dataport18

Hi A few months ago my sonic stage stopped working - for some reason it wouldn't transfer to or from my netmd anymore. I uninstalled it, ran a surtface diskwash to get rid of any folders that the uninstall didn't, and then re-installed the program. I have had to repeat this procedure almost eleven times because, after the computer resarts, I am given a message saying the the computer can't access/install the 'open mg scure module msi'. I tried the sony stand alone installation of the secure module, but my computer won;t let me open it, because ti says that is not a legal program or something like that. I can't format the harddrive, because its a laptop, so0 i have no idea what to do. I'm getting to the point where i'm considering forking out the money to get an iPod! *gasp* At least iTunes works! Can anyone help me?