[Horri2110]

Thanks for your help. Your firmware pack did the trick.
It is up and running with ACT2097_S75.

Questions:

1. Does anyone know if there are any better versions of the firmware I'm using?
2. Anyone else find the built in speaker stopped working with this firmware (I could have damaged it when I pulled the player apart 1st time though)?
3. What's the best resolution for photos so they use the full 2" Screen without being unnecessarily large?
4. Is there a trick to getting movies to work (Converted a small mpeg to AMV and player is telling me I have a format error)?

Notes to help others

Here are some things that worked for me along the way to help other newbies with a simmilar player. These things worked for me and as far as I can tell my actions have not damaged the player or my computer (These hints not listed in any particular order):

1. You do not have to pull the player apart to access the memory chip - take the battery out and use a small screwdriver to peel back the heavily glued black plastic under it (I threw the plastic away - I don't see a need for it being there).
2. Use an old Nokia Mobile phone to charge your player battery before you start trying to recover your player (eliminates a dead battery as being a contributing cause to your problem).
3. Plug your earphones into another device, manipulate the cord to ensure they don't have any broken wires (player is sensitive and turns off if there is a poor connection in the earphones)
4. If you need to short the player's memory chip (the largest chip) then use a small screwdriver across the last 5 pins each side and try it at each end (seemed to work for me)
5. You do not always need to short your player's memory to make your computer recognise it (try this first - check power switch is in off position, plug in usb connection and wait up to 30 seconds. If it's still not connecting try removing/re-inserting battery whilst USB cord still connected and turning the player switch on/off.)
6. Make sure you leave player plugged in to computer for around 60seconds after each attempt at upgrading firmware to give it time to reboot the first time.

It took me six weeks to get this player working. This site was invaluable in fixing it. Well done mympxplayer.org