Samsung YP-S3 not recognized by computer

Samsung Player Is No Longer Detected By Windows XP, Vista, Emodio Or
Samsung Media Studio.
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When your computer doesn't recognize your Samsung MP3 player, programs
such as Samsung Media Studio (SMS), Emodio, Windows Media Player
(10 or 11) do not allow you to transfer files to your player.
In SMS and Emodio, the portable icon appears grayed out.
In Windows Media Player, you are prompted to connect a device.
Your PC may fail to recognize your player for a variety of reasons.
To begin troubleshooting, scroll down, and then click the operating
system your computer is currently running.
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General Operating System Information
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On Windows computers, Samsung MP3 players require at least Windows XP
Service Pack 2. If you have an older operating system such as Windows
2000 or Windows 98, your computer won't recognize your player until you
upgrade your PC to at least Windows XP Service Pack 2.
If your PC is running Linux or MAC, it will not recognize some MP3
players that support only MTP mode. However, it will recognize players
that support UMS mode and list them as mass storage devices.
The following Samsung MP3 players support UMS: YP-U1, YP-U2, YP-U3,
YP-U4, YP-U5, and YP-S2.
The following Samsung MP3 players support both MTP and UMS mode: YP-Z5
and YP-P3.
Windows Vista may fail to detect you device if the player is not
connected properly, Windows Media Player is not installed or has become
corrupted, Vista is unable to install the MTP drivers, or the MTP patch
is not installed.
You can check it out further by going to this website and entering the information about your player
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/#
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Hello,
For support, select your model number player from next list (left click your player):
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/search/supportSearchModelResult.do?menu=SP00&searchWord=yps3&searchInputBox=yp-s3

For Emodio (also on the support site) use next link:
http://www.samsung.com/global/products/mp3/fmgr/Emodio_Setup.exe
Right click
Save target as... (save the execute file to location on the computer)
After the download has finished, run(= left double click) the execute file to install Emodio.
How to transfer music using Emodio, see next page:
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/howtoguide/supportHowToGuidePopup.do?howto_guide_seq=1987&prd_ia_cd=03040200&map_seq=3929&regDt=20090807082720&page_gb=D&model_name=YP-S3JABY&type_ia_cd=03040000&subtype_ia_cd=03040200&row_index=3

How to transfer music using Windows Media Player 11, video:
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/howtoguide/supportHowToVideoPopup.do?howto_vdo_seq=26&map_seq=980&prd_ia_cd=03040200&model_name=YP-S3JABY

make sure that you player is not on hold!

UPDATE TO THE LATEST WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER, RESTART YOUR COMPUTER, THEN TO ADD FILES TO YOUR MP3 PLAYER, click MY COMPUTER open the drive location, open MUSIC FOLDER, drag your mp3s into that box, DONE :)

What you need to do is first connect your mp3 player to a computer that is running xp. This way we can figure out if it is the mp3 player or windows vista. If it is windows vista try and go to the manufactures website and see if they have a driver for windows vista. That is all I can really think of right now

http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/search/supportSearchResultView.do?group=&group_cd=&type=&type_cd=&subtype=&subtype_cd=&model_nm=YP-S3&dType=D&mType=&model_cd=&menu=download&prd_ia_cd=&disp_nm=YP-S3

Above the sub type support page for yp-s3.
Scroll down for the exact type and select one by clicking it:
next page shows manual> software> firmware>.

Most manuals refer to Emodio but the Multi Media Studio should be
sufficient for transferring music as well.

After 2 days of figuring out, I came with the solution today. Most probably your computer is running under windows vista. well emodio doesnt support such to do the transfer. What I did is downloaded a program (free) called "any video converter". All videos have to be converted in WMV extension file, so emodio can recognize and does the conversion to SVI ( the yp-s3 extension). So after you convert the original files into WMV files, take the converted files and add them into emodio. Emodio will convert it into SVI, but the transfer to the MP3 will failed. This is the magic:

close emodio. Leave your MP3 conected. Go to where emodio saves the converted files. When u go to that folder, you will see your files, but you can tell your computer wont be able to play it, as the files icon is just with a white background. Just drag it into the YP-S3 video folder and voila! Disconnect your MP3 from the computer, turn it on and enjoy your videos!!!!!!!!!!

Try the EmoDio software instead http://www.emodio.com/main.action

I have Windows XP and Media Player 10.

I had same problem with Samsung media studio not recognizing MP3 player. Here is how I fixed it. With the MP3 plugged in, I had to go into System/ Hardware/Device Manager and find the S3 driver under "Windows portable Media" and uninstall it. Then unplug and replug the S3 into the usb so that driver gets reinstalled.

Then I decided windows media player and samsung media studio are unnecessary for transferring music files to MP3 player.

Instead I go into Portable Media Devices from the control panel and just treat the MP3 player like a usb device. I copy folders of music and songs into the Music folder on the MP3. For me this is way easier than the Samsung music studio or Windows Media player.

SOLUTION FOUND!!! NO DRIVER PROBLEM ...Right click on my computer,go down to properties ..next window click the hardware tab,then click on device manager...right click and goto properties on ALL your "usb ports"...goto power management and uncheck the power saving box for every usb port,and click ok,then restart.!