transfer to NW S205F is slow, my new pc is nearly dead

[mcol]

I'm an avid Sony fan and have been for years....I have always used Sony's products in the home and on the move via Mini Disc MZ N10. Husband decided it was time for an over due upgrade, I didn't like his iPod so I stuck with the long awaited S series, I even tried to purchase in Australia in Oct 2006! I received a NW S205F in the uk for Christmas and I have only just been able to transfer some music onto it...I was so delighted with it at the beginning, but now, I have seriously changed my mind. I am in desperate need of help with getting Sonic Stage running efficiently on my PC which again is brand new.

Currently have Windows XP SP2

RAM 2MB

Hard drive 250 Gb

Dell

I have SS version 4.2

My computer was bought last week....

I have done all the MDAC tests, it all shows up with no Exemption files, even though it shouldn't do if it's new, I have run the MDAC file search on my pc, cannot find and because it's brand new I'm not sure about messing about with it at this stage. I have spent 4 hours on your web site reading all the threads relevant to MOST of your content on SS...

Before my new PC arrived, I had problems with SS 4.2 version....I think it may be related to the MS updates that had occured just before the problems began. Basically the problem is my PC is extremely slow, I have 265 GB free disk space in my SS library, my CPU usage is not even worth mentioning it's so low, so I seriously don't know what the problem can be.

Would I be better off using an older SS version? I will have to read up on previous threads on how to uninstall this current version and install an older version though I do disagree I should do this when everything I'm using is brand new and the latest. Why can't I use the latest? and where could I get an older version as the SS site would only have the newest version. I am really stuck and it's a shame as the quality of music is like no other! iPOD is most definitely easier to use, but the music quality is awful in comparison! PLEASE HELP! I really don't want to take this excellent bit of kit back to the shop but if I cannot use it.....I don't have much choice. what do you suggest?

[cdog46]

Hello-

I notice the response to your problem is nil. It makes me wonder what people know or don't know. I do not think I have an answer for you except in very general terms and my answer could raise more questions than it resoves.

I haveSonic Stage 4.0 on my new computer. I actually was able to transfer all my music -some 300 or so CD's to the new computer. Do not ask me how I did it because I really don't have aclue other than it must have been using the back up program.

I recently bought a flash player just like the one you have. My Sonic Stage has always been for use with my Mini disc and so I just plugged the device in to the USB and it recognizes it and I can download music onto the flash device but CANNOT transfer it back.

I contacted Sony with their ONLINEhelp. You would have thoughIwas asking a question about atomic physic or microbiology. I got no satisfaction in finding out WHY I could not load MY CD"S , bought and paid for by me, back onto the computer they were download from. The only way I can add music is by deleting something already on the flash player.

Which brings me to your problem. All that long winded three paragraphs was about was to tell you I did NOT encxounter the problems you have had. A new computer should not be SLOW under any circumstances and it is doubtful Sonic Stage caused the problem. The truth is-even taking it to the gru of grus of computer fixes-he might be able to fix but never know WHY it screwed up in the first place. So the only option, in my opinion, that you really have is uninstall and reinstall Sonic stage, and IF necessary -ALL of the WinDOZE OS for your compute. That's what all so called computer experts end up doing with a software jam. If its a hardware failure-that's prettyu easy to find. Use a Knooppix LINUX-yes LINUX- CD on you r computer. IT runs LINUX from the CD only. It will not hurt your windoze computer. If the computer will not boot from the CD (and you may have to change the boot order in the BIOS) then you have a hardware problem which really has nothing to do with wheter the computer is ols or new.