On my old laptop I had Windows Media Player which I used to rip CDs and then down load them into my Sansa MP3. I recently purchased a Dell Inspiron which has the Windows Media Center installed, but I cannot figure out how to download new music I ripped to get it into the Sansa. Any suggestions?

MP3 players can only play music files in mp3 file format. You need to convert your CDs to mp3 music files onto yourcomputer or download them from the Internet and then copy them to your MP3player.
You can do this using Windows Media player and Rip the CDs - Media Player willcreate a MP3 music file for each music track.
Click on this link for instruction on converting music files to mp3 file format:- http://www.fixya.com/support/r5798418-creating_transferring_mp3_music_files

MP3 players can only play music files in mp3 file format. You need to convert your CDs to mp3 music files onto yourcomputer or download them from the Internet and then copy them to your MP3player.
You can do this using Windows Media player and Rip the CDs - Media Player willcreate a MP3 music file for each music track.
Click on this link for instruction on converting music files to mp3 file format:-
http://www.fixya.com/support/r5798418-creating_transferring_mp3_music_files

coonnect via usb. start windows media player 11. if you dont have mp3's then rip your cds to mp3 then sync to sansa.

First you need to convert the songs on the CD into mp3 music files then you copy these mp3 files to your mp3 player.
There are several freeware rip programs on the Internet that rip CD songs into mp3 files.
Do a Google search for these rip programs and install the program on your computer.
You can use Windows Media Player, it can rip music CDs and convert the music files into mp3 music files.

All Support for Sansa e200 series:
http://www.sansa.com/support/sansa_e200/faqs

Manual:
http://www.sansa.com/sites/default/files/downloads/e200_userguide_en.pdf

For cd ripping and music transfers you can use:
1. Sansa "media converter" (getting a download from the support site) or
2. Windows Media Player 11

The songs ripped from CD are not in the right format. In Windows Media Player, highlight the Rip tab, click the black arrow under the Rip tab, select Rip Options --> Format --> Mp3. Now, re-rip the songs. Before you transfer these tracks to the player, make sure you delete the tracks that are on the mp3 player now, or else Windows Media Player wil ltell you that the tracks are already there. Now, transfer the newly-ripped Mp3 tracks to your Sansa. Should be good to go.

-Tha Mp3 Doctor

Go into Windows Media Player and click the arrow underneath the Rip Tab --> Go to Rip Options --> Format --> Mp3. Re-rop the CD's in mp3 format. Delete all songs that are currently on your mp3 player that aren't working right. Reload the newly-ripped mp3 files to your player. Good luck!

-Tha Mp3 Doctor

Use Windows Media Player to get the ripped songs from CD onto the player.

There are many settings in Windows Media Player for Ripping music. Make sure yours are set to WMA with 192kbps or higher..

Windows Media Player>Tools>Options>Rip Music (Copy CD).





Best of Luck.

If you used Windows Media Player to "rip" (copy) the music to your computer. The default settings are to "copy protect my music" if you didnt change this setting, the Sansa will want a "license" to go with it. Resolution, change the setting in Windows Media Player, Tools>Options>Rip Music (uncheck copy protect my music). You can also change the default rip setting to Mp3, as opposed to Windows Media Audio. Then you would have to re-rip the tracks to your PC, as unprotected. Make sure you delete the old tracks from the device, otherwise, it will always give you that error message. Best of Luck.