Can Zune play from Windows Media Player I've never had an MP3 Player but I already have music on Windows Media Player. Can I get the WMP music onto the Zune? I am old and clueless, and want painless transfers from my existing music library to the MP3 player. I don't care about video or pictures, it will almost exclusively be used for music. Is the Zune a good choice? Can Zune play from Windows Media Player I've never had an MP3 Player but I already have music on Windows Media Player. Can I get the WMP music onto the Zune? I am old and clueless, and want... » Read More Can Zune play from Windows Media Player I've never had an MP3 Player but I already have music on Windows Media Player. Can I get the WMP music onto the Zune? I am old and clueless, and want painless transfers from my existing music library to the MP3 player. I don't care about video or pictures, it will almost exclusively be used for music. Is the Zune a good choice? « Show Less
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I recommend you download the Zune software at Zune.net and try it before purchasing the device. (You have to use the Zune software to "sync" your music to Zune device.)Zune supports mp3 and wma (as well as AAC), so you can transfer them easily if they are not DRM-"protected". (The Zune software only adds DRM-"protected" files from the Zune Marketplace to your Zune collection.)FYIhttp://forums.zune.net/242458/ShowPost.aspx
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Hi,Can songs from my windows media player be downloaded onto the Zune?Thanks
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On my computer Zune automatically found all af my WMP and Itunes files and organized them.I have to say that after owning many MP-3 players, including I-Pods, that Zune is definately a good choice.
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I can't believe the Zune would do that! Its beyond logic!! What they want you to do is have a portable device for your music but also have a non-portable copy?? The Sony syncs perfectly and the function is only 'addition'. If you want to delete, you have to delete from the player(but it has to be connected to your PC, you cannot delete from the player on its own). It also does not overwrite if you are trying to add a file that is already there. Once the player is connected to the PC and Windows Media Player is opened, there is a separate area where you drag the files that you want synced. I guess that is what prevents it from functioning like the Zune.
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I have Windows XP with Windows Media Player. Please don't tell me this won't work. I'd really love to get one.
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Hi Pamela,The Zune Car thingy should be able to play what you have on your Zune, that's its job. You don't want it to play the radio from the zune because your cars radio already does that. You should be tuning it from the car pack itself on the square thingy and your car to find the best signal for it.I also find that the zunes proximity to the radio helps, like resting it on the dashboard or within its compartment. The Car packs are a tricky business from ipods to zunes. The ones that are like cassette readers if your car has a cassette player (good luck with that one) that does the job very well and won't interrupt your music with incoming radio. If you have any other questions let me know. Hi Pamela,The Zune Car thingy should be able to play what you have on your Zune, that's its job. You don't want it to play the radio from the zune because your cars radio already does that. You should be tuning it from the car pack itself on the square thingy and your car to find the best signal for it.I also find that the zunes proximity to the radio helps, like resting it on the dashboard or within its compartment. The Car packs are a tricky business from ipods to zunes. The ones that are like cassette readers if your car has a cassette player (good luck with that... » Read More Hi Pamela,The Zune Car thingy should be able to play what you have on your Zune, that's its job. You don't want it to play the radio from the zune because your cars radio already does that. You should be tuning it from the car pack itself on the square thingy and your car to find the best signal for it.I also find that the zunes proximity to the radio helps, like resting it on the dashboard or within its compartment. The Car packs are a tricky business from ipods to zunes. The ones that are like cassette readers if your car has a cassette player (good luck with that one) that does the job very well and won't interrupt your music with incoming radio. If you have any other questions let me know. « Show Less
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I just bought my first mp3 player. I do not understand how to get music from my itunes library to the mp3 player. I enter 'export" It gives me 3 types of files extenstions to save it as : txt, xml, and unicode. Nothing happens. What am I doing wrong? Help!
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I recommend you download the Zune software at Zune.net and try it before purchasing the device. (You have to use the Zune software to "sync" your music to Zune device.) Zune supports mp3 and wma (as well as AAC), so you can transfer them easily if they are not DRM-"protected". (The Zune software only adds DRM-"protected" files from the Zune Marketplace to your Zune collection.) FYI http://forums.zune.net/242458/ShowPost.aspx
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Mark, Apparently yes... see the text from the Sansa FAQ that follows: After downloading songs into Windows Media Player, you have to PLAY the song in Windows Media Player or copy them through Windows Media Player in order to get your LICENSE for it to download, which will in turn set the terms of the permission of the file to allow it to play on other devices. Once you have done this then you can load it onto the SanDisk MP3 player and it will work. It is always recomended to copy protected files to an MP3 player through a utility such as Music Match, Windows Media Player or iTunes. Hope this answers your question.
