Samsung YP-Z5 - I need help Fast!!!
I bought a samsung yp-z5 ok. Well I was messing around with it trying to get pictures on which i don't know how to do and my wallpaper folder got deleted. Does anyone one no how to get this back. Does anyone no how to put pictures on and does any one know how to chnge wallpaper? 
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Did you change your wallpaper and want the old one back ?.
If so just set the old one as the wallpaper again.
Or are you talkin about the desktop theme or something?
Sorry, but I think you're SOL if you deleted that folder. I dont know anything about this MP3 player either. Maybe if you have the images on your computer you can import them into the MP3 player again.
A quick google search came up with this... Linkage: http://www.everythingusb.com/samsung_yp-z5_4gb.html
Thanks
Hydro. U shud just be able to create a folder. open the device from my computer then right click and creat new folder. Name it pictures and it should work.
i also had the same problem. This is how u can solve it. Visit and samsung site-> go to the products tab-> select digital mp3 player-> and selecet the model YP-Z5 2gb-> then download the latest firmware upgrade for this particular model along with the instructions.
Do as said in instructions and u will be able to get you wall papers back.
anyway, hope this helps
I know this may sound weird, but this might be do to an overheating issue. I've experienced the same thing more than a few times...one quick way to fix it is simply turn your AC up full and hold the player in front of a vent (in your car that is)...it should start to work soon enough
This problem appears to occur if you use Windows Media Player 11 instead of the version 10 supplied on the CD with the YP-Z5, and described in the instructions. WMP11 sees the images in the Wallpaper system/wallpaper folder as items that shouldn't be there, so it removes them during the initial synchronisation. Perhaps you upgraded to WMP11, and that's when the problem started? There may of course be other circumstances in which this problem occurs.
The following instructions will fix the problem, restoring the default configuration of the player. However I hope you'll understand that I do not accept any repsonsibility for any loss, damage etc which may occur through you following these instructions (or not!).
Note that this process will not remove your music from the player :-)!
Before you start, check that your player has plenty of battery charge, and that it operates correctly with the computer you're going to use. The computer should have an internet connection - preferably broadband, as we need to download a 10 mb file.
Firstly, check the version of the player by going to Settings/system info/Version in the players manu, and noting the current firmware version - e.g. 2.47 US.
On the lower back of the YP-Z5 there is a label just above the cable port. The top line is the model number- for example, YP-Z5ZB/ELS (1GB, UK market player). Make a note of this.
Go to Samsung's web site and navigate to the Support item (I'm not allowed to post the link for some reason). Select your country, and on the next page, enter the model number that you read off the label in the step above. When the page has refreshed, you will see items available for your player. Click the 'Firmware' tab, and download the correct firmware version, (2.47 in the example) to a handy location on your PC. Unzip the zip file, and you will have a file called Z5Upgrade.dat- right click and Copy this.
Now connect the player to the PC, and browse to the player in My Computer (or with XP, when the Portable Device dialog appears, click 'Open device to view files using Windows Explorer'). You'll see a drive called Samsung YP-Z5 Storage. Open this, and in the root of the device, paste the Z5Upgrade.dat file.
Now, disconnect the USB cable. The player will notice that you've put that file there, and show a screen with the question Upgrade? and with Upgrade and Cancel options. Select Upgrade. After a short time, the player will appear to power down. When this has happened, reconnect the USB cable. The player will power up and a screen will appear on the player saying 'Upgrade in progress...' DO NOT under any circumstances disconnect the cable or press any buttons. Doing so will likely trash the player.
After several minutes (the firmware is 10Mb of compressed data) the player will reboot- you'll see the SAMSUNG logo displayed. After the reboot, check the player out.
You will now have your wallpapers back!
For future reference, the wallpapers exist in a folder called 'Wallpaper' which itself is in the Pictures folder. You can create your own wallpapers using Paint Shop Pro or similar; they are 800 x 600 (yes really) JPEG images. Any that you add yourself will be displayed in alphabetic sequence with the default ones.
There is nothing wrong with WMP11- personaly, I think it's much better than 10. When upgrading to WMP11 though, and connecting to the player for the first time, select the option to synchronise WMP to the player rather than the other way round- this might avoid the wallpaper problem.
Hope this helps;
Have Fun
Alan
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We still might be able to identify the firmware your player needs. Can you tell me:
If you go to Settings, then System Info and then Version what does the player say?
When you originally installed it, did the CD install Windows Media Player or Samsung Media Studio?
But, try this if you just want the wallpapers back:
Hook the player up to your computer and when it has been recognised, go to My Computer and double click on 'Samsung YP-Z5'. Look in the 'disk drive' and you should see 5 or more folders;
Albums
Music
Pictures
Playlists
System
If the Pictures folder isn't there create it. The name must be exactly as given here.
In Pictures, you should have a folder called Wallpaper. Again, if it isn't there, create it, using exactly this name.
Copy a few .jpg files into this folder, and you should find the player will display them.
Let me know if this worked!
Regards,
Alan
Would have been better in a new thread, but this spot doesn't hurt anything
Questions: What is your OS? Have you restarted your computer since the read problem began? When you say it won't play your music, do you mean the computer wont play the music, or the yp-z5 wont play the music?
You need to reformat your music player. Does the manual have good instructions for doing this?
Ok, well first you have to get the folder back, check your recycle bin and put it on your desktop or something. The access the device via "my computer" and open the folder called "pictures". Then just copy and paste the "wallpapers" folder onto the device.
If you want a different picture as your wall paper, you can drag and drop photos into the "pictures" folder (I find it works best to put all the ones you want in one folder and then put it into the "pictures" folder) and they will now be on your device, to set one as the wallpaper all you have to do is press and hold the central button while viewing it.
Hope this helps
I salute the people of great minds that have been of help on this site.
My Samsung YP Z5 is playing music & everything but the screen display at times shows completely fine & at times it shows half of the screen. It's been difficult to navigate through it as I can not see. It occassionally shows slideshow error. I have just upraged the firm ware, reset it but its still not working.
Any help pls?