Zen Sleek USB P

Can anyone give me a good reason why the Sleek has a different USB port (and hence needs a different connector/power source) from other Creative MP3s such as the Zen Xtra, Zen Micro etc ? Will all future Creative products use this type of USB or is this just an experiment ? Is it to do with fuure 'docking' options ? Does anyone know ? Was it all just a crazy whim which seemed a god idea at the time ? Hey let me know what you all think !!!

Hi Rat,
No it is a USB cable with a connector larger that used with the Zen, Micro etc a second power cable/source then also plugs into the back of this cable and then the whole caboodle plugs into the base of the Sleek which means you must have both cables with you to charge the thing up on the move. You could be right though that the larger port on the Sleek may be to support future docking capabilities. Can anyone from Creative come on to clarify this please ?

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Creative - please put the USB drivers in the download section!!!

Have you tried the Creative Zen and Jukebox Driver Upgrade version .30.03?
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UPDATE.... PROBLEM SOLVED.. LOOK BELOW.. FRED'S SUGGESTIONMessage Edited by dindia on 07-24-2006 2:49 AM

fred38 wrote:
Hi i had this problem too and the solution was amazingly simple. (I found it by searching on Google for ages!) Turn your pc off and then unplug it from the mains for approximately 30 mins. I know it sounds crazy but apparantly static electricity can cause problems with usb devices particularly if you have your device already plugged in to USB port-Windows forgets its there! After 30 mins plug your pc back in to the mains and voila! your Zen will be recognised again.
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Dear fellow Zen owners,
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Their is hope people don't give up.

Glad you got everything working again. Yeah, sometimes that registry can be a pain and cause issues that you would never think would be caused by the registry:P
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