Zen Micro vs. MicroPhoto Batter

I want to buy a backup battery for my Zen Microphoto. I saw several Zen Micro batteries for sale on ebay for around 20$ but they are generic brand vs. the Creative brand which costs double. My questions:
a) is the generic brand inferior to the Creative brand in terms of batterie life?
b) are the Zen Micro batteries the same/are they compatible with the MicroPhoto batteries?

Does anyone know since it doesn't appear to be a wise idea to use a Zen Micro battery in a Zen MicroPhoto, when the standalone batteries for the Zen MicroPhoto would be available? I have not checked in stores, but it is not on any of the international Creative.com Shop websites nor I have I heard it mentioned anywhere since reading that the Zen MicroPhoto battery is indeed different from the original Micro one.
Pat

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    Yes. The Zen Micro (original) batteries will work in Zen Micro Photos, but they will not last as long as ZMP batteries would, but they'll work.
    And to answer your other question, yes, the player supports WMA files with DRM protection.
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  • IF ANYONE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ZEN MICRO AND MICROPHOTO, READ TH

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    Next select Reload Firmware and connect the player to the PC. After
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    Mine is doing the exact same thing. Completely frozen while trying to reload firmware. You boot the thing up and it just sits there with the creai've logo. I have not tried the steps outlined exactly above yet but I am going to give them a shot. Heck I have nothing else to lose. At this point it is already 200 bucks down the drain. Hmm maybe I will go with the Zune form microsoft.

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    That's what I thought...so I bought a Micro Zen wall/car travel charger package for my MicroPhoto, and neither one works! In both cases the MicroPhoto battery would not get charged. I even tried a different USB cable to make sure that that is not the issue. I verified proper connection, i.e. the player lit up and the charging icon appeared in the top right corner, but the battery just wouldn't charge up and I left it alone for 2 hours! So either both, the car AND wall unit I purchased are broken (which seems unlikely to me) or there clearly is a difference between the required output of the Zen Micro vs. Zen MicroPhoto.
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  • ***Zen Micro Owners sign in! v. ineedadvice***

    hey guys...
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  • Someone is selling zen micro phot

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    Ts,
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  • Zen Microphoto batt

    Hello,
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    Creative Europe have a deal on for two ZM batteries - but I wonder where i could purchase the ZMP battery?
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    The battery indicator is not in "bars" like the Micro ... it is solid green ... I haven't counted how many "steps" it has, though.
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  • Zen micro batt

    hi guys ..
    i am new at this forum...
    i am italian and so..sorry for my bad,bad english..
    i am a owner of a zenmicro 5gb i hear about the performance of the battery...and the problem can be solved with the firmware upgrade...
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  • External charger for Zen Micro batt

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