Zen Xtra Faceplate questi

Hello, I have a few questions about the Zen Xtras face plate.
I plan on painting all my electronics to match the same. My question is, Will it void my warrenty if I paint the Zen Xtras removable faceplate?
And does anybody know if creative has any plants on marketing faceplates with designs or different colors? I know that the ability to customize MP3 players will draw in more buyers, Just look at the ipods. I hope Creative takes this idea seriously. But they would of done it already if they ever thought it would work.
basicly those are my questions.
P.S. My Zen Xtra has yet to encounter any of the problems that people have experienced on these forums, and i hope it never does. My old Nomad 0GB clunker has survi'ved about 4 years and it still works fine. Its been dropped, hit, battle scared, drowned in Soda, ect. Yet that thing wont die. Thanks Creative.
Happy owner of:
Creative Nomad Jukebox 0GB
Creative Nomad Zen Xtra 40GB

Thank You for your quick reply.
I'm glad I'm able to customize my zen. So many ideas are now running through my mind as to what I can do. I have been painting for awhile and I did a nice job already on my 0GB. painted it jet black and did planets and orbital rings. looks sweet. glow in the dark paint for the rings. when the backlight is on it looks crazy.
Well, time to start drawing some blueprints.
Ya, exchangable faceplates would be great. different colors, designs, happyfaces, astrological signs, anything. I'm sure a Halo2 one would sell extreamly well, heh.
Anyways. Thanks for the answer. Glad to hear it.

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I was also having the scroll wheel pausing tracks and playing tracks when it shouldn't have been doing that.
For me it came down to hardware. I actually got my Xtra aroudn the same time you did and only a few weeks ago did I finally fix it. It was going on for about 2 months, and it just got to the point where I didnt want to use the player because it became such a hassle.
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I fired up my player and at first it still had the problem, but literally after about a minute the problem was gone. I use my player all the time and since doing this not once have I had the scroll wheel acting as the play/pause button. Its back to what it was like when I first bought it.

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2. is wma is a lossless format? for that matter, are there any other lossless formats that the zen supports?
3. is there xtra 60GB for sale in singapore anymore? creative's shopping website does not list it anymore. i'm hoping to get the 60GB as i've a huge collection and also want to use it for transfers.

tokens,
If your from Singapore then there's a piece of good news for you. The Creative Fest is back from 8-20 March 2005 with amazing bargain and offers. The Zen Xtra is available for sale there also. You can check out the offer here.
Jason

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Alrichi,
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2. I believe that Napster still makes purchase the default option on trials; it switches to download when you become a paying customer. YMU has buttons on every track for streaming (play button), download as a subscription track (plus-sign button, formerly musical notes), and purchase (Buy button).
3. I'd try upgrading to MMJB 0. Or consider MMJB 0., which officially is released only for Dell DJs but can be used with other players; it has a "to go" version of On Demand. (Perhaps DM can post the link in this thread.)
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Message Edited by RBBrittain on -2-2005 04:34 AM

Request for Creative to sell Xtra Faceplat

Ok, this might seem odd. but creative should really think about selling Faceplates for the xtra.
My friends player and my player both need new faceplates. his is bent and wont fit on, and the plastic part inside mine has snapped.
The way i look at it is this. Creative obviously has these things in stock. they get them from some factory for pennys. Cause when they Repair them under warrenty they obviously don't open up a new zen xtra, take out the faceplate, then give it to you. so they must have them in stock.
Alot of people will buy them. If they have a broken one, if they want some to Customize, or they are out of the warranty, most are. and even the ones that are still under warranty that will just save people from sending those things back to creative just to get another faceplate, and will make creative some money.
Basicly, people want them, Creative has them. People are willing to buy them. Creative has a chance to not only make a profit, but to make there customers happy. I can't understand why creative doesent do things like this. it makes sence to me, and to anybody i've talked to about it.
Its not like they lose money or anything. they can sell them online so its not like they are paying for shelf space in stores.
Anybody agree? Disagree? or a response from creative would be awsome.
~Mr Zop
http://prt.gettiffany.org/zen

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No driver found - Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra - WinXP

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Message Edited by morfo on 0-22-2005 05:54 PM

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When I operated on Windows XP and I linked my Player to the computer I would see all my songs listed on the screen. Now on Vista I see folders of the albums as opposed to all the tracks listed. This is making creating playlists much harder, searches slower and general management of 6400 songs more difficult than it should be.
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Hi,
I have a Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra mp3 player, version .03.02. I've had it since July of 2003.
I recently bought a new computer (Dell Inspiron 520; Windows XP Home Edition). My old computer had Creative Organizer software on it. I no longer have (or more accurately, I can no longer find) any CDs that would allow me to install that software onto my new computer.
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Thank you!

Hi,
If you have not already, please make sure that you have the correct plugin installed. Check the firmware version of your Zen Xtra and go back to the download page where you downloaded MediaSource 5.
If you have the PlaysForSure firmware in your player, download and install this:
Creative PlaysForSure Devices Plugin 5.00.36 for Creative MediaSource 5 Player/Organizer 27.90 MB
CMS5_MTP_PCAPP_LB_5_00_36.exe
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