John, I couldn't fine a recovery tool anywhere. I have just run an old firmware update for the stone and this appears to have fixed it. I can now copy files into it so looks like the panic is over!! Thanks all for the suggestions. Mark Threadgold Of all the things I have ever lost, The one I miss most is my mind... -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of john coley Sent: 02 December 2011 11:39 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Zen Stone replacement Hi Mark, did the recovery tool do the trick? John. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Threadgold" <m.j.threadgold@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 11:23 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Zen Stone replacement > BJ, thanks, but these have a screen and menus, and I would prefer > something > simpler as the Zen Stone was, with no screen. > > > > Mark Threadgold > > Of all the things I have ever lost, The one I miss most is my mind... > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of > BJ Edwards > Sent: 02 December 2011 09:54 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Zen Stone replacement > > Take a look at the Sonsa clip or Fuse. > > BJ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Threadgold > Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 10:23 PM > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Zen Stone replacement > > John, > > It's giving a hardware device I/O error when I try to copy files into it. > I've tried it on an XP and a Win7 machine with the same results, so I > cannot > copy any files into it at all. It will format on both machines, but takes > ten minutes to achieve this, and even then no files can be transferred. > > I don't know what the recovery tool is, so assume it's available from the > creative website? > > Mark Threadgold > > Of all the things I have ever lost, the one I miss most is my mind. > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of > john coley > Sent: 01 December 2011 20:13 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Zen Stone replacement > > Hi Mark, what's wrong with it? Have you run the recovery tool? > John. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Threadgold" <m.j.threadgold@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "AccessUK List" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 7:31 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Zen Stone replacement > > >> Hi all. >> >> It seems my 1GB Zen Stone music player has reached the end of its life, >> and >> I cannot find them anywhere for sale. >> >> Can anyone recommend either a website I can buy one from, or a suitable >> replacement. I don't want an ipod, rather something small and easily >> useable as I'm total. >> >> Regards, >> Mark Threadgold >> >> Of all the things I have ever lost, The one I miss most is my mind... >> >> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> ** and in the Subject line type >> ** unsubscribe >> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >> ** immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >> ** or send a message, to >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >> > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq