PC to Sony PSP: How do I download music?

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.

what's GUI?

By GUI I mean the "graphical user interface", but really, when I read the directions again, what I should say is that you need to use the little HOME button to get to the top level menu on the PSP itself, then use the left or right arrow to move to the SETTINGS option, then use the up or down arrow to find "USB CONNECT". Once you're there (again, on your PSP screen) select the USB CONNECT by pushing once on the "X" button, the bottom of the four buttons on the right side of the PSP screen. Hope that's a bit clearer!

How do i download games to my psp. I can download movies, music and photos but whenever i go to download a game on to there it says this folder is empty. Please help me i have got loads of class games to transfer on there.

how do u put games from comp to psp. PLZ

What usb can apple use what should i use i have mac o x hardware?

how do you put movies on your psp?

Sam, modern Macs, like modern PCs, can work with USB 1.0 or USB 2.0, so they're definitely quite compatible with the Sony PSP. You'll be fine with just about any PSP to computer cable.

Roger, please see:

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

can you get music frome your ipod to your psp using a USB cable. I think its the same mp3 format but im not sure.

Cody, I don't know how you could do that, you need to have a computer in the middle somehow. Transfer iPod -> PC (or Mac), then transfer PC -> PSP.

Dave,

I have been using morpheus for 2 years now. When I try to search for a song it says trying to connect to network...it never does. What am I doing wrong, or what can I do?

i dont no how to play my music it is on and the memory stick has some memory took off it just says no tracks and stuff can you use windows media player thats what i have been using

Can you give a step by step in how to download CDs to your psp? I puchased the PSPware for windows but still havent figured out how to get my ITUNES songs onto this thing!!

Not sure what Morpheus actually is, Jane, but I think it's a p2p network, and if so, I don't offer support for peer to peer tools because of the very high incidence of illegally copied content on those networks.

Dude, you need to either enable WMA format on your (firmware 2.6 only) PSP, or you need to convert it into MP3 format. This can be done with an audio converter: try download.com for one.

Vicki, that's a great question. I'll try to field it in the next few days or so... Good luck!

Dave, I copied music from windows media player onto my psp, but all i see is less memory space everytime and no tracks. Is there more past USB mode?????????????

what round button? I have been trying to find out how to get music for three houres and I can not find the round button. Is it on windows Media Player? is it on the psp? I dont know and it is driving me crazy!!!!!!

How do we format music to MP3 to download on PSP..you have the best website for this...also, how do we do movies...we need help! Anything at all that you can tell us will be very helpful, we know nothing about all this.

thank you,
Mary and Alex

Hey Dave, i got my psp and looked alot for how to add music videos, i can play regular music just not videos or music videos. I hear u have to down load a new version to do it,because it will ake the folder for you. I was wondering if you could help me with it soon.

Dave, I wrote before but then something else happened. When I copied music from windows media player to my psp it did show that line that goes across when the music downloads onto it. Then after that I go to music and click on the memory card which has less memory space and it says no tracks when I click on the memory card. It has nothing about any folders at all. What the heck is happening???????????????????????

what good
how do you get free downloads on my psp
give me a site

i cant seems to find my "E:" drive in my computer can someone help me to install it or anyway to get it...plz plz plz plz

I have just bought a PSP. i connected the USB to the PC. a window pops up, and i tell it to open files. in the PSP file, i made a file and named it "MUSIC". Then i went to my Windows Media Player 10. Then i synced the music into the PSP. The music went to the PSP and it was on the same screen as the PSP folder. I dragged the music into the PSP folder. then into the MUSIC folder. The songs showed up with an icon of the Windows Media Player. i htink that may be the problem.

Can you tell me how i can make the songs into MP3 format? If i need to download any programs or something, please tell me how to download them, and they must be free. also, plz make the instructions clear. it is in your hands to make my life good with my PSP. So plz help me. i will be forever grateful to you for this.

how do you take music and media off of your psp?

I am nowhere 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 generic 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??????

I downloaded the music but it shows there is no tracks on my PSP. Can you please tell me what i did wrong or how how can i fix it?

