Hi there again rdbyk.
Just to let you after looking around this place I came across this thread
http://forums.minidisc.org/viewtopic.php?t...ight=initialize
'Unplug player. Close SonicStage and restart Windows.
Take the battery out of the player and leave it out for a minute.
Reinsert battery.
When Windows is up again, start SonicStage, when it is fully loaded, plug in the player.
If the discs are conventional discs, initialize them in NetMD mode, that way everything is deleted, then initialize again in Hi-MD mode.
That should usually solve the problem. '
For some other possible fixes just do a search on this site for the word 'initialize'.
Follow that thread and all should be well.
Many thanks minidisc.org