where do u buy a usb connection for usb

can i copy music from itunes to my psp?

To copy itunes music to your PSP your're are going to need to convert the itune which is in mp4 to mp3.

To do that your may want to take a look at the various ways of doing that at the bottom of this page:

http://www.topvideopro.com/mp4-m4a-converter/convert-m4p-mp3-converter.htm

Good luck.

alright my psp cant connect to the network for network update it connects to the internet but then it searches for a while and reads "connection error. DNS error" or something like that. what should i do???

I am no where near what you are talking about. Please tell me what is the round and the cross button. And please tell me what you mean by geneic drive E:. Also I am not sure how to make the files MP3 files. You have given me the best information so far due to I can not comprehend to what Sony customer care is saying. I just do not get what you mean by round and cross button and the instructions are to hard for me to comprehend. Thank you for your time. I hope you understand what I am talking about and if you could please please please help me please!!! I also do not no what a URL is. That is why I put What??????

Dave-

Just wanted to thank you for the great information on downloading music from my PC to my PSP. I've been trying for MONTHS to figure it out and no one has been able to help me. VERY FRUSTRATING! I came across your website and it helped me so much. Thanks again!

I need the step by step process on how to music onto my PSP. My computer is rejecting the USB cable. I then went and buy the reader/writer cable.. Now what

hey i wanted to know if your "convertmovie 1.1" will work with a sony psp. And i also have 98 windows. email me back and well if its possible then im up for it.
-alex

i know HOW to download music to my psp i just dont know where to get it. do you know any sites that i can get psp music off of without having to convert it first? also does the psp support LAN?

hey dave. i used the mp3 converter and i put the mp3 file with the music inside the psp through the usb. ok fine but when i look at my music in the psp theres nothing. plus i could only put 6 music files in the psp. am i doing it right? and even though i cant play the music it still takes up space in my psp please help!!!

Dave-

I have a question. I just recently bought the PSP and I have no idea how to download music, video, or photos. Please give me feedback on how to download the music.

PS. I click on the usb connection and I insert the usb cord to the modem and psp and it says usb mode and that is as far as I have gotten.

I have a problem with the usb connection, I did everything u said except when I connect the usb is says there is an error on the usb fix or redownload it or something, download wut it didnt come with a software???What should I do???Thanks

im trying to click on the hard drive E on my pc but nothing is happening. maybe im just slow help help help!!!!!!!!!

i got the PSP...and i followed your steps on how to download the music on to the PSP, it says its there and takes up space on my memory stick, but it still says there are no tracks when i got to the music section. Is there a software i should use or what?

I have a usb cable, I go into Usb connection and my windows computer does nothing to connect. My computer shows me n drive or PSP folder. So there's no way I can get music. Please help!!!!!

I need dummy instructions for downloading music to the PSP, how to convert regular music CD's to MP3 format and all other needed info?

Sorry for being such a dummy

Lisa

i cant seem to get any music on to my psp i get it in the folder it takes up memory but it says there r no tracks still.

i cant seem to get any music on to my psp i get it in the folder it takes up memory but it says there r no tracks still.

I downloaded the music to My PSP, it takes up space but when I get to the music section it still says I have no tracks

Is there some type of software needed on my computer to download music to my PSP, because if find it hard to start downloading. I think my computer can't detect my PSP from the USB port.

how do I put pctures on my PSP?

can u transfer the music from napster, or rhapsody, if not where can u directly transfer the music into the psp?

im trieing to dwonload musicon my psp it it takes up memory but it says there is no trakes. what do i do?

how do you download music,take pictures.

ps i have heard this is where to go by my friends so i hope u tell me right thanks

I am having a very difficult time downloading my pictures to my PSP. It took up space, but it shows that there are not pictures on the PSP. What do I do?

plz i need help. i just have the folder part. thats all. i cant drag the files from windows media player to the folder. plz i need help. email me bac.

Hey why cant i convert my music on my psp from my computer i only have Windows Media player and I cant figure it out can u help me or do i need to buy a MP3 player to convert my music to my PSP. Thank u for using your time to read this comment.

