Dell Digital Jukebox and Vista

Dell did not update the driver needed for the DJ. I have a 20Gb that can't be used in vista till they decide to or get around to the driver needed. They will let me know when it's ready.

just run the driver from the dell website, open the folder you extracted it in and run the setup.exe file with xp compatibility (compatibility tab in properties) and run it as an admin.

♠AnGeL♠

Just tried my DJ 30GB on Vista, worked fine.

 

I have the firmware version 2.20.07.

In case there are still people like me out there who are having trouble getting Dell DJ to work with Vista, here's what worked for me: I went to the Dell.com support page for Dell DJ Gen 2 and downloaded this driver: 1.02.03 Driver for Dell DJ (Gen 2) / Pocket DJ. It downloaded as R88925.exe. Once I ran that executable and then ran setup from its destination folder, I connected the Dell DJ and had to direct Vista to look for the driver in C:/Program Files/Dell/Digital Jukebox Drivers. After that, it worked fine.

Um I have Visa and a Dell DJ 30GB....installed no problems. Try getting any Vista updates and try the site again...again mine is working on Vista with no problems.

most likely you need to upgrade the firmware for your device. go to the dell website and find support software for your player. download the new firmware and install it.

I'm not sure if this will help all your issues but I bought a Dell Digital Jukebox and found that Vista did not support this item. Most USB items are plug and play but every time I tried to install the softwaretthat came with it, it would get to about 91% and freeze up.

OK, the solution. One thing I've found with Vista is that it will support a lot of things that will not load. You need to go to properties and select, "Run as Administrator". What I did for this problem is I went to Dell.com, typed in my Jukebox ID #, located the Windows XP driver for my Jukebox and downloaded it. Then before I ran the setup I right clicked on the icon, went to properties and selected run as administrator. Wah-la, this did the trick. It loaded the software and I'm off to the races. I was able to upload music and manage my files.

I hope this helps your issue.

For DJ, we need to update the firmware for playforsure.
R107735.EXE

Files given next the DJ.
Firmware update will only happen in Windows XP.
Once the firmware update if finished on XP, then DJ will work on Vista , and there will be Removable Drive Icon in my computer as soon as DJ is connected in Vista.
Please not that Music match 9 will not work with DJ anymore after this update, cx need to use Windows Media Player 10 or above.
Here is the procedure to sync DJ with WMP11.
Sync Your Digital media to a Portable Device.


Set Up Your Device
When you connect a device for the first time, the Player selects the sync method (automatic or manual) that works best for your device:

• Automatic. If your device's storage capacity is more than 4 gigabytes (GB) and your entire library can fit on the device, the Player automatically syncs your entire library. You can also choose what syncs automatically by selecting the playlists you want to sync. With this option, the Player syncs your digital media files to the device to mirror your library when you connect it to your computer or when you change sync settings.
• Manual. With this option, you pick specific files or playlists you want to sync each time you want to make changes to the digital media files on your device, and you manually remove files from your device.
  After your device is set up the first time, if you want to, you can switch between automatic and manual sync.
  
  To set up a device

1. Start the Player, turn on your device, and then connect your device to your computer. If prompted, select the option to sync the device using Windows Media Player.
2. Do one of the following:
• If the Player has selected to sync your device automatically, click Finish. When you do so, the Player will sync your entire library to your device. After that, your device will sync every time you connect it to your computer.
• If the Player has selected to sync your device manually, click Finish. Then, in the Sync tab, you must select the files and playlists you want to sync manually.

When you can't connect the device to the PC how can you update the firmware?

The most hassle free solution is of course, don't use Vista. I now use Ubuntu Linux exclusively on my HP laptop (over one year now) and hate using Windows these days

here's a simple how to for Ubuntu users
http://w.holeso.me/2008/08/the-day-i-switched-from-vista-x64-to-ubuntu-for-compatibility-reasons/

And the short answer
sudo apt-get install gnomad2

Job done!

I was having the same problem. Vista could not find the drivers to install for the Dell DJ. I seem to have found an easy solution. All you have to do is install the real player, then connect your DJ once the install is complete and search for the drivers again. It should show up after that. I tried it on both my computers with Vista and it worked. You can then uninstall the real player if you don't want it. Hope this works for you all also.

Download the MediaMonkey software, then run the driver for portable USB drives. Your dell DJ will work as such next time you boot.

How do I get my dj 20 to with vista

One work-around if you still have your install cd's for XP would be to install the free download for Microsoft Virtual PC and use the XP drivers to sync your Dell DJ to your new computer. Here is the link for the Virtual PC home page:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/default.mspx

Watch the demo, it explains the features of VPC. MS is touting it as a solution to software compatability issues with Vista.

Hope this helps.

GreyBike