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Format Computer

RubenBCN — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 15:09:46 GMT

Is there anybody that has tried this:

You need to format your computer. You copy the Sony folder (with all the sonic stage installation) and the library in the Vaio pocket or another external device.

Format computer. Reinstall Windows. Install Sonic Stage. Overwrite this isntallation with the one you kept.

Could it work?

Maybe saving some windows registry settings?

Re: Format Computer

MadarbWoT — Sat, 09 Apr 2005 11:30:16 GMT

sorry rbn but i dont think that would do any good it would just get you into more trouble...

i once heard about a small freeware program called registry cleaner which cleans any registry trails you want...

whats the big problem with the ss?doesnt it recognize your vp?

Re: Format Computer

RubenBCN — Sat, 09 Apr 2005 21:27:57 GMT

I had my VP with more than 4.000 songs when I had the great ide to update to SS 3.0. It asked the VP to be initialized.
After fighting with it during days, I went back to SS 2.3, 2.1, etc... no way.
I had to initialize (format VP, cos I tried all the other initializations and none of them worked) and I lost everything. Also, the library backup from SS 2.3 to 3.0 didn't seem to work properly.

Now, the issue is that I will change my computer. New computer... new windows... new SS installation.
So now what?
Will I have to format again the VP? I hope not!! Again, almost 20gb are used... and I have not all the library on the computer (a 20gb library is too much for my current hard disk).

So, I'm trying to figure out how to connect the VP to a brand new computer and have access to the VP content.

Re: Format Computer

MadarbWoT — Sun, 10 Apr 2005 08:21:04 GMT

i suppose you will face some problems with this but it will all turn out ok.
to solve the problem with the overrun hard disk you can copy extra files to the vp hard disk:smileywink:

as for the new pc\ss instalation,i have some experience on that...

i went to my friends house he has a vp too,and i connected mine,no problems faced,recognized it 100% and i got some hundreds of songs of his pc.no worries...

i know youre frustrated with it but it will be ok!
heads up

Re: Format Computer

RubenBCN — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 01:09:13 GMT

Hey, that was a positive feedback!
It was time!
Thanks... I'll let you know.

😉

Re: Format Computer

MadarbWoT — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 19:41:21 GMT

apart from answering to peoples questions,i see the forum as a place through which you can communiate with other people even digitally.

so i guess im happy with the idea that one of my posts could alter the mood of someone else[specially to something better than before].

glad to be here rbn!:smileywink:

Re: Format Computer

RubenBCN — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 09:27:04 GMT

MadarbWoT ,

I installed SS3.0 in my work computer. When I connect the VP, it says that music from that computer can't be transfered because the VP music is from another computer.

How can authorize (if it is possible) this computer to transfer music?

Just as you did, connecting VP to your own computer and to your friends'?

Rbn.-

Re: Format Computer

RubenBCN — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 08:57:32 GMT

Finally I found out.
I could register the VP in internet so I can authorize more than one computer to access it.

Re: Format Computer

MadarbWoT — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 19:56:13 GMT

by the time i did that the 3.0 wasnt out yet,so there was no conflict.
not quite sure how you can do that...i suppose by uninstalling 3.0 nothing will change much!
im telling you sstage is a mess you cant get anything right with it!

f**k and f**k sony for giving us that as the only option we have!
thats why people requested real player and musicmatch support!

if we are lucky enough we will live to see those prgs supporting vp.

as for your problem,i dont think there is much i can offer.
maybe if i try going to my friends house again[hes got 3.0 now],but it will be long before i can do that.will try though,just to see the prg reaction!will let you know.

Re: Format Computer

constantine_jk — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 20:11:39 GMT

ok, now I have a question that may sound silly. Where can I download SS3.0? I found the firmware update through club-vaio and updated the VP firmware & SS from v2.1 to v2.3. I have tried to find SS3.0 but with no success . What are the improvements?

