Sansa m250 is frozen on initializing screen

Apr 19, 2009

-   after formating the device (sansa m250), it didn't recognize any file on it. i followed a tip and did the firmwhere update. now the device gets stuck on "initializing" when plugged in to the computer or "finalzing update" when it's not -   roboman772

Feb 24, 2009

-   my sansa m250 is just frozen on the home screen.i cant do anything with it.its not even recognised as a drive.somebody please find a solution for this problem.please-   suman_sriniv

Aug 25, 2008

-   I have the same problem; I called the company, and they told me to update the firmware, but now, when I turn it on, it just gets stuck on the screen that says 'Firmware update in progress'.-   Guest

Jun 22, 2008

-   Have invested over a full day's worth of time and effort trying to get around problem. At first, I simply could not transfer more than one music file - when I was lucky. Now, the Sasas c240 is frozen and causes my computer to crash. The Sansa is NOT on hold. I have tried both MSC and MTP settings.
Have tried downloading drivers from SanDisk, including firware. Have plugged in to rear USB port. Started with Windows Media Player 11, then backed off properly to WMP 10. Seem to be moving backwards - Windows Media Player used to recognize Sansa, but now also hangs up when Sansa is plugged in. The only way I can move ahead on other computer use is to shut the power on my computer (Alt CRTL delete does not work after Sansa Plug-in) and pull battery on the Sansa.
-   Notanovice

Jan 03, 2008

-   My SanDisk Sansa m200 is brand new. I've been able to get my computer to recognize it once, but the computer hasn't recognized it since then. I've tried connecting the player to another computer and that computer does not recognize it. Both computers acknowledge that something was pluged into the USB port [meaning I hear the sound], but when I search for it, the player is nowhere to be found. Is it possible that it's just my USB cord or could it be something else?! I really would like to put some music on there!-   theredrandom