Oi, Dave. Most of this stuff seems like it should work, but I have a tiny little problem. Every time I try to transfer music into the Music folder, I get the following error:

Cannot copy: -Music-: Cannot find the specified file.
Make sure you specify the correct path or filename.

Now, I thought it might be an isolated problem. Sadly, it isn't... this happens with ALL of my music files. They're all in mp3 format... so I have no idea what's going on. Help, please?

Hey Dave, I have a PSP and I did everything you said so far, but when i go to create another folder it says access denied. Do you know why?

how do i download music from my sony pc(rb series)to my psp? merry x-mas

Thank goodness that I googled this site. I just bought my son a psp for xmas and now we were trying to download music to it. Fortunately I found the answers here, but my big question is or I should say my big rant is... for $300.00 I think the least they could do is give you decent instructions and then they send you to their website for additonal info but all it does is give you an overview to buy more product. I would think they should make users write their instruction files. Maybe then people would actually know what to do.!
Thank you Dave.

i got my psp about a month ago and i dont know how to make a new folder. I understand the rest of the steps but, i just dont know how to make a new folder.

how do u put videos from ur comp to ur psp

Kassy, you need to let your PSP reformat your Memory Stick, then it'll automatically create all the folders you need. See:

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

Horas, please see my article:

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

I have a Windows 98 and i can't figure out hoe for my computer to recognise that the Usb cable is in? What do i do? Please help.

I have a Windows 98 and i can't figure out how can my computer recognise that the Usb cable is in? What do i do?
do i need a program or something
where can i get that program

Jeff and David, please see:

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

for the answer to your questions!

Hi Dave, I downloaded a few games from the net for psp, but I have no idea so as to put it into the psp. Please help. Thanks.

At this point in time, AJ, I don't offer support for game downloads for the Sony PSP. Try going to http://www.psphacks.com/ for hints and suggestions.

well i have followed your directions on downloading the music but when it says eject and i do that it says make sure all files are closed so i press of and check to see if all of the music is there and it shows that there is 58mg when i had468mg to start with and i dont know where it is all a??

I am VERY conefused. I hooked up my USB connection and then something came up saying

"The Device can perform Faster

This USB device can perform faster if you connect it to a Hi-Soeen USB 2.0 Port.

For a list of available ports, click here"

What is wrong with it dave? Do I need something, or did I put the pluug into the wrong part of my computer? please help.

Hey Dave,

I just got my new psp for Christmas and the second I got it I put all my iTunes songs on my psp in my music folder in the psp folder. But they dont show up on the psp. How to I convert my iTunes music files into MP3 files? Just give me links, or programs, or anything I can download or buy so i can convert these files! Thanks!

Just what it says, Jarrel: the PSP knows "USB 2.0", which is a faster communications system than the older USB 1.0, and you've plugged your PSP into a 1.0 port. (they're different hw). You can safely ignore it, but if you can figure out where your USB 2.0 port is on your computer, it will work better.

Nothing is working can you help me download music on to my PSP

What is a GUI?
-Jamie

I can't download any music to my PSP I have a 1 gig. card. I can't seem to change the itune format to mp3. I've tried everything... Please HELP........

i put songs on the psp but when i go to music the are no tracks

This is probably the funniest page I've ever been to!

Oh, and by the way GUI=Graphical User Interface (the thing u see when you start the psp). Great stuff all of you. Keep up the good work!

I got a PSP for Christmas recently and when I plug it in to the computer using the cable that came with my giga pack a small box appears and then I open the music file and copy some music and put it in. Then my PSP has this little bar showing that somethings happening while I copy the songs, then I see that I used up some space. I go to music and then it says the name of the group but that there are no tracks. I really do not know what to do Dave. Please help me.

Hey guys does anyone know if they are gonna make any pokemon psp games? oh, and Pikachu....thats me...I have alot of different pokemon screen names....and I like pokemon alot...

They wont make any pokemon games, thats NINTENDO!!! But they are gonna make a final fintasy game. Maybe I can get some final Fantasy music on it too. What do you think Davey Crocket?

Dave, I'm trying to connect my PSP USB to my computer. When I press USB CONNECTION on my PSP, my computer tells me a USB high speed device is connected to a non-high-speed port. What should I do?

