Zen Micro MP3 Player startup probl

When i was starting up my MP3 player it was just brining up the charge icon and wouldnt start up. Then it brought up the recovery menu and i did a disk cleanup hoping it would work now. Now when its plugged in my computer it doesent do anything the icon for charging doesent come up, it wont even turn on.
FYI it was working fine before
Edit: Now it is starting up and going back to just brining up the charge icon. I can also go to the recovery menu but it wont fully start up. I tried updating the firmware but im not able to connect it to the PC. It keeps telling me that it is not connected. I have tried 2 computers.
Message Edited by kevilay on <SPAN class=date_text>04-4-2006 <SPAN class=time_text>08:04 AM
Message Edited by kevilay on 04-4-2006 08:9 AM

This same thing is happening to everyone I know who has a Zen Micro. Even me. I asked Creative about it and they said just return in to it's vendor or send it in for repair/return.

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