20 Most Recent Creative Labs ZEN Vision:M Digital Media Player - Page 7 Questions & Answers

Hi! If its not upload then I believe that you should DOWNLOAD a new firmware. Once you download the firmware, more files will be supported and can be accessed. Hope this helps and have a good one!

Your player's internal battery hs died. You will need to obtain a replacement. Check your user manual for size & type, or check it out on the web. Sellers from China offer large range of replacements.

I have the same Creative Zen as you have, I never set a password but I can't get the volume higher than 25. I think 25 is just the maximum.

You will need to have a 32 bit compatible Operating System to run this.

the player might been fell down .kindly open the set reassemble the display front board.do this under professional guidance or if its in warranty period claim for it

Try to add your music a bit at a time instead of your whole library at once. That will freeze it. You can also try sync with Window's Media Player, which works a lot better than the Creative software.

ur philips mp3 player memory is infected by virus thats why it cant be detected by ur pc same prblm happens with pen drives as well.

Follow These steps connect mp3 player and restart ur pc this will help in detection.
if this doesnt work then use usb virus scan utility
this is the link:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE-SOFTWARE/Antivirus---Antispyware/Windows-Portable-Applications-McAfee-VirusScan-USB.shtml

The most common cause is a flat battery. There is a trick to charging the battery in these small mp3 players. It wont charge if it is turned on, and it won't charges if it's turned off. Here what to do...
1. plug the payer into your USB port. or wall charger
2. switch thje palyer on using the mechanical switch (on the side)
3. turn it off by either holding down the play button, or selecting "System" from the menu
4. The screen will go black and the battery will begin charging.

Use this link to update your firmware and optionally to recover your files and songs. Follow the onscreen directions.

http://support.creative.com/Products/ProductDetails.aspx?catID=213&CatName=MP3+Players&subCatID=214&subCatName=ZEN&prodID=17108&prodName=ZEN

the same problem occured with me . i just pressed the plugging cable more firmly and twist end ,by hit and trial,in different directions and reset the usb ports.until i didn't found the correct position. it is time consuming .but believe me it occurs due to displacement of parts in either devices or wires

1. Go to Start>> Right click My Computer>> Manage>> Device Manager 2. Expand the USB Controller section 3. Right click and Uninstall all of the listed USB devices 4. Reboot the system

· Make sure you have media player 11
· If you can, the best test is to try your player with another PC, to see if you still have the problem. This localises whether the problem is with the PC (most likely the USB) or the player. See the link below (search on "connection problems") for a lot more troubleshooting on this.
· Download recovery tool off creative's website.
· go to my computer > click on hardware tab >
click on device manager button > in the is next screen on the bottom should have>>universal serial bus controllers
(write these down just in case it cant find them)
right click on them and uninstall
reboot let windows reinstall them
· Also told Microsoft hotfix causes this problem try uninstalling the last hotfix
If that doesn't fix it try the USB cable

1. check your manual for the reset steps once you have done that it will be fine

Hey, I also have this problem and I've been looking for an answer. So far I've taken it apart and made sure everything was securely connected and cleaned out a little dust. Yesterday, I also updated the firmware, which had no effect, but I'm not sure if this is a hardware problem or something else. Mine also randomly glitches randomly while playing songs, to the point where I have to reset it, and sometimes the screen goes black and nothing plays and I can't get it to turn off, so I have to reset. Please let me know if you've found an answer!

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You need to install the correct software , either via disk or using the internet downloadable content.

The latest support for drivers can be found here

http://support.creative.com/Products/ProductDetails.aspx?catID=213&subCatID=214&prodID=16002&prodName=ZEN%20Vision:M%2030GB&subCatName=ZEN&CatName=MP3+Players

Windows Vista and Windows 7 have drivers that should detect automatically

If you are wanting to re-load your zen hard drive with media, you would use use windows media player preferably.

I had this same issue. My PC recognized the device, the firmware however did not. I found that by using the cleanup option on the "Recovery Mode" screen and plugging the cable in during the cleanup, the firmware software would recognize the device when it finished. If my zen was plugged in at the start of the cleanup it would just keep telling me to plug my zen in. Once i got through the firmware update i was able to boot into the menu system.

You could try a firmware update/reinstall. If that doesn't work you may have a bad mainboard.

Firmware available here

http://support.creative.com/Products/ProductDetails.aspx?catID=213&subCatID=214&prodID=16002&prodName=ZEN%20Vision:M%2030GB&subCatName=ZEN&CatName=MP3+Players

There are many products that can convert video into the proper format and some can be easy to use. The best free software I have found is AutoGK.

http://www.autogk.me.uk/modules.php?name=Downloads

There are presets available using the interface, and it can be a bit complicated when you are viewing the raw VOB files on the DVD, but for free quality its my favorite.

For purchasable software I recommend Cucusoft Ultimate DVD + Converter Suite, Its easy to use and does a great job.

You can manually drop your properly coded videos into your Creative Zen Vision M video folder by opening/browsing your zen with windows explorer. Specifications for what video format you need can be found here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZEN_Vision:M

I Dropped My Zen Vision M And Cracked The Screen And Bought A New One But Replaced The New ZVM's Hard Drive With My Old One And All I Had to Do Was Restart It For It To Recognize The New Hard Drive And If It Doesnt Recognize It All You Gotta Do Is Put A New One In And Download More Songs xD And If You Need A Disassembly Tutorial Heres A Good Site

http://www.anythingbutipod.com/archives/2006/02/how-to-disassemble-the-creative-zen-vision-m.php