Zen Micro Needs Basic Software Installat

I may buyt a Zen 5G Micro on Ebay and it has no software. Is that avaialable somewhere online? I don't need an upgrade, I need the basic software that would ship with a new player.

Hi,
They're full installs so the should run on for you without a problem. Drivers first and the applications. MediaSource is like MS Windows Media Player. It's a software suite that allows you to play media files as well as organise content on your player.
John

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Zen micro NEED HELP

Hi everybody
I want your help about a serious problem that i have with my creative zen micro.Before 3 days i bought one. The most important reason i got it was,so i can transfer files from a netcafe i go.i don't have a good connection so i thought the 8 mbit of netcafe would save me. I got zen micro...i went home i plug the usb at my pc and everything was ok.the win xp found and install the device.the day after i went to netcafe to test it and nothing....i tried at 5 different pc's but the same problem..the usb found a device but don't recognize it....and don't install muvo..the only thing i get is something about o malfunction at the usb...the usb is not damaged!!they work...the pc has win xp.i don't know what to do...the software is locked at the netcafe,you cant install any program,so i cant install any driver to found zen.PLZ i desperatly need you HELP ,what i can do to make it work?is there any solution?anyone had a same problem?
thanx everyone in advance and plz excuse any mistakes sta my english
Akis Fotis
GreeceMessage Edited by perlepes on 02-3-2005 2:4 AM

Hi again
i know that the problem is at the usb ports of the netcafe pc's, but what kind of problem?
when i plug my explorer 2 mouse at the usb 2.0 it works..and my headphones too...only the zen micro doesn't works...anyone else know something about it's
thanx again for any answer
Akis Fotis
Greece

Have a Zen Micro (6GB) - Lost Software CD and Firmware update confuses me. Please he

I bought my Zen Micro about 7 months ago and have been using it fine until recently formatted my computer and realized I've lost my software cd (the one that comes with the player).
I tried downloading the Creative MediaSource Organizer/Player (version 3.30.2) and updating the firmware (thereby loosing all the songs I had saved in there. Ugh.) in my Zen Player and in the beginning MediaSource still wouldn't pick up my Creative Player. Then, I don't know why, it now works...but it works like a normal External HardDri've or a PenDi've would! It not longer has that menu thing (where there's a list of artist and albums) at the left side but simply folders under the Creative Player.
Does anyone know where I can get the old firmware and download the required software? I greatly prefer the way my player worked before I updated the firmware/software and I would like to just have that back even if it doesn't have as much features or whatever came with the upgrade. (iTunes or something. Has no idea what that is.)
Also, does Creative have a Service Center in Malaysia (specifically Kuala Lumpur) and can anyone tell me where it is or give me the phone number to call? I'm still under my warranty but this site doesn't list a number to call although they say they give Telephone Support until the warranty expires.
Thanks in advance for any help!
Cherish
Edit: BTW, I have tried emailing Customer Support but so far, no reply, and that was...2 weeks ago, I think? And, like I said, the Customer Support section in this site doesn't list any numbers/Service Centers which is why I'm asking...Message Edited by cherish90 on 02-06-200705:25 PM
Edit the second: Does anyone know if the confirmation email that Creative is supposed to send to your account after you send them an email isn't working? Because I just double checked my inbox and I realized I never got any confirmation letter. And I'm very sure I didn't accidentally delete it.Message Edited by cherish90 on 02-06-200707:38 PM

LOL. I've sent in my player. FINALLY found the Service Center (for those in KL who want to know, it's in Berjaya Amoda, behind Low Yat and opposite Times Square) after asking the shop I bought the player from.
And the guy who I talked to called their HQ or whatever and said that neither of the messages I sent (I sent 2; one shortly after I started this thread) were recorded/received on their end although I DID get the "Your message has been sent" page after clicking on the 'submit' button. And yeah, I used this email too. *confused* Maybe Creative doesn't work with Mozilla Firefox (the browser I'm using)? I think that's kind of lame, though, because FireFox is like practically as big as EI now and it's more user-friendly (the tabs are uber cool IMHO). Unless Creative has some sort of problem with Mozilla...
*cough*
ANYWAY...
Yeah, I did download the PlayForSure plugin (although I have no idea what it's for) and MediaSource STILL picked up my Micro as something like a pendri've.
Never mind, though. The guy I talked to - never got his name... - said that once you've upgraded the firmware to the latest (which is the one that needs all these weird plugins and makes the device an MTP [I THINK that's what it's called] device) you can't change the firmware back to the old one unless they send it in. So I'm sending it in. And I think they'll replace the software CD for me too, so that's all good.
Thanks anyway, Jason.
Cherish

