Zen MX Causes "USB Hardware has Malfunctioned" Msg from Windows Xp

MZen MX Causes "USB Hardware has Malfunctioned" Msg from Windows XpKNew? guy here.
I have a THREE MONTH OLD Zen Mx 6gb. I noteced the past several weeks on playback it has started to "miss" or "hiccup" while playinmg back songs. Annoying.
NOW, when I attach it via USB it causes a flag to jump up? above the bottom toolbar that says "USB device not recognized"? One of the devices attached has malfunctioned. Try re-connecting or replacing the unit"
I have tried every port, same thing. I plugged it into two different computers and got the same message.
It still charges and plays what little I have loaded on it, (only about 250 songs)? I just can't add anything.
I have searched for this extensi'vely and the 'help' function on windows is no help at all.
ANYONE?

QRe: Zen MX Causes "USB Hardware has Malfunctioned" Msg from Windows XpyUhh, Yes.
I used to same cable to attach my Motorola Razr and the computer correctly found it and identified it as such.
I also tried another cable (brand new) same thing.
I went to recovery mode and did a "CLEAN UP" but no dice.
I also got my I.S. tech guy to look into it and on the USB page it say "UNKNOWN DEVICE"? when he tried to delete it it did not help, it just reappears as "UDVC"? Also in looking into it it seems to have no drivers.
He came to this site and tried to do somethinm through here but it did'nt work.
Now in listening to it last night it began to 'skip' or what I call 'HICCUP" terribly. Where a song starts and stops, during the middle of it. ? It's always done it a little but it has been getting more and more common and now? It's WAY worse about it.
It has never been dropped, or nishandled in any way. I bought the clear hard case to protect it. And only has about 300 songs on it. Never used for anything else. No vids no pics, nothing.

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