Creative Media Explorer for ZVM - XP Version Needed.. Please!

[simonsez]

For some crazy/inexplicable reason, the 32-bit Windows XP version of Creative Media Explorer for ZVM is no longer available from Creative's website. The only versions there are a Vista Version that won't install on XP and a 64-bit version.

Can someone who still has the install file please upload it to a file storage/sharing site like megaupload or rapidshare?

Thanks in advance,
simonsez

[BobbyRS]

Sure there is. You just have to change the Manual Selection on the bottom left of the page to Vista 32-bit.

The install CD is here.

[simonsez]

The Vista version wouldn't install on XP. Thanks for the link but why are there 6 CD links posted when only 1 CD comes with the ZVM?

I did find a link to the contents of the ZVM CD from another forum, so I'll post it here for anyone else who has this problem.

http://files.filefront.com/Creative+.../fileinfo.html
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[BobbyRS]

Yeah, sorry about that. I meant change it to the XP selection.

You need to download all of the files from the links, then decompress all of them together to add up to the entire CD.

Thanks for the link! Good to have.

[kirschbaum]

Here is what I did to get my ZVM connecting to my laptop.

I decided to reinstall windows (Windows XP SP2 32 bit) on my laptop, and naturally, the one CD I didn't have anymore was the disc for my Zen.

My Zen wasn't showing up as docked when plugged it in to the newly refreshed laptop, so I ASSumed that I needed the Media Explorer software that came with it (I didn't). As is well documented, Creative no longer provide the Windows XP 32 bit version for download and it's nigh on impossible to find on the net.

Now, I use the Gold version of MediaMonkey for all my music management and Zen syncing (highly recommended), so I only needed the Zen to be recognised by Windows. I'm not interested in the Creative jukebox software etc.

In the end all I needed to do was:
1. Turn on my Zen and attach it to the USB port
2. Go to Control Panel> System> Hardware (tab) > Device Manager
3. Expand the Portable Devices node (you should see your Zen displayed there with a yellow question mark). Double click on this
4. Choose the option to reinstall driver. It think it refers to an MTP device/driver

This should get you Zen connecting to Windows now (may require a restart)

I hope this helps and saves some of you some time.

Cheers,