Will my Zen Micro need chargi

Hey,
I have ordered my zen micro off Amazon, its due in 2 more days.
I was Just wondering if it would need charging as soon as i take i out of the box?
Also,
After reading reviews etc. on the Zen micro its struck me how many people are having problems with their batteries, something about turning it on before its plugged into the AC mains, I'm not quite sure....
anybody got any tips to prevent things like this happening?
i would also like some maintenance tips so i can keep my player in tip top condition?
:smileysurprised: I Saw Some Leather Cases On Amazon For The Micro IF any Body Is interested?:smileysurprised:
thanks,
Lou

Whether your micro will need charging, depends really on that, how long will you be listening to music right after you take it out of the box. If you come up with an hour, no it would not need charging. But you have to generally charge it, because you have to transfer music to it, may be upgrade firmware and take a closer look at it by and while playing with the touch pad and the menu options.
On the question about battery flows: it has been discussed a lot already. Please take a look at the relevant threads. You can use the search option to find some.
There is no a specific way for the micro to ensure a longer battery life. Really. There is just a general way. You can reed a lot of information everywhere about how to encrease the average battery life of your DAP.
The supplied carring case (as long as it is supplied with the 5 gb model) is quite good, it makes the player see not so good though, as it really is. it is your desigion whether to by a leather case whre you have to take it everytime you need the touch pad or keep it in the plastic one with the touchpad and screen opened.

Zen Micro needs firmware update for Vista, but what now as it fail

As I now use Vista (paid for by my work) I came to install my Zen Micro which wasn't recognised so I came to the website and discovered that you need version 2 of the firmware for it to be compatible with Vista. Having never had the need to upgrade before I was still on Version one so I downloaded it onto my other WinXP machine?which I've used my Zen on alot before to do the upgrade. Started the upgrade and all seemed to be well until a point a 3rd of the way through a box came up asking what I'd like to do with the device (like the one when a USB key inserted). Leaving the upgrade I returned hour later to see nothing has changed and the upgrade has failed.
I've tried all the options with recovery mode but it still just shows up as having version 0.0.65 and when inserted into a PC shows up as a?Creative Zen Micro?in device manage and has a 20MB disk partition for storage but when I try and run a firmware patch it says its not connected.
Looking round this forum this seems to be quite common upto now but with the release of Vista people are forced to take the 'risk' of running a firmware update that when it fails doesn't seem to be recoverable even in recovery mode. Please can you look into updating the firmware to find these devices that it can't see, for many years I've laughed at my friends with their crashing ipods that need charging everyday due to not being able to change the battery but it now seems the jokes on me.

I used Adambonello's fix and it worked?http://forums.creative.com/creativel...mp=true#M80097

Creative Zen Micro - Need Help - Ba

i was given a going away party a couple of days ago and i recieved a zen micro without any cables or power adapter etc. I've spent all of today finding software and downloading it but everytime i put it into my pc though usb it says i cant get firmware or any of the software because noportable device can be foundwhenever i turn on my mp3 player the creative symbol comes up and then it jsut seems to freeze.....if i push and hold the power button after i have turned it on i can get into some sort of recovery thing but whenever i choose any of the options it freezes then too......what do i do ?

it sounds like youve been given a faulty player. have a search in the forum for it freezing at start up as this is quite a common problem, but to be honest i think your stuck, if none of the rescue mode functions work then theres not much you can do and you cant get creative to do it as its not in warrenty and u dont have proof of purchse, im guessing. thus you could try and get them to fix it, for a fee probably $80 or something like that.but e-mail customer suport and see what they recoment about returing it, if you explain your situation.

My Creative Zen Micro Needs H

Ok so heres my story, I bought this Black Creative Zen Micro about years ago, Its always worked great for me and never had a problem, then about 2 weeks ago, I wanted to put some somgs on it and when i plugged it into the computer nothing happened? The creative zen was charging but my computer didnted reconize it, so i went into the recovery mode and i Cleaned it up then i formatted it than I Reloaded the firmware, and rebooted. Then on startup it said firmware problem? so i tried to update the firmware but i got this error saying please connect your player, or something like that how can i get it so it connnects?

gerdes wrote:
whats an ac charger? LOL
An external charger that plugs into the wall.

Need basic software protection

Hi all,
I have written an application, and I need some soft of not-to-fancy-and-complicated way to ensure that it won't be distributed w/o my consent. I was thinking of having some kind of hard-coded serial number, but what assures me that people won't redistribute the serial number along with the application.
Maybe the question sounds na�ve, but i haven't tried that before, so thanks for any ideas..