I still have no idea what I am doing. I install everything correctly and its in my computer. But its still searching for psp I cannot transfer songs to load into the psp. I cant figure out how to make folders. Am I supposed to make folders in the psp and the computer? and do I have to make folders in my computer?? Please help I am ready to return everything cause its just to complicated thanks

IS EASY TO GET SONG ON YOUR PSP FROM THE COMPUTER 1 PLUG IN YOUR PSP USB TO YOUR COMPUTER 2 SOMETING SHOULD POP OUT WHEN IT THOUSE GO TO FOLDERS 3 CREATE A NEW FOLDER CALD PSP AND A NEW ONE CALD MUSIC 4 PUT MUSIC TOGETHER WHITH PSP FOLDER NOW YOU GOT YOUR FOLDERS READY.REMEMBER THAT PSP ONLY DOWLOADS MP3 MUSIC SO WHEN YOUR REDAY TO RIP A CD RIGHT CLICK WHERE IT SAYS RIP GO TO TOOL THEN OPTIONS GOT TO RIP MUSIC THEN CHANGE IT TO MP3 NOW YOUR RIPING MP3 MUSIC.THEN CLICK ON ANY SONG YOU WANT TO TRANSFER TO YOUR PSP WHEN IT FINISHIS RIPIN.THEN RIGHT CLICK THE SONG YOU WANT GO TO WHERE IT SAYS OPEN CONTAINING FOLDERS.NOW CLICK ONCE ON THE SONG YOU WANT AND GO TO COPY FILE AND CLICK ON MUSIC YOU SHOULD SEE THAT YOUR PSP IS RECIVING THE SONG.REMEBER THAT YOU HAVE TO BE ON USB CONNECTION ON YOUR PSP ALL THIS TIME.

when i hook my usb cable into my pc (window 98) my pc does nothing please help and what do i do when it does something?????????????

I got it dave. Thanks alot. I don't have a 2.0 port, but I can still use my 1.0 port. Now I have just one last question, how do I convert the music on my cd to MP3 music?

I had a friend that told me I needed to upgrade windowms media player to WMP10, but it nothing is still working for me, do you have a solution?

Dave

I have followed your instructions on converting music to MP3 format, but when I click the convert button it tells me that the song is protected. I have downloaded from MusicMatch Jukebox onto my PC. Does this have something to do with it.

i have followed your directions but when i copy the music files into the music folder, a popup comes up saying "this file is too large for the destination drive: if possible, insert a higher-capacity disk" do you know what this means? and if so can you tell me how to fix this?

Ok, Dave, I got PSP for son for Christmas, I am running Windows XP with usb 2.0. Formatted the memory, tried every usb port but still getting "USB Device not Recognized", tried this on another computer at a friend's home the usb device read. Is there somewhere I download the drivers? or do need to take my laptop to the shop

i was reading how to download music from the PC on to the PSP and it said to go to GUI what is that and where is it located

Cheers Dave , after reading all your instructions to download music on to my PSP i still couldnt do it, so on your advice downloaded Sonic Stage to my computer and wow ive done it .Once you have downloaded sonic stage it does it all for you,give it a try.

Gary.....U ned a bigger memory card....u can get it from best buy circuit city office depot w/e....just make sure it says psp compatible tho

Sorry about that, Nick. "GUI" is a graphical user interface and it's my bad with the jargon! What I mean to say is that 'Use the PSP as usual to find your MUSIC area'. :-)

Dave, You are a saint!!!! I would be driven mad by all this! I have read all of the previous entries, and have decided to take note of some of your answers to others who have asked what I was going to!! Rather than make you repeat yourself again, I will only ask if I am still stuck!! Thanks for your advice!
Carol

i have tried this and the psp displays that there are no music tracks on the psp. what do i do?

