On my Sony NWZ B152 the file containing the playlists was deleted in WMP I am now unable to make playlists. i was told to make a file on the walkman names "playlists" as this would fix the problem. this failed as whn I try and make one, it just makes a new normal folder and not the one it used to. If anyone knows how to restore it (already tried formatting and fractory reseting) i would be grateful

Hi,
For erasing the Playlists from the Player, you've to use the same Software which you've used to transfer the Playlists. The steps on deleting the Playlists depends on the Software used for transferring. Please go through the HELP files in the Software for the information on deleting the songs.
Good Luck! FixYa

dont use wmp to sync. disable it
just use the player as a usb stick

sony ipod no nwz-b152 not detected on my desk top have xp

Here is the info from Sony:
Is it possible to drag and drop music from the Apple® iTunes® software to the portable player using the Content Transfer Application? Solution
Yes, if you have iTunes software installed, you can transfer music and playlists from iTunes software to the Walkman® player by dragging and then dropping the files to the Content Transfer application.
NOTES:

• The Content Transfer application supports data transfer from iTunes software 7.6 or 7.7 to the Walkman player.
• The Content Transfer application supports data transfer from iTunes software 8.0. However, for playlist transfer from iTunes software 8.0 to the Walkman player, make sure you are using the latest version of the Content Transfer application. The latest version can be downloaded from the Sony Support Web Site at http://esupport.sony.com
• Digital Rights Management (DRM) copyright-protected files are not supported. iTunes music files may be able to be upgraded to iTunes Plus music files, which do not contain DRM.
• Do not disconnect the USB connection during data transfer.
• If there is insufficient free space on the portable player, the data cannot be transferred.
• The Content Transfer application is included with most newer Walkman Video players. It also is available for additional models in the NWZ-A, NWZ-E, and NWZ-S series. Some models may require an update to be compatible. Additional model-specific information can be found in the Drivers & Software section of the Sony Support Web Site at http://esupport.sony.com.

Hi.
When you have connected your hard drive you were playing in your Windows Media Player? When you were ask that the media will syncronize the hd drive you have connected you choose the option yes. meaning every time you delete files or shared files from your WMP it automatically delete all files you shared. When are going to add files to your WMP select File option then select add folders or files from your walkman. After doing so, your files will be added only when your walkman is connected. If not it will not be read by the system.

Files will not added to the system volume but its only shared. if the one that is being shared is not present in the system it will not be accessed.

Regardless of Model the PC wil recognized it if it was supported by the system. If you dont want these files added in your system every time you need to play those files you have to connect your external hard drive.

I hope you were answered. Please reply for any clarification or comments.

jonags3

Hi, Just plug it into your pc and the folder containing your songs will open. To delete the songs you no longer want hover over them and right click and delete.
Hope this helps.

Connect NWZ-B133 with PC and go to CD folder ( what you want to delete) and check its properties, uncheck Read Only tick mark and apply > ok.
Now you can delete it.

to add files to walkman i open the walkman icon that appears when i connect to pc an find and open folder named songs....drag and drop your song files ( as mp3) and thats all

hope this helps

Windows Media Player (WMP) 11 in XP does not create Playlist on my MP3 MTP device. I have a Sony Walkman NWZ-S544 but I think my problem and its solution could also apply to other MP3 players that don't receive Playlists from WMP. And perhaps to Vista and Windows 7?
When I connected my WALKMAN to my PC and used WMP to Sync (transfer) Playlists to it, the songs were correctly Synched but no Playlists were created on my WALKMAN. My problem was that Windows had installed the wrong driver for my WALKMAN. Here is how I diagnosed and fixed the problem.
DIAGNOSIS: When I used WMP to Sync, the picture in WMP's right hand window was a generic MP3 device. It should have looked like my WALKMAN NWZ-S544. When I looked at the device drivers, I couldn't find a driver for my WALKMAN NWZ-S544 under Portable Devices, but instead found a non-MTP Walkman listed as a USB Mass Storage Device. (See Fix explanation for how to look at device drivers.)
Fix: To fix the problem I first uninstalled the incorrect driver and then installed the correct driver. Here's how…

1. I disconnected all MP3 players and USB devices (Key/thumb/External Hard drives, etc) from my PC.
2. I opened the Device Manager. Right-click My Computer-Click Properties.-Click Hardware Tab-Click Device Manager. No Portable Devices were showing. Click the + to the left of the Universal Serial Bus Controllers heading and there was one USB Mass Storage Device but it was for an irrelevant memory card reader on my PC that I can't disconnect.
3. I connected my Walkman. Looking at the Device Manager, I see that one new USB Mass Storage Device is now showing, I right click-Properties and it describes it as a Compatible USB storage device (Walkman). This is my problem. Windows is using an older Walkman driver. My Walkman driver should be for a MTP device.
4. I again right click the Walkman USB storage device and click Uninstall. I click OK to Confirm Device Removal. The Device Manage no longer shows my Walkman which has now turned itself off.
5. I disconnect my Walkman and then reconnect it. Windows gives me the message that I have installed new hardware. The Found New Hardware Wizard starts. I click "No, not this time" and then Next. I click "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)" and then Next. I click "Don't search. I will chose the driver to install." and then Next. I click "Show compatible hardware" and I select "MTP Device" under Model and then Next. Windows then finds the appropriate driver for my Walkman and I'm done.

VERIFICATION: To verify that it is properly installed, look in the Device Manager under Portable Devices (while your Walkman is connected). Click + and you should see:"Walkman NWZ-S544". Or simply look under Name in My Computer and you should see an entry for Walkman NWZ-S544, and an icon that looks like your Walkman. Everything should now work properly.