sean7

I've had my NW-HD5 for a little over 2 weeks now and while the sound is great for the most part, I've already had problems. The screen has gone out for up to half a day at a time. The battery indicator seems to have a mind of it's own. It's nice to think for yourself, but some indication of battery life would also be appreciated. I've heard some crackles and spits in the sound (once it cut out altogether for a few seconds). Some of the buttons don't feel as responsive as others. By that I mean some of them don't seem to have the same travel as others. I can't figure out how to play all the tracks at the same volume. One of the most important features and I can't find it in the manual. If the tracks aren't in ATRAC format, the equalizers don't work and it won't convert my variable bit-rate mp3s anyway. Sony must be having a good laugh about this one. I had a Creative Zen Touch 20gb player before this which also had great sound and battery life. Then I dropped it!!! I wanted to try a new player and I like the size of the NW-HD5, the sound is nice, the battery life seems good and the screen is very crisp (when it works), but I don't feel confident about it in the long run. Something about it just seems cheap. The Zen Touch felt much more robust. It was built like a tank and unfortunately dropped like one too, but it was also completely hassle free. I'm going to try and return it, which is easier said than done in Shanghai. I took it back while the screen was out and they tried to tell me it was okay. I don't know why I'm ranting, I guess I just need to vent. Anyway, I'm sure it's great for many, but I'm gonna knock-knock on Creative's door again. And if that door won't open, how do I play my tracks at the same volume?

When attempting to run keywizard, I get the following. Any ideas? An unhandled exception has occurred in your application... blah blah blah... File or asseembly name Common, or one of it's dependencies, was not found. See the end of this message for details on invoking just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box. ************** Exception Text ************** System.IO.FileNotFoundException: File or assembly name Common, or one of its dependencies, was not found. File name: "Common" at KeyWizard.KeyWizardForm.StartupCheck() at KeyWizard.KeyWizardForm.PrepareStep(Int32 stepNumber) at KeyWizard.KeyWizardForm.bt_Next_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam) === Pre-bind state information === LOG: DisplayName = Common, Version=1.0.2171.30027, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null (Fully-specified) LOG: Appbase = C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\JJ\ LOG: Initial PrivatePath = NULL Calling assembly : KeyWizard, Version=1.0.2171.30027, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null. === LOG: Policy not being applied to reference at this time (private, custom, partial, or location-based assembly bind). LOG: Post-policy reference: Common, Version=1.0.2171.30027, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/Desktop/JJ/Common.DLL. LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/Desktop/JJ/Common/Common.DLL. LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/Desktop/JJ/Common.EXE. LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/Desktop/JJ/Common/Common.EXE. ************** Loaded Assemblies ************** mscorlib Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0 Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573 CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/microsoft.net/framework/v1.1.4322/mscorlib.dll ---------------------------------------- KeyWizard Assembly Version: 1.0.2171.30027 Win32 Version: 1.0.2171.30027 CodeBase: file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/Desktop/JJ/KeyWizard.exe ---------------------------------------- System.Windows.Forms Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0 Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573 CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.windows.forms/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.windows.forms.dll ---------------------------------------- System Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0 Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573 CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Drawing Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0 Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573 CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.drawing/1.0.5000.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/system.drawing.dll ---------------------------------------- ************** JIT Debugging ************** To enable just in time (JIT) debugging, the config file for this application or machine (machine.config) must have the jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section. The application must also be compiled with debugging enabled. For example: <configuration> <system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" /> </configuration> When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the machine rather than being handled by this dialog. Then I continue anyway and get this: Another unhandled exception. Could not find file "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\JJ\crack.mp3". See the end of this message for details on invoking just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box. ************** Exception Text ************** System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not find file "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\JJ\crack.mp3". File name: "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\JJ\crack.mp3" at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String str) at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, Boolean useAsync, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy) at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode) at KeyWizard.KeyWizardForm.ProcessStep(Int32 stepNumber) at KeyWizard.KeyWizardForm.bt_Next_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam) ************** Loaded Assemblies ************** mscorlib Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0 Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573 CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/microsoft.net/framework/v1.1.4322/mscorlib.dll ---------------------------------------- KeyWizard Assembly Version: 1.0.2171.30027 Win32 Version: 1.0.2171.30027 CodeBase: file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/Desktop/JJ/KeyWizard.exe ---------------------------------------- System.Windows.Forms Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0 Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573 CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.windows.forms/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.windows.forms.dll ---------------------------------------- System Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0 Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573 CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Drawing Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0 Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573 CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.drawing/1.0.5000.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/system.drawing.dll ---------------------------------------- ************** JIT Debugging ************** To enable just in time (JIT) debugging, the config file for this application or machine (machine.config) must have the jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section. The application must also be compiled with debugging enabled. For example: <configuration> <system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" /> </configuration> When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the machine rather than being handled by this dialog. I continue again and get to the "generating temp files" screen, but it does nothing.