Can't get my laptop to recognize my Sansa c200 anymore. what happened?

I had the same problem on my desktop, fixed it yesterday.  I’m running Win 7.  First I made sure everything was up to date.  I did have to install an update with a new service pack.  But it still didn’t work after that.

Then I came across instructions for changing the device from MTP mode to MSC.  I was a little concerned since I had never done anything like that.  But nothing else had worked, so I tried it.  And it worked!  Go here for details on the process I followed

http://forums.sandisk.com/t5/All-other-MP3-players/Need-driver-for-Sansa-c200-using-Windows-7/m-p/233644/highlight/false#M16224

See the post by JeanneB  on 6/25/11 at 5:32am.