros i have came without the power adapter,wich would work. My computer's motherboard suplies power trhough usb even when the pc is off, so i woudn't even had to turn it on to hear music, but, unfortunely, micro's don't work without battery when plugged to the usb cord, right?. i like to know if i can tweak something in the micro to do this...please help me...

It remembers as long as it has power. This kind of thing has been discussed before, but not in this situation, but it's still the same....
If you unplug your Micro before it's gone into it's deep sleep slumber mode, then it will forget, and start back from it's LAST deep sleep mode. However, if you let it go into the deep sleep mode, then you can unplug it, and put your battery into it, and it will be at the same point it was when you just turned it off.
(by the way, not to thread jack, but this is my 50st post. Wow).

Zen Micro - New Downloads - Applications (With or without *PlaysForSu

Are these entirely NEW applications or Upgrades to the current Explorer, Sync Mgr, Import Wiz, CD Rip Wiz software ?
Will there be any selections required when executing ZENM_PCAPP_LB__00__MTP.exe ?
Please advise...
Thanks in Advance...

Sharkman205,
The install only requires that you have the drivers for the Zen Micro installed and have the MTP firmware installed. They contain the entire application.
The Firmware requires that the drivers for the Zen Micro are installed. You will also want to back up your songs. Otherwise it should be an easy operation to install the upgrade.
Jeremy

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