Zen Sleek photo firmware upgrade

I found out that the Creative Zen Sleek had a firmware upgrade (PlaysForSure Firmware 2.0.03). The Creative Zen Sleek Photo hadn't... Can 2.0.03 be used on the Zen Sleek Photo and what is the effect of it's

The Zen Sleek Photo was a later model and may have included the fixes that the update for the Zen Sleek had. It could be the Zen Sleek's firmware upgrade was just to catch up.
I wouldn't use firmware for another player.

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For whatever reason a screen pops up that says that my device is not connected to the computer, when it, in fact, is. I have tried several things including uninstalling Windows Media Player and repeatedly cleaning and reformatting in hopes that it would recognize it.
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HelloHave a look at this thread http://www.anythingbutipod.com/forum...ead.php?t=6328?I had a similar problem with a Zen Sleek Photo and I am sure that this was the thread I used to recover the player when a firmware upgrade failed. Regards?

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Hey,
I have a Zen Sleek Photo, and under the download section in support, where you get firmware upgrades and stuff, theres no option for the Zen Sleek Photo, is it at all possible to get firmware upgrades for this model, if there isint, will it be made possible?
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I have recently purchased a ZEN Sleek Photo (firmware version .0.0e). I bought this from Argos, where it states quite clearly in the catalogue "Minimum PC specification Microsoft Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP..." After finding the software refused to install on Windows 2000, I contacted Creative. Customer services refused to help, and I found their general attiture offensi've. On contacting Argos, their reply was "As it states on the website I can confirm that this item will only be compatible with operating system Windows XP and later systems." Well thank you Argos. Verry helpfull after already stating it works with Windows 2000!
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http://us.creative.com/support/downloads/download.asp?DriverLang=033&searchString=+P4S_PCDR V_US__0_00.exe&Image.x=26&Image.y=3
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http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?s=9d604eed60033b9e5de774d3d597078d& threadid=238885&perpage=40&highlight=&pagenumber=3
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I don't think this is going to help but here's what I've experienced with winamp:
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I also own a Zen Sleek photo, and while I haven't had any of the problems you have mentioned with Napster; one problem you should watch for (currently experiencing it for the 2nd time!) is trying to play your music from Napster and not being able to because you get a message saying that "No license to play this track". And it's a huge problem, as it doesn't just affect one song, but your ENTIRE library. I fixed it once and am trying to find out how to do it again. Once I do, I'll probably leave Napster, but I will probably have to download ALL my music again.
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Keep in mind, the ability to do video on the nano requires iPodLinux. This is not simply a "firmware upgrade", but a total replacement of Apple's firmware.
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Hi,
Odd problem but I'd say its down to windows.
Run these windows updates - check the Creative Knowledgebase Solution ID 0053 http://dmzweb3.europe.creative.com/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE/,/?St=000,E=00000000003573487,K=6466,Sxi=6,Kb=ww_eng lish_add,VARSET=ws:http://ie.europe.creative.com/,Case=obj(0053)
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Hi,
My 20G Zen Sleek Photo has just recently transformed itself into a useless brick.
No matter what I try and do, it always ends up freezing after about 5 minutes usage. When you force a reset it does unlock but when it comes back on it sticks on the Creative "copyright" start up screen.
I've reformatted and re-installed the firmware several times but with the same result.
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The only time it totally unlocks is when you either:
() let the battery fully drain and then recharge it or
(2) you disconnect the battery lead and then press the On/Off switch for several minutes.
I've looked everywhere for a solution/reason but nothing. You find plenty of people with the same problem but no answers. Surely someone knows how to fix the problem
Is it a faulty battery (unlikely because mine charges up fine and holds it charge well)
Is it the hard dri've (very unlikely since the player can start up correctly [given the above recovery procedure] and play tracks within the 5-0 minutes you have available)
Is it the firmware (I doubt it, I can't see what the firmware's got to do with a delayed lock up, having worked fine up to that point)
Is it the motherboard (maybe....., to my mind it points to a component failure that allows an electric charge to build up and not dissipate, the only way to discharge it is to short the battery pins [with, I hasten to add, the battery removed!])
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Has anyone within the Creative community successfully solved this problem Has anyone received a decent answer from Creative
I find it staggering that the guys at Creative have washed their hands of this problem. They, after all, are the most likely people to identify the problem - only they have a schematic of the motherboard that would allow them to investigate and locate the problem.
For the record the firmware I'm using is v .0.0.
Any guidance would be much appreciated,
Victor

Is there really no one with an answer to this problem or have I overlooked a previous post that explained the fault.
BR
Victor

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Anyone have any nice, straight-forward step-by-step solution they'd care to share?
Cheers
TinoMessage Edited by TINOBEN on 0-04-2006 09:34 PM

<EM>It's a PlaysForSure device, and uses the same drivers any other PlaysForSure device uses. It's standardized.</EM>
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