Okay, Well at first, Connect was TOTALLY unusable. So what I did was: Imported all my mp3s into SonicStage (3.3) & converted them into ATRAC3 there. Closed SonicStage. Went to he location where SonicStage stores the .oma files. Opened Connect (with an empty library). Opened the transfer pane. Dragged all my .oma files from Windows Explorer onto the transfer pane Connect went through, added them to my library & transferred them to my player without a hitch! The software stayed responsive the whole way through too! I'm just about to turn the player on & see if I can use the intelligent shuffle stuff, etc etc. Tom.