Marty, Thanks for getting back to me. Because I didn't have the disk for the software I thought perhaps I haven't gotten the correct driver. I will check this site for the proper one. Does the disk have only the music managment programs or does it have the proper driver as well? I glad the USB cable should be the right one because SONY wants $47 for a replacement!!! Robbery. You seem to be sold on SONY MD products, I hope I can get this puppy working. If you can think of anything else I might try feel free to contact me. I'm running Windows 2000 Pro