HEY I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO PUT SONGS FROM AN CD THAT IS IN MY MEDIA PLAYER INTO MP3 FORM.... CAN ANYONE HELP ME PLZ!

Dave, big help so far. but i am not that well with computers....
how do i copy my mp3 files into the "music" file??

Dave , You Rock! Great instructions , thanks !

hey dave
i need step by step instructions on how to do it.
i did it but i cant copy them onto my psp.

Thanks a lot you helped me a bunch dave!

how do i download songs onto my mp3 from my windows media player

How do i get the right drivers for my comp so i can actually download songs on my psp. I put the usb cable in and went to usb connection and got a message saying i didnt have the right drivers.

Not sure what to say, Zach. My PC (Windows XP) has the drivers already installed. Perhaps someone else can offer advice? I mean, there's nothing special about the PSP - it just shows up as an external hard drive, basically.

I have music videos that I have saved on my Windows Media Player that I downloaded from Limewire. And wondering how to get the those music videos on my PSP. I have a USB cable to connect the PSP to the PC. Do I need anything else. PLEASE HELP ME DAVE!!!!

I have music videos in my Windows Media Player that I've downloaded from Limewire and I want to save some of them on my PSP but I don't know how. What I do know is that I need a bigger memory stick not the 32mb that comes with it and that I need a USB cable which I got when I bought the system. Do I need anything else?

Just the other day I tried to transfer the music videos by connecting the USB to PC and PSP and right clicked on a music video and selected Copy to CD or device. And it was copying and I did have my memory stick in the PSP but when it did reach 100% the PC said error did not complete burn or something. And when I was in the home screen of my PSP I notice that memory capactity was not 32mb any more it was 21mb. And there's nothing under anything photos, videos, music, or games. How do I get these 9mb of memory back? PLEASE HELP ME!!

Thank you so much i checked like 9 sights called local stoes and called sony itself and they couldnt even help me. You solved my problem so thank you very much!!!!

In reference to only being able to use MP3 formated music on the PSP, how can I get free softwear to convert WMP to MP3 music? As in free I don't mean for a limited time then one has to pay. Is there a totally free softwear for this? Or can I even buy a product at Staples or something? Thanks.

U need to get that cable into ur psp and then press usb cable it should say on the psp usb mode now wait it should pop up a screen that says E: ok make a file that says named psp then click on it inside that psp file make a file called music then use a program you can get music from I suggest {limewire} get that music save it in a file then go to that file click on right click on it click on cut then go to that music file you made under psp and click on paste it should now be under music in the psp file then right click on the song you put in the music file under psp then click on send to under send to should have the letter E: click on it now your music is being downloaded onto your psp FOR ADITTIONAL HELP REACH ME AT erikteter@cox.net I hope i helped

I now have a PSP and I am so frustrated about this whole transfering music tracks onto it. Everything is hooked up and the power is on and what not, but nothing is working. I have Musicmatch Jukebox on my PC and it says nothing more than I have to install a plug-in for my portable device in order for everything to work. I went to the website and they don't have a plug-in for PSP. What the heck? I know the answer is probably sitting right in front of me but I can't see it so please help. Thanks.

i dont no wat u mean by the cross botton and can i use windows media player and itones to download music??

Sorry, the "X" or "cross" button is the round button on the right side of the screen, the bottom of the four buttons. It has an "X" on it. Make sense?

do u need a mp3 player to download music to the psp

Hector, you don't. you just need music already in MP3 format on your computer!

i have been trying to convert wma files to mp3 files. Your site has been helpful so far. But I just dont know how to turn it into mp3 format

i just got my psp yesterday and i plugged in the usb cable to download some music and nothing appears on the screen and when i try to download music on the internet it wont go to my psp

its not working i did everything u told me to and i still dont know how or what eles to do i need better instructions i have a usb cord and its hooked up right now but i cant download the music i already have on my computer from windows media player i reall want to download some songs on it but its not working!!! please i dont mean to sound despret but......i kind of am!!!! so please take time to e-mail me step by step instructions!!!!!