Bruce, please see:

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

haha....now the helper needs help....if anyone knows...the exavt message i get when i try to transfer files is 'Error Copyinf File or Folder "Cannot Copy (song name....Make sure you specify the correct path and file name"' if anyone can help me that would be great

HI dave. I need some help putting videos on my psp. Music videos from itunes. I bought a PSP set up software named MAX MEDIA, MEDIA MANAGER SOFTWARE. I figured out the pictures + music( god does reading the directions help. lol) It has to do with putting saved pictures and music on the F file, then PSP, then in music/pictures, then MP3 for music. I kow i cant downlaod the videos (or music) from itunes onto the psp, but i tried to save from itunes to F. its doesnt show up on the psp. Tahnks for your help. if i had a credit card, i would buy you a chai,but at age 13 i dout my parents wil give me a credit card.

How do I change music into mp3 format using Windows Media Player??

How do you go on the internet on my PSP? How do you download songs on my PSP?

I have an MP3 player but I can't put my music on it from Limewire on my computer. What do I do?

Hey dave, its jarrel again...

I wante to know where can I go to download FREE music on my psp?

Stella and Jarrel, I don't offer help with peer to peer (p2p) applications because in my experience almost everything you can find there is illegally copied. So you're on your own with limewire and your quest for free music...

yeah i bought a usb program called MAX MEDIA, MEDIA MANAGER SOFTWARE and i was wondering how do i put music from itunes to my psp

You're not the first person to mention Max Media, actually, but i don't have a copy so I can't really go too far with helping you.

thanks dude im gonna try ur instructions right now.i hope they work.

hi, i need sum help with my psp.
i cannot get my computer to recongize the usb mass storage system. When i connect my psp to my computer with the USB cable, and then i go to add new hardware, while it is tryint to install it i have this error The NTKERN.VXD device loaders for this device could not load the driver(Code 2). it said click update to fix it and i did. but when i did it have this problem The file USBNTMAP.sys was not found.

so how do i fix this???

i am using window me

Thanks man that worked like a charm i got music on my psp now.... thanks :)

dave i have no idea hot to transfer music to my psp when i try to sync the music my computer says it on my psp but when i go to my music its empty

Ive tried so much to get music onto my psp, ive tried all what you have said, can you tell me how to put the files onto the psp and then put music onto it, thanks

Chris, I have lots of tutorials on these subjects here on the site. Please try:

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

i do not no what to do after i click on usb connection 4 the download music please help me.

I've tried so much to get music onto my psp, i've tried all what you have said, can you tell me how to put the files onto the psp and then put music onto it, thanks

yoo wut up.......how do u put music videos onto the psp.....i heard u have to convert it to an mp3 file but i dont know how u think u could explain it to me..?

i put the cord in and it only did nothing

Tommy, there are plenty of different tutorials on this site about the PSP. Try this to get started:

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

Tmac, did you put your PSP into "USB Connection" mode once it was plugged into your PC?

can you tell me how 2 put music onto my psp from a music disc in my i tunes player.

I Have music on windows media player and would like to put it on my ipod What do i do

how do i transfer windows media player`s library to itones and then to the ipod

How do i open my "E" drive?

my comp doesnt reponse to the USB, but the PSP does..and der is no E: drive

hi dave.i need help downloading games onto my psp becuase i am totally oblivious on how to go about this.

How the heck do i get music on my PSP? It took up a lot of space but there is NO MUSIC

Jay, I don't offer help with game downloads.

Sam, you'll want to check out this article:

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

hi i need help gettin my psp to get pics from my friends it always sais no connection y is that?

how do you make a music folder on a pc for a psp?

how do you put videos to psp?

Dave,
How do you open the e folder on my computer
i cant seem to find it.
Thanks

When i had put my PSP into the computer drive then i made my folder than i had dowmload songs on My Music because i had went to my computer and went on my music than when i clicked on a song to download in my PSP it just kept putting me online so how do i get a website to put music on my PSP.

look to all those people who dont no wat to do this is the simple answer:

on the psp go to 'settings' and then 'usb connection' then just leave it.

1)plug in the usb to the top of your psp and the other end to front of the computer. (a slot at he bottom)

2) go to 'my computer' in the start menu

3) under 'devises with removeable storage' there will be drive 'E:' open it and 2 folders will appear. 'MP root' and 'psp'

4)open 'psp' and then more files will appear.

