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How to make Windows Vista recognize your Sansa View mp3 player.

How to make Windows Vista recognize your Sansa View mp3 player.

Did you buy a Sansa View only to find out that Windows Vista won't recognize it? Can't update the firmware to allow Vista to recognize it? Are you stuck in a catch 22 situation? Well this instructable will help you relieve your frustrations and help you to finally use your device!

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Step 1The Sansa and its accesories.

First lets look in the Sansa box. They were very "generous" with all the accesories.
The content of the box is:
1 Sansa View
1 thin plastic wrap around the Sansa View
1 usb cable
1 Pair of earphones
1 Rhapsody cd
1 Sansa View quick guide
1 cardboard box

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May 15, 2009. 4:51 AMmaderschramm says:

Hey, I was having problems getting the view to work on Vista. Easy solution: go to the folder "More", then "Settings", then "USB Mode". Change it from "Auto Detect" to "MSC". Done! Worked fine.

May 15, 2009. 11:06 PMSolderguy (author) says:

Yes that is because you had the right firmware. The earlier versions of Sansa View did not have an MSC mode.This instructable tells you how to manually enter MSC mode and download the updated firmware using Vista if you have an older firmware.