Zen Micro v.2.20.05 Battery Draining Ba

I just upgraded my zen micro to firmware version 2.20.05 for the standby/battery drain problem.
The battery is draining faster than before the upgrade. I charged my player last night. This morning it was down to 2 bars. So I charged it again this morning. Left it "off" for about 3 hours, turned it on just now and it did not turn on immediately. So I removed the battery and inserted it and it turned on with a cold start, and it is down to bar!! I previously had firmware version 2..02.
Has anyone else have this problem?
How do I get it back to 2..02?

You'll probably want to post in this thread, and keep everything about this to the one thread.
Others are saying the drain is fixed... :smileysurprised:
As for going back to 2..02, I would either try the firmware update as it stands or use reload firmware (with the inherent risk that it might not work...). Does it matter though, as 2.20.05 shouldn't be any worse than 2..02 in theory... or maybe even just try using reload firmware with 2.20.05 in case something went wrong.

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No, it hasn't been resolved, but as the other poster pointed out, it depends on useage patterns. If you charge every day you won't notice it. The only effect would be to reduce your playing time from 2 hours to hours by leaving it on standby for 24 hours.
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