5) open 'music'

6) finnaly drag and drop your selected music files to here.

any problems:
mcsean83@msn.com

so on the computer i followed your steps on how to download music it got put in the music folder but not on my psp. what did i do wrong?

i have done everthin u said but,..........wen i go to the music folder on my PSP it say no sound track.....helppp

i have done every thing u have said but it still says there are no tracks i need help ive been tryin this for 30 min and ive been goin through every thing and it nots working

wat up dave, i plugged the usb wire into the port of the psp and i wanted to know what is the round? i am stuck. help me out

how do you download music onto your psp???

when i connect my USB cable from my PSP to my PC the generic drive or E: never shows up.

my computer dont read my psp and im only 10 so im thick
pllllllz help

how do i put videos on the psp

Let's see....

First off, when you hook your PSP up to your computer, make sure that you put the PSP into USB Connection mode. It should actually display "USB Connection" on the screen.

Having said that, Windows XP is the only version of Windows that officially supports the PSP, though there are some workarounds if you're running earlier versions (see http://www.askdavetaylor.com/about_psp_win98.html for example)

Finally, Angelo, I have lots of information on the site about PSP video. Please start here:

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

Good luck!

Nico Gibson, on psp i can't play or download games on its internet.

And most of time the internet dont work

I really Dislike asking for help but, when i do i REALLY need it. Okey i did everything right (I hope) but when i sent the file to the PSP drive in the folder music an Error accured so it said. all i could understand was on/off switch and that there was a problem with it. Please, help me before i throw my PSP into my monitor. Oh, and now i cant download anything!.

P.S

S.O.S

Nico, you're right. You can't use the Internet connection on the PSP to download games, at least not that I've seen. You also can't download music, photos, movies, etc, directly onto the PSP.

Error, there's nothing wrong with asking for help! If you're having oodles of problems with your PSP transfers, please check out:

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

please dave, i formatted my memory stick dragged songs into my psp floder in the E drive but it takes away memory but it has no songs listed. I clicked the x button under tracks but it dousn't show up. do i need a small disc to insert into my computer?????????

actually itunes music is .m4a simply rename the music file to "blank".mp4 psp is comatible with mp4s

Hey dave,

im really down in the dumps today. it would be really nice if you told me how to get music from itunes on my psp. I tryed the way you said but i got lost. is there an easier way?

oh i forgot you said click the round button but i never saw a round button

Hi Chris. Sorry you're having a hard time of things but perhaps figuring out some neat features of your PSP will help you out. First off, to get music out of iTunes, you probably need to convert it to MP3:

http://www.askdavetaylor.com/about_itunes_mp3.html

then you need to learn how to transfer MP3 files to your PSP, and I have a variety of articles on that topic here:

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

Finally, the "round button" is the button with the circle on it: it's one of the four buttons on the right controller area of the PSP.

DAVE PLEASE HELP ME I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE MUSIC TO A FOLDER SO THAT I CAN SEND THEM TO MY PSP. I'M LOST PLEASE HELP

hey im following the steps to your guide but when i go on usb mode it dosnt show the generic drive e so how can i make it appear

you go to my computer before anything then plug it the usb cord to the computer a new drive should pop up usually :J click on it then it will say music game video pictures ext.... click and drag the downloaded music to the file with music its very simple

how do you get the switch program to put music in the psp?

Download Switch from:

http://www.nch.com.au/switch/

dude what the hell every time I hook the usb into the pc it talks about my pictures or something like do you want to view your pictures but the whole psp ifolder is not workin

Dude in need, sounds like you might well want to reformat your memory stick *with the PSP* not your PC. It'll delete you game saves (unfortunately) but it'll also build the correct filesystem and folders onto the device so you won't have to worry about them in the future. Please see:

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

Dave, I have a psp with a 2gb memory stick, I followed your instructions for getting music on the stick and it worked great. Then when my little lad turned the psp on, the memory stick had dissapeared, the psp kept showing no memory stick inserted. We tried to reformat the stick but again the psp said there wasn't a stick inserted. Can you help?

Sounds like you have a bad stick, I'm sorry to say, Keith. I'd make sure it's "seated" properly in the PSP (pull it out, push it in again, gently but firmly) and if you still can't get it to work, get it replaced.

