You may want to check with Archos to see if they know the exact button that you need to press (sometimes it is "Record," sometimes it is "Play"), but every Mp3 player has a Recovery Method. The downside of all recovery methods is that they delete every file off the player, so you will have to reload them later. For 80% of players, the recovery method is this: disconnect the player from the computer, turn it off,hold in the volume + button, and reconnect the player to the computer while holding the volume + button in. Keep holding the volume + button for an additional 5-50 seconds. Windows should eventually go into recovery mode and revive the player- it will pop up a window that says Found New Hardware Wizard.
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You may want to check with Archos to see if they know the exact button that you need to press (sometimes it is "Record," sometimes it is "Play"), but every Mp3 player has a Recovery Method. The downside of all recovery methods is that they delete every file off the player, so you will have to reload them later. For 80% of players, the recovery method is this: disconnect the player from the computer, turn it off, hold in the volume + button, and reconnect the player to the computer while holding the volume + button in. Keep holding the volume + button for an additional 5-50 seconds. Windows should eventually go into recovery mode and revive the player- it will pop up a window that says Found New Hardware Wizard.
-Tha Mp3 Doctor