topic Re: Two machines in PCs & Accessories

Two machines

stix — Fri, 03 Jun 2005 09:08:04 GMT

I have my PC at home, which I have used for transferring all the music across... and I have my PC at work, which I want to use with my VP once in a while as well. But of course I can't because the tracks didn't originate from that machine.

I've heard it's possible to permit this somewhere, somehow... but I don't know how. I can't even log in to Connect from my work machine - says this account is not authorised for this machine.

Anybody managed to do this successfully???? If so, how?!?!?

TVM!

All this "nannying" really p!sses me off a little bit. Just let me do what I want with it

Re: Two machines

stix — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 09:12:02 GMT

Nobody else use more than one PC???

Re: Two machines

Alk1 — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 13:29:41 GMT

Are You admin of that work's PC?

Re: Two machines

stix — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 14:09:58 GMT

Yep.....

Re: Two machines

Stephanius — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 14:50:35 GMT

If you have your music on the harddisc of your computer at home in mp3 or similar universal non-DRM format you can use the VP as a USB harddisc and transfer them this way.

Using ATRAC this will not work. The reason for this is that you need a fixed computer-VaioPocket relationship for digital rights management purposes and to keep things reasonably straightforward. If you could use the VP on two computers and put tracks on it with them, you would as a logical consequence only be able to remove the tracks with the computer you used to put them on the VP.

Re: Two machines

stix — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 16:49:01 GMT

Hmmm, thanks Stephanius.... guess I will have to live with it that way.

I thought I read somewhere that it was possible to authorise additional machines, but I can't it anyway. Shame eh. It's not too much of a pain... just I like to edit mistakes in the filing when I notice them - which is usually at work....

Re: Two machines

RubenBCN — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 08:21:22 GMT

I do use my laptop at home and my laptop in the office with VP. Both with SS 3.1. I did it a few months ago.

What you have to do is:

In your computer at home , the one you use with the VP, open Sonic stage and go to Tools -> Update Music Service Authorization info. Register with a email adress and password. If I remember correctly, you can select to allow 5 computers to work with your VP.

Then, in the office, install SS (if it's possible, the same version) and then go to the same option. Access with the same user and password. Then, you can access to the VP. If not, when you go back home, go to the same option. over there, you'll see a new request to use your VP from a remote computer (the office one). click allow and that's it.

Then you should

Re: Two machines

stix — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 15:17:42 GMT

Thanks RubenBCN... but I don't have that menu in my SS3.1... under tools or anywhere else...

Re: Two machines

RubenBCN — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 09:06:32 GMT

Really?
I don't kn ow what to say... I see the option under Tools also if the VP is not connected to the PC. It's always there.... sorry, mate 😞

Re: Two machines

stix — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 10:19:09 GMT

Ah... I found something in help (RTFM... doh!) which explains how to do this... will try it at home tonight and see if it lets me.

Cheers for the help

Re: Two machines

richardgregory — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 10:10:37 GMT

Ah... I found something in help (RTFM... doh!) which explains how to do this... will try it at home tonight and see if it lets me.

What did you find, and did it work?

Re: Two machines

stix — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 16:03:15 GMT

Not had chance yet... hopefully at the weekend. Will report back.

Watch this space (not all weekend though!)

Re: Two machines

stix — Mon, 13 Jun 2005 08:11:16 GMT

OK... it doesn't work - it's not possible in my region apparently... cheers, Sony.

Open Help... select:

"Transferring tracks"
"Transferring tracks to a device/media"
"Using an ATRAC audio device"
"Device authorization via the Music Service"

Where is says... "You may not be able to authorize a device or use the music service in some countries and regions."

Re: Two machines

RubenBCN — Mon, 13 Jun 2005 10:53:53 GMT

Weird. i didn't know that.
Well. I'm in Spain and I use my VP in 3 computers.