Please Help! I've formatted the memory stick in the PSP and I've downloaded some free mp3 converter software (I think!). What do I do now to copy and convert some music files from my husbands itunes music library to my sons PSP. Once you download the converter software there are no instructions as to how to use it. I wish Santa had bought him something else!!

can you plase tell me exactly how to download music in to a folder ?cause i don't get that thankx Mia

Dave, i'm having the same problems that Andy from June, 18 2005 is having. i converted the files into mp3 files and downloaded them into my psp via usb cable but when i check the psp it says there are no music files in the memeory stick(or something like that) and the space in my memory stick is being used up by the apparently nonexistent file. am i doing everything right? Please e-mail me to fix whatever is wrong.

hey I bought my PSP at a Pawn Shop and I would like to change the password on it but I never recieved the old one so how can I change the old password to mine.

dave please help, i cannot play my music on my psp.. i have followed all of ur steps but im still having no luck.i have created a "Music" folder inside of the "PSP" folder, but when i go to put my mp3 music into the "Music" folder it creates a new "Music" folder completely seperate to the psp folder which makes to PSP unable to read the music...
Can you help?
(i am using windows media player 10 on windows XP)

i need help on the psp i didnt understand your directions i didnt understand about the picture transfer or music pls help and can u make it a little bit more english u know like tell me the exact words that u did

how do u download????also where can i download things that are free

What I have learnt (via much frustration) is that the reason music is not recognised (or playable) on your PSP is that it has been transferred in the wrong format - it must be mp3 (not WMA). After reading this page,I corrected my mistake and converted some tracks to the correct format - one that PSP can see (even though wma files can be transferred, they remain 'invisible i.e. unplayable. Your memory gets used up and can't play music or see the tracks) I used 'limeware.com' (as recommended above). I have now listened to tracks on PSP for the first time since purchase 6 months ago - wow.... this information is so frustratingly hard to get and use....

hi dave andy here how are you good i hope, i was wanting to ask you dave do you know a website to dowload totally free psp games onto my sons psp console if you could dave that would be fantastic dave cheers andy take care mate

Dave-
I have gotten all my music stored on windows media player and hooked up the cable. I downloaded it all or synced it all to my psp and it is taking away my mega bytes but my music isnt showing up. What should I do?

i tried your steps but i cant git step 4 to work my dell wount work plz Help im frustrated!

i came across this site off google and i thought i would try this advise and it worked.
thanks

Dave-

Thank you for the information dave but you had good instructions but they didn't work.It computer said that the music was downloaded on their but it wasn't and it took away my memory still

how do i put music in my music file.

Hey can you download music videos to the psp because that would be preety awsome and if you can how would you do that

Matthew and Erik, there's more information about working with MP3 music files and the PSP here:

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

Trent, you can indeed download video onto your PSP too. I have a number of tutorials on that subject here:

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

Hope those will help you both get further with your PSP devices.

Dave, can u dowmload music sites like limewire to listen to music on your PSP

on my psp on usb connection in the settings section it says usb mode then nothing else happens about E: or any thing like dat how do i get this to work??

I still dont understand how you copy the music tracks onto the psp! Help me out!!! i have had my psp for almost a year now, and my psp is already into my computer!

YOU REALLY HELPED ME OUT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

I can't get music on my Psp. Iv'e tried everything. I reformatted my memory stick. After I tried loading music on again. And it still didn't work. So now everything is deleted off my memory stick for nothing. So I have to beat my games all over agaian. I AM SO MAD.

I downloaded a LOOOOOT of music on my psp and every time i try to play them it says no tracks! and i really dont want to waste the memory that i used.YOU GOTTA HELP ME!

I got my video file and I don't know how to put it on my psp and I tried to use the root thing but it didn't even show that I had a video in my video thing.

soooo.... dave iv had my psp for over a year and i finally figured out how to download music and i did. but when i pressed on the memory stick icon it says no tracks. how do get it where you can play your downloaded music? i thpught i should give you a better discription than last time.

soooo.... dave iv had my psp for over a year and i finally figured out how to download music and i did. but when i pressed on the memory stick icon it says no tracks. how do get it where you can play your downloaded music? i thpught i should give you a better discription than last time.

i have connected the usb cable to the psp and the pc. but i cannot put music or photos on it

Please note that I have an extensive library of help files and tutorials for the Sony PSP, much more information than just this one article! You can find the other articles by clicking here:

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

i try to download my music and videos to my psp but they are never on it.i have the usb and my memoery card was in but it says that the divive is full ond there was an error everytime i tryed syncing it to my psp...........wat should i do!!!!!please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i looked at your instructions and they don't say how to get your music to play after you download it. Every time i go to the memory stick it says no tracks. I spent 22 mg on music and that's almost all my memory. help me out here.

