Zen micro second hand bu

Hello i have never owned a creative mp3 before so the system is new to me i bought a zen micro from a friend but it doesn't have the cover to the battery,software/firmware, or charger its just the mp3 but i wanted to ask what software/firmware do i need to make it work ?And where can i get it's Iam running windows xp home edition on my computer. The player turns on but it goes to a screen that has:
CREATIVE ZEN MICRO V0.0.58
.CLEAN UP
2.FORMAT ALL
3.RELOAD FIRMWARE
4.REBOOT
and that's all it does, i cant get it to get out of that screen my computer doesn't recognize the player and i have it connected with a regular 2.0 USB cable can the battery charge like that? As soon as i unplug the cable the player lasts for a couple seconds and it turns off i have left it connected for a while and it does the same when its connected it has a little battery sign with a lightning bolt through it on the top right hand side what does this mean?
well thanks everyone that reads and i hope some one can help me out please.. TTYL... Thanks again :smileyvery-happy: Agustin Guzman.Message Edited by new2thegame on 05-8-2006 05:03 PM

the player does work with WMP0.
You can choose to install the bundled drivers, and use either the bundled media software (mediasource) or WMP 0. That's the way of working with firmware line .x.
Another option, requiring firmware line 2.x, is to strictly use Win XP + WMP0. Under firmware 2.x, the device becomes a "PlaysForSure" "MTP" device. That means that you don't have to install extra drivers, and that WinXP + WMP0 is your mode of operation.
Also for storing DATA, there are 2 options: either put data in a data folder on the player (which requires the driver or firmware 2). Or you create a "removable disc" area. That is a standard protocol, which makes the "removable disc" appear as a dri've letter on most operating systems. This is more standard (no drivers at all needed), but this "removable disc" is NOT for songs. You can't play songs that are stored in this area, on the disc.
hope that's clear :-) on 2nd thought, it's a bit complicated with the various options...

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flananuts wrote:
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nzOdy wrote:
I've been trying to transfer mp3 files to my firmware upgraded Zen Micro and find that the transfer slows down and then locks the player after 30-40 files have successfully copied. This happens with ..0 and 2.2.02 firmwares.
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