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This download contains an improved version of the firmware found on your Creative ZEN™ V. It improves the support of album art display. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

Added Features or Enhancements:

• Improves support for album art display.

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows Vista™, Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or higher)
• Windows Media® Player 10 or later
• USB port
• Creative ZEN V

Notes:

• To install this firmware
  1. Download the ZENV_PCFW_L22_1_32_01.exe file into your local hard disk.
  2. Close all application windows that are currently running on your computer.
  3. Connect your player to your computer.
  4. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.

This suite of applications has been updated and combined for your convenience. For details, read the rest of this web release note.

This software pack includes the following:

• Creative Media Explorer (version 5.41.12)
  Enables you to manage your player easily in the familiar "Windows Explorer" environment
• Creative Audio CD Ripper (version 5.20.11)
  Extracts songs from an audio CD and transfers them to your player
• Creative Sync Manager (version 6.04.10)
  Synchronizes data between your computer and player
• Video Converter (version 5.60.13) - *Not applicable to ZEN V players
  Converts videos to a suitable format and transfers them to your player
• SmartFill (version 2.00.26)
  Fills up your player with songs automatically

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows® XP (Service Pack 1 or higher) or Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
• USB 1.1 port (USB 2.0 recommended for faster transfers)
• Creative ZEN V, Creative ZEN V (with video), Creative ZEN V Plus players

Note:

• To install this software pack
  1. Download the ZNV_PCAppXP_LA_5_41_12.exe file into your local hard disk.
  2. Close all application and Windows Explorer windows that are currently running.
  3. Connect your player to your computer.
  4. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.

This software suite has been updated and combined for your convenience. For details, read the rest of this web release note.

ZENcast Organizer seamlessly integrates ZENcast media files with Creative portable media players and/or your computer. Some portable media players may only support ZENcast audio files.

Fixes:

• Resolves download issues on certain subscribed channels.

Sync Manager (6.04.16)

Sync Manager enables you to synchronize various types of media files and data stored in your Creative portable media player and your computer.

Video Converter (5.60.16)

Video Converter enables you to convert video files to a format and size suitable for your video capable Creative portable media player. Use the application also to transfer converted video files to your video capable Creative portable media player.

Requirements:

• Microsoft^® Windows Vista™, Windows^® XP Service Pack 1 and above, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition 
• Microsoft DirectX^® 9.0 and above
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and above or Mozilla^® Firefox^® 1.5 and above

Notes:

• To install this software package

1. Download the ZCST_PCAPP_LB_2_01_01.exe file into your local hard disk.
2. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.

This update resolves compatibility issues between Creative Media Explorer or Creative MediaSource™ Player/Organizer, and Windows Media® Player 11 (WMP11). For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

You must already have ZEN™ V Media Explorer version 5.40.10 or later, or ZEN V Series Media Explorer version 5.41.01 or later installed on your computer to perform this update successfully. To check your current version of this application, see Notes below.

This update may not fully support pre-release versions of WMP11.

Fixes:

• Transfers album art and picture thumbnails correctly to your player.

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or higher) or Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
• ZEN V Media Explorer version 5.40.10 or later, or ZEN V Series Media Explorer version 5.41.01 or later installed.

Notes:

• To check your application's version number,
  1. Double-click the ZEN V Media Explorer or ZEN V Series Media Explorer icon on the desktop.
  2. On the Menu bar, click Help and select About ZEN V Media Explorer or About ZEN V Series Media Explorer. The version number is displayed in the dialog box that appears.
  3. Click the OK button to close the dialog box.
• To install this software package,
  1. Download the ZNV_PCPatch_LB.exe file into your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.

This update addresses a security vulnerability that Creative users face when using Gracenote© services like MusicID™ (formerly known as CDDB™). For more details, read the rest of this web release note. You must already have one of the following applications listed in Requirements below on your computer to perform this update successfully.

Fixes

• Secures your computer against the vulnerability caused by using some Gracenote services with a Creative application.

Requirements