Thanks in advance

Re: Format Computer

MadarbWoT — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 20:18:21 GMT

glad you finally got things sorted ruben:smileygrin:

as for downloading ss3.0 i personally advise you not to install it as people have been saying it offers more harm than good.

the link is this:
http://esupport.sony.com/EN/install/portable/ss30upgrd-redir.html

Re: Format Computer

constantine_jk — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 20:27:18 GMT

glad you finally got things sorted ruben:smileygrin: 

as for downloading ss3.0 i personally advise you not to install it as people have been saying it offers more harm than good.

the link is this:
http://esupport.sony.com/EN/install/portable/ss30upgrd-redir.html

I may leave it then....Just another question though. Why SS3.0 is not availablefor download from the vaio-link site? Do I have to search all the Sony sites to find what I am looking for or it's just being stupid???

Re: Format Computer

seb21__ — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 20:32:46 GMT

 Why SS3.0 is not availablefor download from the vaio-link site?

Maybe I'm wronge but it's only available in Amerika and Japan at the moment.

Re: Format Computer

RubenBCN — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:54:04 GMT

by the time i did that the 3.0 wasnt out yet,so there was no conflict.
not quite sure how you can do that...i suppose by uninstalling 3.0 nothing will change much!
im telling you sstage is a mess you cant get anything right with it!

f**k and f**k sony for giving us that as the only option we have!
thats why people requested real player and musicmatch support!

if we are lucky enough we will live to see those prgs supporting vp.

as for your problem,i dont think there is much i can offer.
maybe if i try going to my friends house again[hes got 3.0 now],but it will be long before i can do that.will try though,just to see the prg reaction!will let you know.

I have SS3.0 in my laptop at home. Then I installed SS3.0 in the work laptop and it didn't let me transfer or play music from the VP but I could see it and edit it.

Then, back home, I logged in to the Connect Authorization info. I saw my computer accessing and also another one that tried to access (it's indicated the date of access). You can give a name to it so I called one HOME and the other one WORK. I cliced on "authorize" for the WORK computer so when I went to the office the next day, I could access to the VP after logging in.

You can authorize till 5 computers.

Re: Format Computer

MadarbWoT — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 15:26:22 GMT

well it seems to have worked out for you but what about all the people that complain about their vp not being supported or recognized from ss 3.0[mainly]?

sony has made many mistakes on this bit of the vp...[reffering to software]

Re: Format Computer

Conor456 — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 15:59:30 GMT

ruben how did you authorise the vp if ss 3.0 europe isnt out yet? or maybe ive just answered the question because your not using 3.0 but 2.3... This is exactly why ive been writing emails to connect so many times asking when ss 3.0 europe is being released. I have some music on my notebook and some on our desktop and i cant use both. Im not going to authorise it with 2.3 only to format my vp when i upgrade to 3.0 because i actually believe 3.0 is significantly better than 2.3. Only problem is the "connect team" keep tellin me its out "within the month" and that was ages ago.

Re: Format Computer

MadarbWoT — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 10:08:33 GMT

why dont you authorize it now?
and why do you think that 3.0 is much better?
all i ve heard is people complaining about it and when someone said a little more details he said that it is quite faster but apart from that,the same s**t...

Re: Format Computer

sunnysureshin — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 11:39:56 GMT

hey, is that ur sonic stage is not supporting ur computer n from there ur unable to transfer music to ur pocket viao,thats why u wanna format ur comp, if its so i guess ur computer needs windows updates, check out once
chao!

Re: Format Computer

constantine_jk — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 21:05:11 GMT

Hello,

I have read all the posts with interest as I am planning to format my computer. My music is almost 5Gb. In order to make things a bit more clear in my head, I would appreciate if you could explain me what is going on

If I format my pc, couldn't I install SS (I use v2.3) again and then transfer my music from the VP to the pc?

I have read that for connecting the VP to another computer, there is the need to register it. What do you mean by that? Also, what is the Connect Authorization info?

What about the option copying the Sony folder (with all the sonic stage installation) and the library in the Vaio pocket or another external device, then format computer; reinstall Windows; install Sonic Stage and overwrite this isntallation with the kept? If I have understood well, it doesn't work.

Thanks in advance

Re: Format Computer

Conor456 — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 22:28:29 GMT

Hey MadarbWot i cant authorise it, it just takes me to the connect website and nothing happens. Can you help? I believe ss 3.0 is better because you can at least order your tracks in terms of artist, bit rate, codec, instead of just the god damm album. the dreaded "source" column has disappeared (which i think caused many problems) and its faster at transferring. At the end of the day its a whole new update, hence why its 3.0 and not 2.4!