putting music on ur sansa using windowsmedia

ok ive been able to put my music on it finally but im still havin problems for somereason the music doesn't go into my sansa 4.gb under music it goes in under recordings idk whats the problem and another thing like when windows media finally dettects it it doesnt have a music file it only has a TMP,PHOTO,VIDEO,and RECORD idk whats the problem but its really anoying because instead of just clicking on an artist and going to their album i have too look for all the songs individually is any 1 famillier with this?

 

hey bud
I just got a sansa e270 about 2 weeks ago, so I'm experimenting with this thing as well
Anyway
theres a MUSIC folder , or there should be anyway
do you have windows set to show "hidden folders" ? because the Music folder is hidden
in short
RT Clik on My Comp
clik Explore
Up at the Top Hit--TOOLS--then Folder Options---then hit the VIEW tab
scroll thru the options till you see
"Hidden Files and Folders"
and put a dot in "Show Hidden Files and Folders"
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So now when you "Explore" your sansa you should see a MUSIC folder
it'll look transparent, but thats the Music folder
Hope that helps ya
Peace

 

yeah that help'd alot lol thanx but yo do you know of a program that can get rid of protective licences? because i downloaded some music and for some reason they wont let me put them onto my mp3 player

 

Hey bud
Glad that help some
I dont or havent yet used any music service I just rip from my cd library
I read this article ,not sure if its what your looking for or not, give it a read let me know
http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/25/fairuse4wm-strips-windows-media-drm

also do a google for TUNEBITE, looks like what your looking for, some places have a free demo download...
Good Luck

 

Forgot to ask is this the same problem you were talking about in this thread
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/379152

 

yeah this is the same problem i got all the music on it but now it keeps saying i have to sync the music? i tried looking for sync in windows media but i cant find it 2 save my life lol

 

your ripping with WMP10 right?

 

ahhh lol im not sure it just says windows media player, should it say windows media player 10 instead? n is there any way i can update it?

 

ok i got it i just downloaded media player 11 but now i think i broke my sansa im pissed lol but ok i tooke it out while it was transfering the files i know i know (DUMB MOVE) lol but isn't there a way to restart it or something?

 

Hey Corell031
Your having a bad trip with this thing huh?
Anyway
WMP11 is still a beta version I think, so I havent tried it yet although I have read it is better with all this syncing and playlist stuff
I was asking about what version you were using because the sansa is only compatible with wmp10 and up
OK so not sure where your exactley at now, I would try this first
You already activated the hidden files on your computer so you can see the MUSIC folder etc right?
Now connect the sansa, go into the sansa(EXPLORE) where the music folder is find the SYSTEM folder, open it inside there will be a DATA folder
open that and find Pp5000.dat ,highlight it and delete it
Disconnect the sansa from the computer (The Correct way)
and the sansa will restart and rebuild its Data base
should get you back to where you were and MAY fix the initial problem
hopefully
BTW
What firmware version are you running on your sansa?

 

oh yeah sorry for all the threads but yeah i got it working again all i had 2 do was wait 4 the batterie to die down only problem i have now is that all my music are copy righted and they wont let me sync it burn it or nothing

 

what music service are you using? are you paid up..in other words are these songs suppossed to be playing?
and did you look at those programs TUNEBITE and FairUse4WM
there supposed to strip the DRM and allow you to keep playing your music
Ive never used them because all my music is ripped from my own CD collection
good luck

 

did you put all the music back on with WMP11? or are the ones you did with the old version still on your sansa?

 

i downloaded all my music.... but the thing is ive been doin that for a long time n i never had any problems now its seems like when ever i download something or even get it from a cd they wont let me put it on my sansa idk what it is but i'll try those programs you just tould me about

 

oh yeah im using bearshare for some reason i have like six songs that did work but the rest didn't

 

check and see if you have a check mark next to "copy protect music"
in your options on the wmp
go into the menu > tools> options> then the "rip music tab" then make sure theres no check mark next to "copy protect music"
good luck bro

 

yeah i just did that and...no luck but htat was a good ideai thought it was going to work for sure but its still saying the same thing do you think i might need to down load my music over?

 

Hey Corell031
have you tried deleteing that DAT file like I explained above?
Sometimes it'll help fix corrupt files or other weird issues
I pretty much do it every time I add/delete music, just to get a fresh rebuild....I'd give it a try before going thru all the trouble of deleting/reloading all your music
heres how

You already activated the hidden files on your computer so you can see the MUSIC folder etc right?
Now connect the sansa,rt clik my computer, rt clik the sansa go into the sansa(EXPLORE) where the music folder is find the SYSTEM folder, open it inside there will be a DATA folder
open that and find Pp5000.dat ,highlight it and delete it
Disconnect the sansa from the computer (The Correct way)
and the sansa will restart and rebuild its Data base
Might clear whatever is stopping the music from playing
good luck

 

hey gagootz no luck i dont really think it has anything to do with the sansa i think its because my music is all copy righted that really blows well sence i cant get music on there do u know any way to put videoz on there? and pics?

 

and oh yeah i tried tunebite but the only thing is the free trial version only lets you listen to the first 30 seconds