I'm going to do my best, but understand that I have answered this same question - I'm not kidding - thousands of times, so I'm tired:
1. Music files come in several formats. The most common are mp3, wma, aac (iTunes), wav, and ra.
2. All GoGear's recognize mp3 format. Some GoGears' (like the SA6045) recognize protected WMA's, and some do not. No GoGear's recognize iTunes yet.
3. To avoid belaboring this point - only download songs in mp3 format. Any other music format will give you constant headaches if you are an mp3 dummy. It is harder, more expensive to download true mp3 files, but they will last forever. Every other musical format either: a) will not work with your GoGear, or b) will give you some kind of problem down the road.
If you need help transferring songs using Windows Media Player:
The instructions in these pages, which are largely links, pertain to Windows
Media Player 10 and 11 only.
Windows Media Player is made by
Microsoft. The general help page for Windows Media Player is:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/default.mspx
Through this link, you can enter a variety of search terms that will help you find what you are looking for (exs.: “add files to my
mp3 player”; “delete files from my mp3 player,” etc.)
Important Vocabulary:
The code word for “
mp3 player” in Windows Media Player is “DEVICE” or “portable device”
The code word for adding files is “SYNC,” “syncing,” or “synchronizing”
The code word for copying files from
CD is “RIP,” or “ripping”
The code word for files stored on both My
Computer and my Mp3 player (when it is connected to the computer) is “LIBRARY”
To add files (SYNC) to your mp3 player using Windows Media Player 10:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/windowsmediaplayer/wmp10/harrison_wmp10.mspx
To add files (SYNC) to your mp3 player using Windows Media Player 11:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/faq/sync.mspx
To delete files from your mp3 player using Windows Media Player 10:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/knowledgecenter/mediaadvice/0085.mspx#EDF
To delete files from your mp3 player using Windows Media Player 11:
My Directions:
1. Connect your mp3 player to the computer
2. Open Windows Media Player
3. Click on the icon of your Mp3 player on the left-hand side of the Library
4. Click on the Songs, Tracks, or other
Music Folder
5. Find a song or songs that you want to delete
6. Left-click the song once to highlight it
7. Press the “Delete” button on your computer’s
keyboardTo copy (RIP) files from CD to Mp3 player using Windows Media Player 10:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/windowsmediaplayer/getstarted/ripcd.mspx
To copy (RIP) files from CD to Mp3 player using Windows Media Player 11:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/knowledgecenter/easystart/mp11guide.aspx#RippingCopySsongsfromCDstoYyourCcomputer
Thanks this may be helpful however was wondering if you could convert files form the origional program, without having to download anything, as I am not so keen to download things espeially if I havn't heard of them, due to the risk of viruses. Could u have another go and see if there is any way I can convert music files on the origional media player version I have got. look forward to hearing if you can do it and if so how.
Thanks. I din't explain it enough, what I meant is how do I convert files from cd format to mp3 format once the songs are on the computer or when u re copy them from the computer to a cd, not how to convert files coming onto the computer into mp3. I already have the music on the computer and don't want to recpy it to the computer in mp3 format, there must be a way to convert the music from one format to another once it is on the computer, any suggestions would be appreciated.
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