I did everything u said about downloading cds to the psp but it still does not work!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bobby, that doesn't help us figure out what's going on. What steps did you do that worked, and what didn't work? What do you mean by "still does not work"? Are you saying that the songs aren't showing up on the PSP even though it appears you copied them? If so, make sure you go to MUSIC then *click on* "Memory Stick" to get into that folder and see your MP3 files (why they don't just show up without having to go into the Memory Stick escapes me).

thanks alot it helped a bunch!:)

ive created my folder called music i just dont know how to copy my mp3 on to it could you help please x

I got the music on my psp and i can play it. The only problem is is that i can only have like 6 songs on the memory stick. Is there some way to make the files smaller or do i just need a bigger memory card?

Bob, you just need a bigger memory stick, I'm sorry to report. If you figure that the average music file is even 7MB in size, then a 32MB Memory Stick only has about 29MB available after file system formatting, etc,. and that means you can fit four songs on the memory stick. Yeah, for $150 get a 512MB stick and you'll have space for about 70 songs, which is a bit better!

I downloaded the music fine and copied it to my psp. It said it copied and the space is taken up on my memory stick but when i try to play the music it says There Are No Tracks. What do i do. Plz help me.

lol, after reading a few comments, it makes me wonder if the people who ask "where do i buy a usb cable?" or "whats the generic drive?, "how come my update wont work?". First of all, you select usb mode on the GUI and press cross to enter it, not circle, then to exit, press circle. Also has anyone actually read they're psp manuals? And one last thing, you dont want to update your psp, all they are is firmware updates, which means, put simply, a firewall. Now you might be thinking, "Awsome, a firewall! My psp is safe!", not true, all it is doing is stopping you from playing homebrew applications, for instance you cant play a good game of chess on the road if you update, or you cant play some good old Mario Bros. or Metroid, or Zelda using emulators for the respective systems. Now some think that playing a game on an emulator is stealing, and i agree, but if the game is no longer sold, then what? Well, I guess that means your deprived from playing the game, unless you want to steal it from someone else, but that is rather foolish. Playing a game on an emulator is perfectly fine if the game is no longer sold, because the company no longer makes a profit because they stopped making it. Now, I do beleive I've been on a bit of a rant and i must take my leave, cya.

P.S. you have a manual for a reason, use it.

Hay Dave do u know how to put music on the psp from the Max Media software.

wat is a GUI

please help me i dont no how to download onto my psp or on me laptop can u help me please

i tried to put songs on my psp but my comp would not convert the songs to mp3. how do u do that?
is there any way to fit more songs on a 32mb memory stick?

I have the usb cable. when i plug it in nothing happens it says to connect the cable but i already did what do i do

I followed your instructions on how to download music on my PSP. When I tried to pull them up it says No tracks but yet there's memory missing from my memory stick. How do I get the music I down loaded?

Luis, please note that you must *click on* the "Memory Card" icon in the "MUSIC" area of your PSP to find the songs that you've downloaded, they don't just show up automatically.

thanks dave for all of your help but i still dont get how to download the music off the file to my PSP. I just got mine this weekend! I already sent a message to you but for some reason it does not show it?! mail me back THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have had my psp for over a month now, and i was able to successfully access my psp from out of the box, but yesterday i connected my psp, and yes my computer knew that my psp was connected, though i could not access it through my computer being a windows user. Some advice would be helpful.