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Amazon's MP3 Downloads will play on any audio player. Zune offers music through its software (in a manner similar to Apple) which is in a mix of MP3 file types that will play on any player, and music formatted to play only on the Zune. This is, again, identical to how Apple operates iTunes - the difference is in what formats each company sells its specially formatted music. For what it's worth, I find the Zune plays music with a richer and fuller sound than iPod. You should also know that both the Zune and the iPod require that you use their software to sync music from your hard drive to the player.I hope this is helpful (and I hope you choose/chose the Zune)! Amazon's MP3 Downloads will play on any audio player. Zune offers music through its software (in a manner similar to Apple) which is in a mix of MP3 file types that will play on any player, and music formatted to play only on the Zune. This is, again, identical to how Apple operates iTunes - the difference is in what formats each company sells its specially formatted music. For what it's worth, I find the Zune plays music with a richer and fuller sound than iPod. You should also know that both the Zune and the iPod require that you use their software to sync music from your hard... » Read More Amazon's MP3 Downloads will play on any audio player. Zune offers music through its software (in a manner similar to Apple) which is in a mix of MP3 file types that will play on any player, and music formatted to play only on the Zune. This is, again, identical to how Apple operates iTunes - the difference is in what formats each company sells its specially formatted music. For what it's worth, I find the Zune plays music with a richer and fuller sound than iPod. You should also know that both the Zune and the iPod require that you use their software to sync music from your hard drive to the player.I hope this is helpful (and I hope you choose/chose the Zune)! « Show Less
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Depends on what songs you're talking about: a. If you're talking about the songs you bought from itunes store, you need to burn to cds and import them. Blame it on apple's DRM. b. If you're talking about songs you already had (mp3s which you ripped from your own cds, etc), you just drag and drop that folder in to the zune software. No cd burning necessary.
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First off, how do you sync playlists to WMP? I have WMP 11 on Win7 btw. Secondly how can I reorder playlists on the clouddrive by artist name, song name, album name etc? Where can we request this feature if its not available yet?
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I received this MP3 player as a gift and also really wanted to play audio books on it. Unfortunately I waited too long to try out that feature. From what I can tell it will download and play MP3 audio books but NOT WMA audiobooks which is most of what my library has. Its too late to return it... even if I wanted to go through the hassle of trying to return a gift. So I guess I'll give this to my daughter and go back to looking for a player that will play my books. Good Luck!
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I have done that so I could transfer music from one device to another. You can't play it from there like an MP3 device. But you could have it pluged into a computer or other device and play off it.
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That is not true. There are pleanty of conversion programs that will take iTunes M4V's and convert them to WMV to play on the Zune, and legally too. I have done it. Tuenbite platinum is an EXCELLENT program to convert iTune and all other DRM media to play on pretty much anything...including the ZUNE! Enjoy.
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Drag your music to the desktop. Copy the music files that you want on your desktop to the folder of the MP3 player. This mp3 player is not compatible with itunes. I returned mine because it didnt work well.
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I like WMP 11. The Zune software is basically the same, but with Zune Marketplace integrated. Nevertheless, I agree, the Microsoft Points system is quite silly. I mean, I know they have their reasons, but I think it would be easier for the average user to use plain dollars. I went ahead and subscribed to the Zune Pass option ($14.99 plus taxes I think) which lets you download all you want and synchronize to up to two Zune's. I've been downloading like crazy for the last two days and loving it!
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This device will play music from anything that is connected to it via the input jack. It does not care about the size or type of player that is connected. As far as playing WMA files, I'm not certain but I think it will play them. You can get a free WMA to MP3 converter at www.Cnet/downloads if you need one. There is an instructional video for this player here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mZ7Krt2Mp4 .
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No. You sync files from your windows type media players only. This item of mine only lasted 13 days and died. I have now gone with a Phillips MP3 player which is a remarkable player.