(Zen Micro) Listening to songs whilst connected to PC

not sure if this is normal but i've just (for the first time) tried listening to songs on my Zen Micro whilst it is connected to the PC (Windows XP)... everything was fine until i tried using the Internet... everytime i type a web address URL into the address bar the Micro switches to docking mode and the song sto
ps.
I disconnected and reconnected... now i just get the "docked" icon and can't access anything else on the player...
... when disconected from the PC it's working fineMessage Edited by jaf089 on 02-25-2005 06:53 PM

don't try to play it while it's hooked up to the usb. it's got a calendar organizer function that syncs to outlook so even if you're not using it, when you hook up your usb, your Micro wants to talk to outlook and not play your music. also, anytime it's connected to the pc, it wants to talk to your pc, expecially if you are using explorer. i recommend using the ac adapter to charge if you want to listen to and avoid the USB if you want to listen, just my $.02
i suppose what would be nice is if there was a way to manually dismount the dri've while it's still hooked up to usb but that's for the techs at creative to figure out.
Message Edited by steveski on 02-25-2005 0:48 PM

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