I have a creative zen vision m 30gb, and it suddenly went into recovery mode. like any normal person, i tried all four options, and lucky for me, i didnt have it connected to my PC at the time. so now, i dont have a firmware. i've downloaded all of them, but when i plug in my zen, it only reads as a 50mb storage device, and on my player it says "docked" but when i go to reload the firmware, it says, "Player not connected. Please connect your player." Please, someone help!!! :(
SOURCE: CREATIVE ZEN VISION MZEN VISION M TECHNICAL SUPPORT
my zen is frozen its stuck an will not cut off
SOURCE: Zen vision m firmware problem
Greetings,
Lotsa people are having the same problem with the firmware updates. Go check for your warranty, the product was working fine before applying THEIR firmware update.
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SOURCE: Zen vision m firmware problem
Dear All this problem is caused if the computer has windows media player 11 installed. I googled this for days trying to fix it - & was relieved when i finally sorted it - it's very easy. Just do the following.
Use a computer that has XP (either pro or home edition) (forget about vista....). go to add/remove programs - uninstall windows medi player - on my PC it does a roll back to WMP version 9. There's also a program called "Windows media format runtime 11" which comes with WMP11 & you need to uninstall this too - otherwise it still won't recognise the player.
Then restart your PC. Then make sure you have downloaded the lastest firmware version - just google it - trying to find the right one on the creative website is not easy - their website is poor - there are quite a few other places you can download it from.
Then I clicked the "reload firmware" option in the recovery mode (I had already deleted it 4 days ago). Then when your PC has restarted plug in your Zen, it should come up something like "MTP device recognised". Now when you double click on the firmware downloaded to install - it it will recognise the player & you can click the upgrade button. It does the upgrade & puts the firmware back on the ZEN. I got a message saying "firmware upgrade failed" at the end although when I started the player - it booted up as normal & I was able to reload & play my music.
This sure beats the "send it back to John Lewis, pay 60 quid & wait 6 weeks for it to come back " option - if like mine it's out of warranty
SOURCE: zen vision m not recognized
Same problem. Solved by downgrading Windows Media Player to v.10. Do it through Control Panel and click Remove WMP11 and WMP11 runtime. Restart, connect your player and if not recognized do go to Control Panel=>System=>Hardware tab=>Devices. Find Portable Devices drivers in the menu and click Uninstall MTP device. If still not detected, go to Control Panel=>Detect New Hardware and run that. The player should connect automatically. WMP 11 has a glitch that disallows 3rd party MTP players. Intentional or purposeful? Ask B. Gates.
SOURCE: My Creative ZEN 8 GB has Firmware Problems
Try uninstalling Windows Media Player version 11 from your computer before trying to reload the firmware. It works wonders.
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