My Creative ZEN NANO MP3 PLAYER - 1G (not the NANO PLUS) apparently cannot recognize the .wma files that are transferred to it from my new computer with a VISTA HOME PREMIUM OS, whether or not I use the company’s CREATIVE MEDIASOURCE ORGANIZER. The organizer shows the files were satisfactorily transferred, and the files seem to play well from the device whenever it is plugged into the USB. But after it is (correctly) disconnected from the computer, the player does not play and shows only “NO RECORDING.” Everything worked perfectly with my old XP-Pro. Upgrading,from the CREATIVE DOWNLOADS site, the organizer to VISTA-compatibility did not help. Also, Windows-search for an upgraded driver showed no better upgrade available. An attempt to download the appropriate VISTA-compatibility FIRMWARE update from the CREATIVE site resulted in a notification that such update is not available for the ZEN NANO MP3 PLAYER, although it IS for the NANO PLUS model. Rather than incurring an unfair and needless fee for a Creative Support consultation, I wonder if anybody out there might have some helpful thoughts about this problem. IRA

Sounds to me like you are out of luck. If the manufacturer does not want to create a needed firmware update for Vista, there's not much you can do. Manufacturer's do not like using manpower to create fixes for older products. For some reason they seem to prefer that you buy a new one.

I was afraid to hear that; hoped that my diagnosis was wrong. Thanx anyway -- your input is appreciated. IRA

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. But maybe it would be worth a try to email the manufacturer. It's a long shot, but they might supply you with a fix for a small charge.

This is probably a crackpot idea but I wondered if they might happen to play on Media Player Classic (open source freebie), assuming Vista allows such additions. DerekW

It seems that the problem is with the player itself Derek. It plays ok from the system when it's connected, but doesn't play standalone.

... yeah I get your drift (I said it was probably crackpot LOL). DerekW