I have been trying for weeks to do this and I cannot get it working right. Is it possible for me to even put the itunes on the psp, I have a usb reader and writer and tried to convert them that way.

thanks dave but i have a pro lem

wat do U mean by the number corrosponding 2 the PSP?

it says usb device not recognized

hi, i have tried so much to get this to work, and it doesn't. I'm using a PC running on windows XP and i have the right cable, but when i plug it in it says "new hardware mass media storage device" and also another one pops up right after that says "PSP type A" so I click on it, and it starts to install but it never works, it just says could not complete installation, data is invalid. Please help me

HAY DAVE I HAVE A PSP AND I NEED HELP I BOUGHT A BIGGER MEMARY STICK FOR IT BUT THIS PROGRAM I GOT IS SAYING 10 SONGS MAX BUT I ONLY GET 3 SONGS ON MY PSP I TRYD DRAGING THE SONGS ON TO THE FOLDER BUT IT SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THERE IN THE PSP WHAT DO I DO AND WERE COULDI GET A BETTER PROGRAM

Thank U for posting this info on ur website it heled me alot, i tries to ask one of my friends how to do it, he told me but i forgot

I just got my PSP and I need to know how to convert my music files, Wma format to Mp3 format.
I have windows media player and it says in the righthand corner how much memory all my songs take up. It says it will take up 1.33 Gb. Is There any way to make my songs take up less space or do I just need a VERY big memory card.

Amazing. Reading a lot of the questions above makes me realize that a lot of you are out of your depth relating to connecting, converting files, etc. i.e. simply using PC's! It is not that hard. Try typing your question into say, google. Forget windows media player, etc. this has nothing to do with converting files to MP3 format and downloading them via USB. By the way "GUI" Graphical User Interface......a window! dur.

Josh, I'm afraid that MP3's, like any other music files, take up space, perhaps more than you'd expect. A typical person with a 32MB Memory Stick appears to only fit about one CD's worth of music before the space runs out. If you have 1.3Gb, you just have a lot of music (Of course, I have about 3GB on my computer, but I also have an iPod that can take that amount of disk space without a hiccup :)

Ya, How do you get your music videos, over to your psp.What I did was clicking the file and drag it to the memory stick icon on my window, but then once I got to my psp it said corrupted file, or it would'nt even show up. PLease Help

Brent, I wrote about it elsewhere on my site:

http://www.askdavetaylor.com/about_psp_video.html

Good luck. It's tricky.

Hi Dave how do I play games on the internet? Or watch videos? It wont let me without a plugin.

thanks 4 ur help on mp3's but now how do i put mpegs on it i would expect it to work like the mp3s but i think im wrong

I Have my music split up into groups but it still says that there are no tracks available in those groups

I'm not sure what you mean by "groups": as far as I know, the PSP can only handle one level of folders, not subfolders. Also remember that you'll see "Memory Stick" as your Music entry: you have to *click* on that to see the individual tracks you've downloaded.

My friend saved songs on his psp with no mp3 player. Do you know how to do that?

Hey dave..
I have a problem. its that whenever i connect the usb to the computer and select the usb connection on the psp the comp. doesn't allow me to create a new folder, its say that it is unsupported device and that the device is eithier not present, not working properly or does not have all the drivers installed so i try to upgrade the driver but it says that there isn't no driver for my device. I don't know wat to do anymore. Could it be that my comp is still old? its has windows 98 so im not sure. pls help me to get rid of this problem. thanx. ~Samantha

How do you download music on to the psp i have a usb cable but i cant download the songs please help!!!!!

Okay well i have had my psp for like 4-5 months now and i plug in the usb cable and it pulls up a picture form saying i can download pics but i want to download music i have musicmatch jukebox and it tells me to download a plugin but there is NO plugin download on the site please help me

Samantha, if you can't create a folder on the PSP Memory Stick then you might have flipped the 'read only' switch on the stick itself. Check: it's a very small slider on the device (really tiny). If not, make sure you're logged into your Windows system as administrator and try again.

