Zen Micro is stuck on start-up screen,HELP ME OUT

Hi everyone im in a major dilemma and I need some help quick! My girlfriend lent my Zen Mirco from me the other day and has already broken it,cant trust women with technology can u lol Bet i get a few death threats now! Anyway all it does when you switch it on is it freezes on the start up screen,explaining copyright info etc. I am wondering if my Micro is F.U.B.A.R or there is a remedy for this disaster,I would be extremely grateful if any could dig me out of this hole my girlfriend has so kindly put me in! Many Thanx Adam :smileyvery-happy:

scooterking: Also don't forget to read the FAQ post, particularly the "My Zen is not behaving properly, and/or won't startup, or goes into rescue mode. What should I do?" section.

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THIS DOES WORK. when i first purchased my zen micro
i had dropped it and when i took out the battery
and put it back in, it froze at the creative screen
after paying fees and getting it fixed, there was
no problems for about a year. today it froze out
of nowhere during a song and once again
had frozen on the creative screen. after reading
this post (and also reading why NOT to do it) i decided
to just try it because i would have to replace it anyway.
so i turn the mp3 on, and lightly banged it on my desk
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Useful article here on the causes of the Spinning Beach Ball and how to troubleshoot it:
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