Zen Touch as an external hard driv

I've heard a rumor that the Zen Touch can be "upgraded" so that no driver is needed for it to appear in Windows as an external dri've. Is this so? 'Cause it's extremely annoying that your not allowed to transfer music form, for example, a friends computer, without the installation disc.
/Andreas, Sweden

EnsRegis wrote:
You wait. The firmware isn't out yet, although it's supposed to come out this month.
don't get your hopes up though, i have been waiting for this firmware ever since it was supposted to come out Q 2005 (as in 7 months ago) Hopefully creative will get the firmware out soon.

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