Zen Micro Problems with Shutting Do

My current problem with the Zen Micro.. all of a sudden i have difficulty shutting it down. Usually when we turn off the ZM, it will take a couple of seconds to shut down. But since Sunday, i was unable to shut down the ZM successfully. It seems to have hanged at the "shutting down" image and that's about it. the lights are on. the ZM is not shutting down. so i have to take out the battery instead to shut it down. I wonder what's the problem with the ZM? or does anyone have faced or is facing the same problem too?
Previously the problem with the Zen Micro i bought was with the hard disk, which i think alot of early buyers had the same problem. Coz i remember queueing for ages.. at the Creative Service Centre to get the Zen Micro changed for a new one. Apparently the batch that i bought my zen micro was faulty... =((
Hope to get some help!
Thanks!
Ange.

I had exactly the same problem... fixed it by doing the following
Remove the battery, hold the power switch in the on position and re-insert the battery.
The recovery menu should appear, select disk cleanup from this. When thats finished select reboot.
I can't take any credit for this, copied it from someone else in the forum!
Tony

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