BaBz, sounds to me like you might just not have enough space on your Memory Stick for the files: audio takes up a few megabytes per song, and video, man, that can be pretty huge: a 90 minute video can easily be 400MB or larger.

Killman, most often I find that you have the files on your PSP but rather than it just show you the tracks, it makes you select the Memory Stick once you're in the MUSIC area of the device. So go to MUSIC, look for Memory Stick, then select it by pressing the "X" button. Then, hopefully, the audio tracks will be visible!

Hello i read this and i am wondering on how to copy the data!
there seems to be no way to copy it

Yo Dave can I put music in my psp from a ipod?? If yes how??

DAVE i copy musics to my psp but when I go to music on my psp it says there are no tracks. I have coped every file of my ipod in to my psp memory stick like you sad on step (8)but still it does not work!!!please can you help me??

Sylvio, you can, but you'd need to copy the music off the iPod or out of iTunes, then copy it onto the PSP. Try this link:

http://www.askdavetaylor.com/about_itunes_mp3.html

And in terms of not finding the tracks, could it be in the wrong format? iPods often work with AAC format which isn't (yet) supported by the PSP device itself.

i download the stuff on my computer from cd's and the downloaded the songs on my psp and the dont work.same situation.it says no tracks.

and dave, is there any way i can download music from my xbox 360?i have almost 200 songs on it and it would really cool if i could.

how do i get music videos on my psp

Killman, I don't think you can get the music off your Xbox, but if you could, you could copy it to your PSP without much hassle.

O, I have a variety of tutorials on working with the PSP and video here:

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

Hope that helps

how do i get videos on to my psp and how do i play them

I have a psp and i'm trying to sync/copy music onto my psp i connect it up to usb mode an then Removable Disk (E:) pops up and i'm not to shore what to click on so i click on play using windows media player then i press automatic syncronize so it syncronizes my songs and then i quit out of usb mode an then i go to music and it says there are no tracks.But it takes up my pro memory stick duo

dave look i have a psp all right now but when i go to sharing game it does it work the same for the something something free player i know that you know that okay please answer back thanx bye.

I have followed your instructions trying to download music from itunes on my PC. My PSP music folder shows memory being used up but when I go to the folder to play the music it says no tracks. Am i missing something in the steps? Can you help me? Email me.

Liam

I have done all of that, and it is still not downloading the music into my PSP!!!!! HELP!! =(

hey dave i have an account on psp.com and i,ve downloaded videos and wallpapers.it says my memory is gone but same thing....no video,s or pics.oh and by the way i deleted the music i put on before.

I know you guys are talking about music. But... Can someone tell me how to dl the movies to the psp. I lost my manuel and have no clue what I am doing. I do have the USB cable. Anyone that can help me, i would be so happy. :)

Hey Um Dave? When I take Songs From My Sisters Itunes To Put Onto My PSP the Only Song I could Get on was temperature.....If i can do it with 1 song why not another

Dave, please help me! I have already downloaded the music to my psp, but it says that there are no tracks. What do I do,there are tracks ,but I don't know why it says that there are no tracks in my psp. PLEASE HELP ME!!

wut if u stopped the thing with the e,f file from coming by pressing dont show me this again? wut do i do?

how do i download pictures to my psp

Dave, it won't let me make a folder inside of the removable disk so I can't drag and drop the music files. But a few days ago there was a PSP folder in Removable Disk and I could drag and drop the music files and they did show up on my PSP but only a few seconds were recorded of each song then that music file would become corrrupt. Please help!

hi my name is edgar and i want to know how conect to the internet with my psp for free ones in school a frien conected me to the internet but now i can't what can i do remember for free