ZEN microphoto "Device Manfunction"

I get the "device manfunction" error when plugged into my USB . pr 2.0 port. I have alredy attempted to update the fw. no-go.
I'm using this device with <EM>napster-to-go </EM>but I can never get the downlads to complete as it seems to disconnect with the error above.
Unit is less than a week old.
Any solutions/suggestions?

I also have the same problem and canot connect to any wm/winamp/real player/ or creative
I did new install with my old drivers disk and I cannot update drivers on player cause it "player not connected" so I Think the problem is the new drivers on the player itself so if there is a way to reset or format player or roll back driver on player from the player?
but as for now I have to lisetn to same 200 songs I put on it the first day for a quick trip to the lake
...shoulda bought an ipod

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"the device is not connected. Please connect your Zen MicroPhoto to your computer" ?

Hi I have just bought it today, and the installation went thru without any trouble. Then when I connected my mp3 player as the book says I for one cant install it (since there's no driver for it) and when I look in the 'Zen MicroPhoto Media Explorer' it claims that my device is not connected even though my computer has detected it - but can't install it for some reason. Any solutions, suggestions anything?thx in advance

I'm having the same problem with my zen vision m. It worked the first time I plugged it in, but now it doesn't work. The player says it's docked, and the computer says it detects it in the taskbar, but none of the programs recognize it. I've tried WMP, Musicmatch jukebox, the media explorer, and the source organizer but nothing recognizes it. I've restarted the computer, restarted the player, clicked "refresh devices" a hundred times and it still doesn't work. Any help would be much appreciated.

Just got an 8 gig Zen MicroPhoto and love it! Just some suggestions tho

Hi everyone, my friend was considering a Zen Vision M and an Ipod video. I kinda suggested the Zen so he got it and absolutely loves it.
After seeing how nice the Zen Vision M is, I jumped on this MicroPhoto when I saw a sale and it is awesome!
The Zen MicroPhoto is a really good device, but just simple firmware stuff could make it a great one.
.) Ability to view pictures + listen to music
2.) Ability to view movies and video (the Muvo has smaller capacity and a screen with less colors and it can? Yet we are buying a nicer mp3 player than the Muvo but can't do video? The Sansa is small as hell and it can. It has the screen, hardware wise it should be able to do it, and if this is added through a firmware update, it won't be on the packaging and thus will not hurt sales of your other products.
I hate it when an awesome product is created and is capable of something and the manufacturer slashes that ability from it intentionally.
Another good example is the Gen III Ford Taurus SHO, its 3.4 liter Yamaha V8 was capable of revving well over 7500RPM and producing more than 30hp. Ford however, even though they had this jewel of an engine, intentionally cut its ability down to 235hp or else they feared it would be faster than their Mustang GT. What a shame, I hate to see that Creative is doing the same with the MicroPhoto.
3.) Ability to record FM with the latest firmware (If this is a RIAA issue, then please provide two firmwares and two download links, one that says "United States Users" and one that says "Non-US users"
4.) Ability to control different aspects of the glowing blue LEDs. They are obviously firmware controlled and can have brightness adjusted since they glow in and out when you have it plugged into the USB cable.
5.) Make it show up on your computer as a removable disk. On all my other MP3 players, it showed up just like a flash dri've and you could drag and drop whatever you wanted onto it, and it would just play whatever files on there it could play. Here, it won't let me drag and drop anything that is copy protected or is a different file type.
I know you can set aside 4 gigs of that for this purpose, but with the size of the files and videos I transfer, it would be nice if I could use all 8 gigs. Perhaps an option to just let the whole thing show up as a removable flash dri've?
*ok... I just tried it and that seems to be working on this computer that is Windows XP SP2 with WMP, but on the school computer that was XP SP2 with WMP0, it would not allow me to do this.

I think you will find that the reason the MicroPhoto is on sale is that it is now a legacy player (it was released before anybody could play video). I doubt very much that any further improvements will be coming....
EQ does have an effect... Maybe you earphones are not working well?