Tim and Brittany: You can either use software like PSPWare (use the search box on this site to find more information about PSPWare, it's a cheap shareware app that makes managing data on your PSP a breeze) or find the actual MP3 files (and, yes, they really should be in that format, not another music format like AAC or WMA) and copy them into the MUSIC folder on the PSP itself.

how do i dwnload music from itunes onto my psp?????????

ok heres the easiest way to get any songs onto ur psp, download sonic stage(made by sony, used for sony mp3 players), then when u get done installing it when u open it up have it search your computer for music files, then click transfer, then just scroll up and down, click the song u want, click the right arrow, and its transfering to ur psp, u can edit ur folders and names on the right side of the screen.

ive done everythin you told me to do. are you suppose to make the tracks on an audio cd into mp3s or can you leave them converted tracks from an audo cd. if you dont have to, ive done everything right i converted tracks from an audio cd in a folder from one of the four files on your pc, the MUSIC folder, i turn on my psp the folder i put in the MUSIC file is shown on the psp but the tracks i put in that file are not there. if you do have to convert the tracks from an audio cd into mp3s using the windows media player, how.

ive done everythin you told me to do. are you suppose to make the tracks on an audio cd into mp3s or can you leave them converted tracks from an audo cd. if you dont have to, ive done everything right i converted tracks from an audio cd in a folder from one of the four files on your pc, the MUSIC folder, i turn on my psp the folder i put in the MUSIC file is shown on the psp but the tracks i put in that file are not there. if you do have to convert the tracks from an audio cd into mp3s using the windows media player, how.

Dude, what the heck. I can't get past USB Mode and I'm really getting frustrated Dave. Please tell me what else is needed besides a freakin USB cable because I ain't getting no music.

If you're having problems, it might be because you have an older version of Windows (the PSP really prefers Windows XP or Mac OS X) or a bad USB port on your computer or a bad USB cable, all of which I've heard of as problems.

A great way to debug this problem: try to plug your PSP into someone else's computer and see if it works better.

i have a psp but can some 1 give me the web site to get a converter to change normal music from windows media player then into mp3 plz can some 1 hlp me

hey, i need some help, for games like Empire Eart II, and programs such as Limewire cant connect to the internet,i have turned off my firewall, but that dident work, opend the ports, that also did not work, turned down my security, also did not work, i have no idea what might be wrong, i also put some exceptions in my ISP, but noithing will work, i am using a new Dell, customized frome the site i think i have chosen a modle De051 with windows XP home edition, please i really want to play some games and dowload shit, i cant even download ActiveX controls, i came across that when i was installing McAfee because i thought my old antivrius(Micro-Trend PC-Cillin internet security) might be my problem, but nope, and it was a pian in the ass to find them manually frome the site, found them and waited like a half hour to get on cuz i have 56K modem...please help man...thanks

Dave, just purchased my PSP and I did what you said. The problem may be that I only have Win.Me.,anyhow-It said that a few songs were complete, but after doing what you said- mem/music, it says-Memory Stick/ free space 0, and Music/0 tracks. I had space before I downloaded, so what happened? Can I delete the music?{it reads-this folder cannot be deleted /contains data of types other than music}.Can you advise?! Thanks, Jamie

HEY DAVE I GOT A PSP ON MY BIRTHDAY AND I GOT THE USB. WHEN I TRY TO SYNC MUSIC FROM WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER. I PLUG IN MY USB I SELECT MY SONGS AND I GO TO USB CONNECTION. THEN I PRESS THE SYNC BUTTON.WHEN IT'S DONE IT SAY HOW MUCH SONGS IS ON THE DEVICE. THEN WHEN I GO TO MUSIC ON PSP IT SAY NO TRACKS. HOW COME? PLEASE HELP ME

how do i convert regular songs to mp3 so i can put it on my psp?

I used your steps to get music onto my psp but it still doesn't work. My memory is being used up but I can't listen to my music. Help me please!!
:(

how do you do step 8 because i can not find where my mp3s are

Tim and everyone, assuming you have your music files in the correct format (MP3, not WMP) and transfer them into your MUSIC folder on the PSP properly, then you'll find them in the "Memory Stick" folder in MUSIC on the PSP when you've unhooked everything. It's very confusing, because if you're like me, you probably expect the songs to be listed in the MUSIC folder itself, but instead you just see the entry "Memory Stick". Dig into it, and I bet you find all your favorite songs ready to play.