If you DO see that, then you just have to right-click it and select Update Driver, then Choose from Specific Location (or something along those lines) and then select “Don’t search. Click next and then you should have 2 driver choices: MTP or USB storage - click USB.

If you don’t see it listed in Device Manager…what do you see when you look at My Computer when it’s plugged in? Look at it before and after the Walkman is plugged in - do you notice any difference when you plug it in?

Oh, also, what happens when you plug the Walkman into your Computer? Does anything show that additional hardware has been detected? If not, try going into Control Panel > Add New Hardware and the above steps should apply, also.

If none of this works…what Operating System are you using?

“Clicking on the “System Devices” tab should have “Walkman” or MTP device. Right click on it and go to properties, now before doing anything it should say “Location — —— Location 0 (Walkman)” if not try unplugging the walkman and see if the MTP device you’re looking at is removed from the list, just to make sure it’s the right device we’re looking for.”

My problem seems to be that it ids not picked up anywhere on my system. Or on my wifes SONY VAIO laptop.

Any other advice / ideas??

Jackie - When I connect my player to my PC, it shows as “connecting” with the circle thing spinning round and round - however, it’s still charging, and you can still drag & drop your files to the appropriate folder :)

Jahni - Make sure you’re putting the music files in the MUSIC folder when you’re dragging & dropping the files. Alternatively, you can use Windows Media Player to sync the songs onto the player, and it should work just fine.

Good luck, everyone :)

Its really not there, charges fine but is no-where to be seen.

Really need some help here fellas!

To make an actual playlist on your walkman, you will need to do this through Windows Media Player. It’s a bit inconvenient, but that’s the only way to do it. Good luck!

I tried on Home>Playlists menu but it says ” ..Please connect to a compliant software or device and transfer playlist”. Please advise…

best regards,
Toto-22

Others - You’re more than welcome :) I’m glad you were able to find the information, and that it helped!

Here’s a really helpful answer on how to get your computer to recognize the NWZ-S616 as a Mass Storage Device instead of an MTP, so then you can just drag & drop your files and movies without having to go through WMP.

This WORKED for me, and it’s simple, which is why I’m pasting it here.

“I first found that when I plugged my player into my computer it registered it as a MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) device and in turn never showed up as a storage device on my computer. I fixed this by going into my Control Panel -> System Icon -> Hardware Tab -> Device Manager button.

Clicking on the “System Devices” tab should have “Walkman” or MTP device. Right click on it and go to properties, now before doing anything it should say “Location — —— Location 0 (Walkman)” if not try unplugging the walkman and see if the MTP device you’re looking at is removed from the list, just to make sure it’s the right device we’re looking for.

If you’ve confirmed it’s the Walkman, click on the “Driver tab” and click on “Update Driver…”. Then click on the “Install from a list or a specific location (Advanced)” option and click “Next”. Now select the “Don’t search. I will choose the driver to install.” and click next. It should now bring up 2 driver choices, one being “MTP Device” and the other “USB Mass Storage Device”. Select the USB option and select next, it will then install your walkman as a USB storage device and after that’s done. It should be a matter of unplugging and plugging the Walkman back in and it should show up on your storage options in “My Computer””

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