Creative Zen MicroPhoto has cras

My Creative Zen MicroPhoto fell foot onto the floor.
When i restarted- it compiled library for a 0 seconds and then continues to open as normal.
All my music and recordings do not appear in the menu system anymore. When i do a system check my stuff still takes up 3gb of storage but no files appear.
I have tried rebooting and clean up etc but still no joy.
I have tried the Recovery tool - but my laptop does recognize the device when i connect using USB.
Some of the recording of lectures and conferences are important to me.
Is there anyway of retrieving these?
thanks,
GaryMessage Edited by garymcginty on 02-08-200805: PM
Message Edited by garymcginty on 02-2-200807:55 PM

How are you transferring the music? Can you describe exactly what you do? For instance what software you use, what steps you follow to transfer the music...
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My PC doesn't 'react' when I connect my Zen Microphoto

Hello,
I'm Michel van Gelder and I have a problem with my Zen Microphoto. I am going to try to explain my problem in proper english, but english isn't my main language, so please forgive me if i make terrible mistakes or something.
My problem is:
If I connect my Zen to my PC it says something like, what do you like to do, but when i click on an option it says: Media Device isn't connected. And also when I connect it, a symbol appears in the right corner, next to all the others, but when I try to do something with it's(with right mouse button or something) it disappears. The result is that, with everything i try, the PC says that my mp3 isn't connected. While 've installed all the software properly etc.
I have this MP3 for 2 years now, and I've never had this problem. Until 2 weeks ago, when we had to reinstall our computer. So my question actually was: Is there something wrong with my Zen or with my PC. And, what can I do about it's
I hope someone knows the answers to my questions. Thank you very much
Michel van Gelder

Hello Huevo Chico,
The article linked below details some useful steps that can help get your iPhone and your Mac to work together.
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for OS X
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1591
Cheers,
Allen

Computer can't connect to Zen MicroPhoto. Strange sou

When I connect my Zen MicroPhoto to my computer's USB port and turn on the Zen Micro Media Explorer, it'ssaid my device is not connected (although it had). And usually?when you connect a USB device, there's a high-pitched beep followed by a low one, but with my Zen it is 3 low beeps consecuti'vely. I've already tried other USB device (my thumbdri've) and it works and sounds normally. Any suggestions?

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Creative Zen Microphoto Not Detec

Hello all,
I bought a Creative Zen Microphoto yesterday and when I try and plug it in to my USB port nothing happens. I've tried holding the on/off button, I've tried it when it's on. I've tried all of my USB Ports. I've tried it on two different computers.
My computers are running Windows XP with Service Pack 2. I've disabled Norton while trying all of the above. Before plugging my mp3 player in I installed all the software that come on the CD.
Just to clarify this:
The Microphoto won't charge, be detected, etc while in the USB port. It runs fine off my PC ( plays the pre-installed songs, etc ) but as I cannot plug it in to my PC to charge it, add, songs, etc I cannot add my own songs.
Windows doesn't even pop up saying new hardware has been detected, or a USB device has been detected. It just remains how it was before I plugged the device in to my PC.
My computer doesn't show it in removalable devices, nor in Windows Media Player 0.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks.Message Edited by Kemik on 07-3-2006 05:3 AM

Try this, go into the Control Panel and click Add/Remove Hardware. Just click next and see if it detects newly added hardware.
Can your computer detect any old flash dri've?

Connecting zen microphoto to home ste

Does anyone know of a device to connect the zen microphoto to their home stereo? I found a device to be able to play my zen in my car, but how can I connect it to my stereo? I have an okay amount of music on there, but I am hesitant about adding more if I can only listen to it when I'm on the train on my way to work or riding in the car. My friend has an ipod and she saved my bachelorrette party by hooking up her ipod to my home stereo. Because my sister forgot her music at home and I don't have much. I don't by cd's freguently by buy mp3 tracks. Please help! Does this device even exist?

It is very easy to connect your MP3 player to your stereo. Go to Radio Shack and tell them you would like to have a Y-Splitter Cable for your MP3 player, in order to hook it up to your home stereo. The person you ask will take you right to them. Just buy one for each stereo at whatever lenght you think you may need. I got mine at around six feet long.
You then hook the red and white jacks up to one of your auxiliary terminals on your stereo, and plug the other end into your headphone jack.
Just cut on your stereo and set it to the auxiliary terminal you chose, and then cut your MP3 player on. You will have to tweak the volume, as MP3 players tend to not be as loud as CD's and such. I keep my Zen Micro at around 20, and adjust the stereo volume to the level I want at the time.
Message Edited by Raiders757 on <SPAN class=date_text>05-3-2006 <SPAN class=time_text>02:03 PM
Message Edited by Raiders757 on 05-3-2006 02:04 PM

