Zen Touch with Vi

First of all, my knowledge of PC's etc is very limited, so when answering, can you make it as easy to understand as possible ?I?have a Zen Touch and have just bought a new lap top that runs Vista and has Windows Media player installed
I have never upgraded any firmware on the player and still have the installation CD that came with the Zen when I installed it on my old XP laptop. I have also backed up all the music on the player
I have heard a few things that may or not be right, so... what problems am I likely to encounter
1) Do I need to upgrade the firmware first?
2) Can the firmware be upgraded on Vista, or is it best to do it on the old XP laptop before doing anything on Vista?
3) When installing on Vista, do I use the original installation disk for the Zen, or can and do I download a different installation program for Vista and use that?
4) Are there any other steps I need to be taking, and if so, at what point in the above list do I take those steps?
5) If I take the above steps, am I doing them in the correct order
6) Creative Mediasource came with the original disk and I found that it suited my needs. Will?I still be able to use it's And again,if so, can I use the one off the original disk, or do I download a new version?
Any help will be much appreciated

highwaymana3 wrote:
First of all, my knowledge of PC's etc is very limited, so when answering, can you make it as easy to understand as possible ?I?have a Zen Touch and have just bought a new lap top that runs Vista and has Windows Media player installed
I have never upgraded any firmware on the player and still have the installation CD that came with the Zen when I installed it on my old XP laptop. I have also backed up all the music on the player
I have heard a few things that may or not be right, so... what problems am I likely to encounter
1) Do I need to upgrade the firmware first?
2) Can the firmware be upgraded on Vista, or is it best to do it on the old XP laptop before doing anything on Vista?
3) When installing on Vista, do I use the original installation disk for the Zen, or can and do I download a different installation program for Vista and use that?
4) Are there any other steps I need to be taking, and if so, at what point in the above list do I take those steps?
5) If I take the above steps, am I doing them in the correct order
6) Creative Mediasource came with the original disk and I found that it suited my needs. Will?I still be able to use it's And again,if so, can I use the one off the original disk, or do I download a new version?
Any help will be much appreciated
The firmware will have to be updated to the "Plays For Sure" firmwareversion#2..0 done on the Xp machine. The first thing is to check that you have Windows Media Player 0(not WMP) on the XP lap top WITH NO WMP components as in the Windows Media Player runtime. Link for firmware http://support.creative.com/Products...me=MP3+Players Link to remove? http://forums.creative.com/creativel...hread.id=66060? WMP & components (if need be). READ THE DETAILS "The Devil Is In The DETAILS!!! Post if you need more help.

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2. Uninstall the WMP Runtime format from add/remove programs ( you may have to check the "show updates" box) and reboot
3. With the Zen Touch connected, go to Device Manager and uninstall it and then unplug the USB cable.
4. Uninstall ALL Creative software including the Zen drivers and then Reboot
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RBBrittain wrote:
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