Hmmn. It should work on any operating system with a recent version of java installed. You may also need to initialize the Walkman by using it first with Sony's MP3 File Manager Application, which leaves some sort of encryption/decryption file on the walkman. I had some trouble at first but I have ma...

Thanks Tempestuous, yes - still seems impossible to play them. This laptop stays at home plugged in to a monitor as the screen is broken but it's a good idea to back up anyway. I have only been keeping it as a device to store, play and transfer atrac files really. But having windows on any system pa...

Wow, thanks for all your detailed replies! this all very helpful. I have switched to using Jsymphonic to transfer files to the walkman - that's the only way to get the files onto my model under linux - so I don't need Sony's Sonic Stage any more. I guess converting the files is the only option - I'l...

Thanks very much for trying Playdayz. Yes it's a stupid name with 'open' in it. I am not surprised sony have abandoned this format. I don't think they really saw the way the web was going when they opted for all this DRM daftness. However I'm not up for converting them if there is a loss of sound qu...

Sorry Playdayz! I went on holiday later the day I posted and totally missed your reply. If you are still out there I have zipped and attached one of the atrac files I can't play. Thanks for trying already.

Hello, it's my first post here. I have recently installed puppy but have been keeping my windows partition because it has a library of ATRAC files from my old sony walkman. Seems like a stupid reason to keep 5GB of a 7GB hard drive occupied with windows so I thought I'd try and play them back on my ...