Zen micro Freezes at startup screen.... not go

well here is the story, i got my zen micro in feburary, and it worked good for about 3 weeks then i got that headphone jack problem, RMA'd it and got a new one
This new ZM wroks awesome, or it did until about 3 days ago, i tryed starting it up and it froze at the startup screen. i did the recovery mode numerous times tryed to upgrade the firmware and did everything, but nothing worked. Now im a bit angry because since the 60 day period is over i acually need to wait for creative to repair my ZM, and i just dont have time for that!!! on the 29th im leaving to new york, and then the 3rd im leaving for london and wont be back until 8th! but what will be my source of music then?!? this really angers me as i was looking very forward to listening to my mp3 player on the plane rides, at this point i ran outta options. Any help from any of the staff members or members in general as to how to solve this problem or even fix my ZM without ending it back

robtbomb: As per the FAQ, if rescue mode isn't working properly then the player is faulty. All you can do is contact support, perhaps by telephone to expedite matters, and see if they can return the player as a priority.

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