New Zen MicroPhoto not seen by XP or Vi

I'm a total newbie to Creative MP3 players. Just got one yesterday from Electronica Direct via Amazon's store. Running Vista on an HP Pavilian dual core (just 3 months old so very new cutting edge hardware) and running XP on a 5 year old Sony Vaio laptop. Both have latest MS service paks and security fixes.
Also, I appear to be running latest Creative stuff since when I check for updates it reports it doesn't find any. The Zen MicroPhoto Media Explorer reports v5.0.2 and:
Creative Import Wizard File (Version .0.25.0)
Creative Audio CD Ripper (Version 5.00.20)
Creative Sync Manager (Version 5.20.09)
Creative Playlist Wizard (Version 3..5.0)
PIM Editor (Version .3.0.0)
Creative Media Explorer reports on both PCs when Zen MicroPhoto plugged into USB:
"Your player is not connected. Please connect your Zen MicroPhoto to the computer."
I can play the music that comes with the Zen. I have used the supplied cable to plug into various USB ports on both PCs. Each time the Creative Media Explorer reports it doesn't see anything.
Under System info the MicroPhoto reports it is version .20.0.
If I unplug the USB plug from the MicroPhoto and then plug it in the MicroPhoto starts itself up. So does that mean it is seeing something electrically from the PC?
In both XP and Vista if I try to close the Zen MicroPhoto Media Explorer clicking on the red X does not close it.
In the HP Vista Device Manager under Portable Devices I only see:
USB CF Reader
USB MS Reader
USB SD Reader
USB SM Reader
Right clicking and doing "Scan for hardware changes" does not help.
In the HP Vista Device Manager under "Uni'versal Serial Bus controllers" I see Intel chips, a USB Mass Storage Device and a bunch of USB Root Hub entries. No Creative device. Also, doing "Scan for hardware changes" does not help in this category either.
Similarly, I do not see the Zen MicroPhoto in the XP Vaio's Device Manager. The Vaio XP Device Manager does not show a "Portable Devices" entry in the main list.
Also, the Vaio's original USB ports are v.. If plug into one of them I can power up the MicroPhoto. The Vaio also has PCMCIA USB 2.0 extender ports and they appear not to provide enough power to start up the MicroPhoto. Does the MicroPhoto need USB 2.0?
I am open to suggestions for things to try...

Bump... I am having issues with duplicate tracks and allt he other crap that goes with mediasource...any help to get my explorer back would be appreciated.

My Zen MicroPhoto goes straight to Recovery Mode and I dont know what to

Hey, I need help figuring out why does my Zen MicroPhoto goes into recovery mode now by itself. I had difficulties with the same issue with a Zen Micro. My Zen MicroPhoto had issues in the past where it would spontaniously restart and rebuild the library. I would one second listen to music on the bus and sit down slowly, then the music cuts and the zen microphoto resets itself. Can I get some help here?! I really dont want to resort to sending it out for repairs unless its a last resort.

lauren842012 wrote:
help my iphone 3g is stuck on recovery mode and i dont know what to do as its my first iphone and i got it second hand i stupidly tried to reset it on my laptop and i think i have buggered it up but i also got it unlocked a few days ago and i am worried i wont be able to use my 3sim in it anymore need help and ideas
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Connect it connect it to your computer with th USB cable.
Press and hold down the Home button.
Hold it it down until iTunes says your device is entering recovery mode.
Now you should be able to Restore using iTunes.

Zen Microphoto won't sync anymore, but is recogni

Firstly let me say my Zen Microphoto has been syncing and working fine right up until now.
I have XP MCE SP2 installed...
But I am thinking perhaps the problem it won't sync is because I upgraded from Windows Media Player 0 to just today?
What happens is it plugs in, and charges. A couple of times the MTP device box pops up asking me what I want to do and I double click on sync with Media Player. However then it goes away and nothing happens, and Media Player cannot detect it -- but nor can Microphoto Media Explorer, so perhaps it is not a problem with Media Player?
I have searched around the forum and the only solution available is to delete the USB devices in Device Manager, reboot and let them reinstall, but I really don't want to do that, I don't know if anything will stuff up or not -- I have resetted the player and performed a scan disc, and it seems fine.
Thanks for any help guys
EDIT: When trying to reinstall the driver (with Creative cd in dri've) I now get this message: "A service installation section in this INF is invalid" and it says my hardware may not work properly. Nothing has changed except now I have an exclamation mark on my Creative Zen Microphoto icon in Device Manager and I can't properly install the driver, with the proper cd! This is extremely frustrating!
Also, I have downloaded those three updates I've seen Mods list here a couple times for people with the same problemMessage Edited by psycho_orange0 on 05-8-2006 07:33 AM

Refer to this thread -
http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=pmc&message.id=23985&jump=true#M2 3985
anyone who has any problem detecting, recognising or syncing ur zen microphoto with WMP beta 2, go http://www.oldap
ps.
com/windows_media_player.htm , download WMP beta , use winrar (explained in the above thread), INSTALL umdf.exe, and VOILA ur zen microphoto or any other MTP players will be detected straight after u restart WMP just like mine..
I HAD A REALLY REALLY HARD TIME TRYING TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM..
THANKS to whmehlig !!!!!

