Zen Micro play delay quest

I received my Zen Micro and I found there to be a time delay between when the unit is turned on and showing the last track where I last left off to when that track can be played. In other words, when I turn on the unit and get to the screen with the info of the last track & time where I left off, the play/pause button does not function till about 0 seconds later to play that track (even though all the other buttons work, eg: volume, menu, next/previous track). Just wondering whether this play delay is normal.
Thanks, I appreciate any response!Message Edited by Montauke on 0--2005 04:20 AM

Rahul: If it's rebuilding the library then why would other buttons function? Also corrupted files are unlikely to slow things down. Typically they just fail to work, or cause problems during actual playback.
In reply to the original post I suspect that it's perhaps just the way it works, it might take some time to seek to the right position in the file. I also suspect it's something that needs some optimisation. Out of interest, how many files do you have in the queue?

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Area5 wrote:
hi,
>Creative support don't guarantee a reply here. The forum is designed mostly
>for peer support. This is repeated in the FAQ post and the forum information.
yes ... I know that, it's obvious, but ... did I write "I want" or "I expect"?!
no, I wrote "I count on", I think it doesn't sound like a reply is due to me ...
I was just trying to help (no need to vote my post with a !). If you were expecting a reply here from support I was trying to save you time and approach the correct people.
>If you have some specific issue contact support directly, click the Support >
>Contact Customer Support link on this page.
thank you for the information but I used this Support and my senses of
its professionalism are not positi've :/
I've definitely seen mention of play count not being correct before. If this is a bug it needs to be logged with support directly as well. I can't stress enough how important it is for everyone with a bug to log it directly with support, as often the number of support cases prejudice how likely a bug is to get attention.

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nu_guy wrote:
Dont blow ya **bleep** zen up with that. As a matter of fact, I think you dun lost ya mind.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=585026059&ssPageName=M ERC_VIC_ReBay_Pr4_PcY_BIN_IT
I just got this off Ebay. its only like $9. comes with the Zen stand, whcich looks pretty wack and the belt clip piece, also garbage. and I got 2 black zen baggies. All creative made. Took like 7 days to get to me in NY.
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And an additional battery for your zen is another $5. I think its a good deal.Message Edited by nu_guy on 0-06-2006 2:4 AM
Hey that Zen charger that I showed from ebay is the **bleep**. Its like 3X faster than the computer usb charger. Both chargers are usb. It comes wit the dock plus stand + belt clip. its dirt cheap too. cant go wrong. peace.
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