Thread: W300i and Vista?

When I look on the outside it says Smartmedia.... is that right, or do I check somewhere else? Sorry, I'm a noob to this.
My computer is an Acer Aspire E380 Running Windows Vista.
Thanks for the help. I really appreciate it!

I don't know how to say.....
if you can access Control Panel->System->Device Manager
check is your card reader there
I don't think Vista needs extra driver for your card reader
do you have XP machine? try it
if the reader still doesn't show up, it's dead

Hi there,
Just got my new phone yesterday to find out that it's not compatible with Vista. It sucks. So now I'm trying to transfer music to the card. I have the adapter (not sure what it's called) and a card reader on my computer. Anyone know how to do this?
I have tried putting the card in the reader but nothing pops up, and when I gho to "my computer" there is no drive there to add music to. Can anyone point me in the right direction? The reason I got the phone was for the walkman feature. *sigh*
I'd greatly appreciate ANY help at all. Thanks!

No, I don't have an Xp machine, I wish I still did. This computer's about a month old, so I hope the reader's not broken. When I went to the device manager there was a lot of jargon I had no idea what was what. There was nothing that looked like a card reader though. I appreciate your help.

you need a card reader that supports m2, at least you need a card adaptor
open Windows Explorer (Win + E), and you can transfer files there

check USB controllers part
USB mass storage should show there
you can ask somebody else who has XP machine to test out your reader
good luck

Under USB controllers I have the following.....
USB Root Hub
USB composite device
Standard Open HCD USB host controller
Standard Enhanced PCI to USB host controller
I checked them all and they said they were working correctly and drivers were up to date.
Unfortunately my card reader is built into the computer so using a machine with XP is out of the question.

My card reader does support m2. I have the adaptor to put the little card in.
I can't seem to find windows explorer... I even did a search for it. Thanks for the help. Any other advice?

Huh...try using other memory cards on the reader to see if it's working.
If the other cards work, try reinserting the M2 card a couple of times.
Or try using the card reader on another person's PC, like greenblood stated.
Like greenblood pointed out, it might be a defective card reader, IDK.

A few times you might just need to format the memory card. You can do so through your W300i. Just go to menu, File Manager, press the right soft key for 'more', then select format memory stick. After that your PC might recognize the card.