Try using psychology. If somebody pays $19 for an
application, they probably wouldn't mind making a
copy for their friend. Whereas if they pay $1,999 for
it, they are going to resist giving away copies.Or they just give it to more friends, since it's so expensive :)
@OP. You could try to tie the license to the name host name (if you know that all users will have internet access)

ZEN MICRO NEED ASSISTE

Between mainboard and hard dri've
the interfacing data cable is defect.
http://www.hardwarezone.com/img/data/articles/2004/33/microdri've_removalpart.jpg
Is my fault, because I have opened
the player and I have lost my warranty. I have opened the player
because it has had an issue?- a problem with the output jack.
I am from Romania. The mp3-player is new (2 weeks). Please tell me where
I can find the cable or where?I can repair my mp3-player. Thank you very much!?

Cipey,
I will lock this thread and leave the other as Coach already answered your inquiry there. Please avoid creating another thread with the same content because this is against our forum rules: [color="#000000"]Do not post duplicates or mulitple repeated post all across the board. That's consider spamming and it simply annoy others. A single post will bring the message across just as well, so duplicating is not necessary.
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[color="#000000"]Thank you.
[color="#000000"]Loi

New Zen Micro is detected by windows but not software - I have NOT done firmware upda

Hi, I just bought a brand new Zen Micro. The software installation went fine.
After plugging in the unit to my USB port, a message appears on the windows taskbar saying "Nomad Jukebox 2/3/Zen Detected".
I would assume this is the normal message. I then attempt to transfer files via Creative Mediasource. Howerver when I load up the creative mediasource software, I get an error message saying "Player is not connected". Naturally of course the Zen Micro is indeed connected. I can not transfer any files and the player locks up.
I have not updated the firmware or anything, it is a fresh out of the box brand new unit. I run Windows mediaplayer 0, windows XP (SP).
Is there a way to resolve this issue, or am I doing something wrong?
Please help a new zen micro user thanks in advance!

I also Just, few hours back fully charged my Micro and got it working. I downlaoded the latest firmware released in Feburary. But i decided il only use it if something was wrong with the player. Mine went smooth....
Fully charged it while installing the software on the CD, unplugged the AC, I didn't sue the White USB cable it came with (lots of people say tis crap) So i sued my Sony Digicam USB cable which is always connected to my pc anyway.
Plugged my player into the USB cable while the player was On.
Done.... Windows Xp Pro detected it, 2 icons in My Computer popped up, One was the shortcut to the media source software and one was the player itself kinda liek a removable dri've.
My firmware is .0.30 and opening Widnows Media player 0, and hit Synch Tab, my player responded, and said Docked. And within 5 minutes most of my music was on....
I dotn get how some othe rpeoples players are playign up so much.
Maybe only people who have problems ever post so it seems like everyones having a problem. lol
Oh and i would recommend not to do a firmware update unless soemthings wrong wiht ur player. I wont risk it if i were you.

Zen Micro "USB Device Not Recogniz

Hi, I can tell from the forum that this has been discussed quite extensi'vely already but I thought I would check that I have done everything possible.
Basically, I have today received my Zen Micro, installed the software and then connected it to my computer and all I get is USB device not recognized.
I have uninstalled and re-installed the software, tried a different USB cable and socket, formatted and cleaned up the player and still nothing.
There is no other computer for me to test it on. Any suggestions?

Either a new USB cable or more likely a new PCI USB2 card. Chances are the USB card is faulty, but I can't emphasise enough how testing on another PC will clear up where the fault lies. All you need is a PC to test, whether it be a friends, other family member etc.
Also don't forget to search on "communication problem" in the FAQ post, and follow the link that takes you to for lots of troubleshooting advice.

[Zen Micro]Questions about the Firmw

Hello,
I have some questions about the firmware of the Zen Micro
. Can I use the Zen Micro without any Software (MediaSource?) on my PC (winXP) when im using the Firmware Creative Zen Micro *PlaysForSure/MTP Firmware 2.00.2 ? This means that i copy my Music only by drag&drop from the Explorer after my Computer has detected the Zen Micro as a Removable Disk!
2. I know that the Zen Micro has two parts with the Normal Firmware. The "Removable Disk" Part and the "Playable" Part which can only used by the Software! But what happens if my . question is right. How can i seperate this two parts?
Thanks for answers

I don't have the 2.x firmware, but I think I'm correct in saying this :
with the 2.x firmware, your Micro becomes an MTP compatible device, which can be recognized on PCs having an MTP compatible OS (operating system). For the moment, the only OS that fits the bill to my knowledge, is Win XP with Windows Media Player 0. In this combination of MTP device + MTP OS, you don't need to install other drivers, and you can do drag and drop
BUT ! The 2.x firmware doesn't make your device a "removable disc" in the traditional sense of the word. It doesn't become a file system, like a USB memory stick.
I hope I was clear enough to see the difference :-)Message Edited by fred_be9300 on 04-03-2005 02:52 AM

Anyone with Win XP Home Edition - SP2 have any luck connecting to Zen Micro???

Has anyone out there that has Windows XP Home Edition with SP2 had any success with the following:
. Using Zen Media Explorer with the Zen Micro successfully?
2. Actually having the Zen Micro recognized by the Windows XP Home Edition (using USB2.0)?
Since my first attempt at connecting to the Zen Micro without the software and firmware updates was unsuccessful, I upgraded Zen Media Explorer to 4.00.8 (from 4.00.3) and upgraded firmware to v2.00.2 (from v). Still no luck!!!
I need a savior here before I decide to start looking into return policys.
My problems are:
. I plug in the zen micro into the usb2.0 port, and it states, "Found New Hardware: Creative Zen Micro."
2. But then it immediately says there is a problem with the device and takes me to the "Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard."
3. I step through the wizard, point it to search for the appropriate drivers on the Zen install cd rom and also to search the C:\Windows\System32, only to have it tell me that "The hardware was not installed because the wizard cannot find the necessary hardware."
Any suggestions? There must be something in XP Home Edition that is not jiving with the zen and its software because I have used the Micro successfully at work on a XP Professional machine with no issue.
I will call Creative tomorrow if I don't get things settled out.

Ok I had the same problem. It's most likely a driver installation error.
Insert the software CD.
After it starts exit the installation and go to My Computer. Right click the D:\ (or whichever letter is your CD dri've) and select Explore..
From there you will look for a Folder named Drivers.
From there you should see 3 files and double click the first of the three,( If it's not the first one try the second or third)
This should be the driver installation pack for Creative Zen microdri've players ( Which includes the Zen Micro) After it should say something abuot re-connecting the player to make the changes fully effecti've. I restarted my computer and the player and plugged the player into the same USB port and XP recognized the player and Zen Media Explorer said teh player was connected.

Zen Micro detected as MTP Device? Is that norm

The Zen Micro drivers under C:\Program Files\Creative\Jukebox 3 Drivers\ no longer work after the firmware upgrade, but I was able to install it as a generic "MTP Device". Is this normal? Shouldn't it be labeled as Creative Zen Micro and not MTP Device?
It still works with WMA and Napster To Go, but I'm concerned that I cannot install the Zen Micro Media Explorer because it cannot find the player.

I'm having the same problem!!? Today I downloaded the latest firmware (2.2.02) to see if it would then allow me to transfer a Real Player download I bought (it didn't, that's a whole separate, awful problem).
After I downloaded the firmware, now when I connect my Zen Micro player by USB, the computer detects it as an MTP device and neither my Zen Micro MEdia Explorer software nor the Creative MediaSource Organizer will recognize it!!
I had to re-transfer all my songs just with windows?folders copying files from one folder to the "mtp device".
What?does this MTP device mean? Why did this change? Is my creative software now useless?
Any help? thanks so much!!

My new Zen Micro is vexxing

OK, got a new Zen Micro, installed the software as directed on a WinXP Pro machine, SPa, and I reboot. I plug the thing in, and it says that the device is not detected correctly, and it does not work. I reinstall drivers, move to another port, play with my BIOS settings, the whole 9 yards...
I also notice something odd. I plug in the USB cable, and the player freezes. Requires me to unplug the battery to reset.
I plug in the battery charger, it freezes, requiring the battery to be pulled.
Unfortunately, I do not have another cable to try.
Any idears? Is it just defecti've, or is this something simple? I reall ylike this thing, but I am not gonna struggle with it or deal with an unstable product, you know?
I don't want to be one of those dorks with the iPod, but if I have to... LOL
Anyways, any help would be most welcome.

Well, I got it working on my home PC, but cannot get it working on my laptop. I turned off the PM on the USB root hubs in the device manager, and I plugged it into one of the rear ports rather than my case's front USB port.
Then it started working. But I do not seem to be aqble to get it to work on my laptop, which is a brand new IBM Thinkpad T4 running Win2K. Perhaps I do not have the proper drivers and crap installed, but my IT department has this thing locked down pretty well. I can install some things with some creative workarounds, but not others.
When I plug the player into this laptop, it sees it and knows it is a Zen Micro, but then Windows wants to install the drivers(which I already did and rebooted), and it cannot find any compatable drivers, and so it sits here.
From the songs I loaded onto it from my home PC, the sound quality is good, but unless I can get this resolved by early afternoon, I am just gonna swap it out for an iPod mini I think. I am not gonna bash this product, but sometimes there is a reason why one brand or item dominates the market... But I will see what I can dig up during the day, perhaps I can get this thing working properly afterall...
Any other ideas, throw them my way, thanks!

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