After formatting the archos5 ,the device doesnt get recognised

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Hello, please downloaded the driver at : www.driverskit.com/MP3/Sony.html
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Kind regards, Jay

kindly mention the model number for a more accurate answer...anyways it probably needs a firmware upgrade. First try formatting the device using windows FAT32 filesystem.that must solve the problem...if it doesnt plz mention the model number for a link to the specific firmware

Hi,
You might want to try hitting the reset button when it comes on. the reset button is on the bottom next to the connectors you will need a paper clip. I hate to say it but you probably have to do a hard reset. Have you downloaded the latest firmware make sure you have either a copy of your original firmware or if you don't know which is your original firmware download the latest & save it to your desktop. When the archos screen comes on hold the volume button until the white screen with repair,recovery or format comes on first try repair or recovery your last choice is to format. Usually a hard format fix's most problems. I hope I have been helpful.

I think I can help.  I had a similar issue where the recovery tool would recognize my mp3 but the firmware would not.  This is what I did:    Turn on your Zen, Holding the power switch in the on position. While holding the Power switch on (very important), Reset the Zen by inserting a small object in the Reset hole on the bottom of the Zen (I used an earring). You will see a menu: Clean Up, Format, Reload OS/Firmware, Reboot. I decided to go down the list until something worked.  I ran Clean Up first and that didn't work for me, so I tried Format.  Note that this will remove all of your data.
Once Format runs, Reboot the MP3 player and plug it up to the computer. Run MP3 Recovery Tool. At this point, the firmware recognized my MP3 and installed successfully. Once installed, my computer recognized my Zen.

I have also had the same problem. Go to Google mail and type "MMP8567 boot error" in the search. You will get results where there is links to get the firmware. Especially, from FixYa. Down load the firmware and install it in your PC. Then it will format your player and install the new firmware. Your recorded songs will be lost.

If windows sees the drive in device manager you can attempt to update the firmware. To access device manager, right click on My Computer and then go to properties. Then click the Hardware tab and then the Device Manager button. Look under DVD/CD-Rom Drives and see if it's listed. If it is, then get the model information off the the drive. Sometimes it is listed in Device Manger, sometimes not, you may have to take the drive out of the PC. After you get the info, post it here and I can point you in the right direction of a firmware update.

about this issue of creative zen wherein the device is not booting up to the normal os. and is not being detected by your computer, and giving you options to clean, reset, and format. my brother and i own creative zen, my brother own zen 4GB and i own 16gb. i don't have any problems at all. but my brother does. what i did is i just download the firmware version of my brother's zen that is missing which is version 1.03.04_0.6.1. unfortunately you will not find this firmware version at creative website.
i checked a website and i found this.
it's at http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/Other-DRIVERS-TOOLS/Others/Creative-ZEN-4-8-16-GB-Firmware-10304.shtml

just perform this steps and you're good to go.

1. download the firmware for your zen.
2. connect your zen to your pc.
3. run the executable file (firmware).
4. just follow the on-screen instructions on your computer and you're good to go.

hope that this step will help you guys out.

if you have any questions about fixing this kind of problem. or if this step won't help you.
email me at [email protected]

i'll be more than happy to help you guys with this kind ok issue.
god bless and enjoy listening to your favorite music.

OK to everyone who messed up the firmware of Zen Micro and run vista, u r all idiots, including me. my zen was stuck in recovery mode and recovery menu as everyone experienced and tried to upgrade the firmware via the firmware updater that didnt work, right? ok through research and time i came to realize that what was causing the updater to fail (...please connect your media player...) is windows media player 11 (ELEVEN !!) zen update firmware will work only with windows media player 10 (TEN !!) installed. y? i dont know and i dont care anymore now that my micro is fixed up and running with the latest released firmware.
method 1:
u can find smne with xp and wmp10 (rare) install drivers and run the updater or
method 2:
u can DIY and since it is impossible to uninstall wmp11 i did the unthinkable, no no not format and install xp to use wmp10 no no.

instead i used a program called VIRTUAL MACHINE WORKSTATION 6.5 (for links keep confidential suppling ur email to me) this program will allow u to install and run several operating systems at a time regardless of your current hardware, it will run as an application in vista O/S. so i installed xp pro (on vmware 6.5) that i had handy somewhere, and then the drivers from the creative disc. then i run the firmware updater and yes it recognises my zen for the first time and loads a brand new firmware. easy as that, zen reboots and main menu appears, what a joy.

so all i used was:
vmware 6.5
xp pro (wmp10)
creative disc
firmware updater by creative

installing operating systems on vmware is very easy and doesnt require restarts etc.. u can switch through vista and xp like a window application just like that.

hope this helps, zen micro is by far the ultimate mp3 player for its sound breathtaking performance and loudness, totally worth the trouble. this is 100% fixable

Did you reinstall the firmware? Check to see that you have a file called ihp_120.hex on the root directory. If not, you can download the latest version of the device's firmware from the support page on iriver's website. Otherwise, I suggest you try installing Rockbox firmware (www.rockbox.org).