Zen V and Zen V Plus on same compu

I'm new to posting. I have a Zen V for a year and never uploaded new software after installing it initially. Now I also have a Zen V Plus and am confused whether installing the software with it (different version of software came with it) will work on the same computer. Right now the software doesn't recognize the V Plus. ) is it possible to have two players like this on one computer 2) if yes, will the same software work for both Thank you.

I have used a Zen V and 3 different Zen V+'s on the same computer with the same Creative software. I use the latest version.Message Edited by Buelstr on -25-20070:45 AM

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Hello,
Probably you have the same problem like me:
http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=dap&message.id=797
the flash memory inside the player is corrupted after a write operation wasn't completed...
Then, I think the Zen nano hangs because the file system is corrupted and windows hangs because is not a stable os...
Is not a great problem, this happens also with PC disks, the solution is to repair it using the scandisk utility...
unfortunately it seems I cant use scandisk nor format my Zen...
Wich o.s. do you have? Win98 or XP?
And wich drivers for windows?(if you have some)

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railman wrote:
I have a Zen Micro 4GB setup and working great on our desktop computer. I have the Creative Media Source v3.0.9 and Zen Micro Media Explorer v4.00.22 software installed. I purchased two Zen Micro 6GBs at Christmas for my kids. I have been through the manual and these forums, but no help on how to setup the two new Zen Micros to work with the existing software. The new Zens do show the popup "Creative Media Device Detected", and I can see the new Zens in Windows Explorer. The new Zens do not show up in the Zen Micro Media Explorer. Do I have to install the Zen software for each of the three Zens? If not, any ideas? Thanks
It appears that you may have both PlaysForSure Zen Micro and non-PlaysForSure Zen Micro. As such, you should install both plugins for MediaSource. A newer version of MediaSource is also available to you.
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- Download and install the latest Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer 3.30.2 from your product download site.
- Download and install the latest Creative Zen and NOMAD Jukebox plugin 2.00.20 for Creative MediaSource from your product download site.
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Problems running creative zen nano plus and nomad muvo on same compu

We have 2 nomad muvo mp3 players and now a zen nano plus .Have had constant problems with the media organiser .
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Make sure that you have installed the MediaSource plugin for MuVo in order to get SmartFit You have to access SmartFit via the MuVo node of the Sources window in MediaSource. You won't see SmartFit if you access your MuVo via the My Computer node of the Sources window in MediaSource..
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- Download and install the latest Creative MuVo plugin .0.05 for Creative MediaSource from your product download site.
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Hello everyone. First off... I love the look, feel, and design of the Zen V plus. I'm hoping to eventually get to compliment the actual functionality of it. It has been a long day of hurry up and wait since I sped off to Circuit City early this afternoon for the Zen V plus. I'm just DYING to test it out, but it seems there is a major stumbling block. Let me give you a step by step run down of what has gone on since I can't seem to find a solution in the other posts I've read:
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Having same Zen Nano Plus problem as Golden Oldi

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My new Zen Nano Plus <EM>just</EM> arri'ved in the mail 2 days ago, I downloaded the software, connected the player to register it and got the USB connection symbol. When disconnected it does NOT switch on when I press or hold the scroll button.
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keaton wrote:
how do i do that? (connect it in recovery mode)
See my reply in this post.
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I cannot guarantee that this is the answer to your question (I'm not an electrical engineer), but the same thing happened when I tried once to charge my Zen V Plus at work. But after reading this forum for a while, I came to the conclusion that the Zen waits for a specific signal from the USB port that says it's okay to charge it. If it doesn't get the signal, it goes to "sleep" for a while, then wakes up to check again. If still no "okay" signal is received, it cycles back and forth between sleeping and checking. That's why the screen lights up, then goes off for a while, then lights up again.
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Zen Nano Plus vs. N200: Clicks and pops complete fix

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I've to know that cause I owned a N200 and sent it back. It had that clicks and po
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Bye and thanks
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jasperchc wrote:
the muvo n200 is rename as the zen nano plus, so they are basically the same player.
Two extra colours (whoo), and apparently another 2 or 3 hours of battery life (then again, the MuVo did exceed the 5 hours stated in all it's reviews, so no change)
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Direct copy/paste from the specs page for your player:
Audio Playback Format:
]Audible Format 2 and 3
MP3 (Up to 320 kbps)<
WMA (Up to 320 kbps)<
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