To Everyone Whos Zen MicroPhoto Won't connect to their pc,I have Your Solut

To Get Your Computer To Recognize Your Zen MicroPhoto you need to just reinstall your current version of windows media player because it has all of the drivers for mp3 players. This worked for me and should work for everyone else. This won't erase your current library of songs. Once you have it reinstalled your library will be how it was before. Your Welcome once this works.

Well, that doesn't help. I uninstalled every Creative thing--the driver, MediaSource, etc--restarted the computer and installed the .30.03 version;? no joy, same symptoms. I uninstalled that, restarted? my machine and installed the .20.04c version driver, which seems to be the latest WHCL certified one. No change.
I strongly suspect the firmware now. I'm tempted to "Reload OS" diag option, but if the drivers don't work, I'll be stuck with a completely useless device.

Zen microphoto-computer does not detect it, help ple

I got my zen microphoto for christmas, so i have had it less than a month. a few days ago the screen froze on me while i was looking for music to listen to. i had been listening to it for about an hour or so, the album once done and i went to get somehting else to listen to and it froze. I tried plugging it into the computer and that didn't make a diffrence. i couldn't shut it down, turn the lock on nothing. but it did make noise when touching the arrows and stuff. just didn't do anything. i let the battery go dead. then i plugged it into the computer and charged the battery. when i turned it on i got the page where you can reboot. so i rebooted and that was it. the last option of the four. it rebooted and i could listen to music, battery charges.
I notice when i plug it into the computer the little charge icon is over the battery and flashing and the battery charges but i don' tget the picture of the usb connection to the comptuer that would show up before when i plugged it in. also the computer doesn't make the little noise that it used to either when i plugged it in. zen creative says i need to plug in my device, windows media player doesn't see it either.
i tried reinstalling the creative stuff, turn off the player and take out the battery and all that, and i cleaned it (first option) and then rebooted (last option). i didn't do the two in the middle, reformating and the firmware thing.
if anyone can help me that would be great and much appreciated.
thanks-alex

snoweagle-you are the best. thank you so much. still wasn't really sure what you are talking about with the SP (service pack) stuff. but i went to downloads for zen micro and there were three options. took the first application download. downloaded it, installed it, restarted my computer...and it works. i have the docked word with the usb icon on my screen and i can open up and edit my music. (haven't tried to import something yet but i'm sure i'll be able to) i didn't know that i had to keep up with the new downloads and such. thank you so much. i was on the verge of tears...thank you and i hope you are around for awhile in case i have other questions. thank you thank you thank you-alex

Zen microphoto fm preset sett

When i delete an fm preset, how come the deleted preset number still shows up? The device doesn't know how to reshuffle the preset number to NOT show any preset that is blank. My Sandisk e280 fm preset knows when to skip a blank preset number. Is this feature not part of this device? I've just updated the firmware hoping it would solve this problem but it didn't help. Anyone know how to resolve this issue? Its very annoying when you have to skip all the blank preset. I can't even fill up the preset if I wanted to because there's not enough fm stations in my city. All together there's only about 20 stations here and I only listen to about 8-9 and the preset has 32.
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I have a 8gb zen microphoto and the same thing happened to me. The first time I tried to use the radio and find a station it froze up on me. I removed the battery and that seemed to solve it. I have not tried since. I do not use the radio much but would like to be able if I wanted too. Thanks so much for these forums. I am a idjit when dealing with computers and electonics and have learned just from reading the message threads.

Zen Microphoto 8GB .. just stopped work

[size="2" face="Verdana">my zen microphoto just stopped working. i installed everything correctly and followed the directions to a T. i was using it one day and all of a sudden it just stopped. i've tried all of the options it gives me in recovery mode. it doesn't seem to want to get out of recovery mode. when i hold it up to my ear to listen to it, you just hear it like .. trying to work. it's hard to explain.[size="2" face="Verdana">?[size="2" face="Verdana">the computer still recognizes it, it still charges (but doesn't hold?a charge for long) and it's always in recovery mode for like 20 minutes then it gives me the options to reboot, reload firmware, etc. any ideas? could be defecti've i guess.

[size="2" face="Verdana">when i try to choose one of the options, they all complete. the screen goes blue and then loads the recovery mode screen again. when i try and reload the os it just says recovery mode and has a picture of a usb device and just stays there. i left it one day before i went to work, i come home it's still on the same thing. i have to turn off and turn on the zen to get it to clear again.
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[size="2" face="Verdana">the compute fully recognizes the zen. it has no problem knowing what it is. in fact, it recognized it before i even installed the software when i first purchased this mp3 player. any thoughts?

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