Added the option to specify the music folder name on the phone. The folder is now named "music" on some of the new Walkman phones. This makes it possible to use with other mass storage devices.

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Installation instructions

For those interested in the source, I''ve created a Gotdotnet workspace.

Thanks to all of you who have used this and given me good feedback. I've made an update based on all the comments recieved so far.

1. File copy bug fixed. Now corrects Album names with invalid characters in them, so the copy process does not crash.

2. Now copies AAC files too. Thanks to Martin for letting me know what the w800i supports AAC (.m4a files).  This does not support protected AAC (.m4p) files such as tracks purchased from the iTunes Music Store.

3. Added a Quick Launch icon.

Please download the latest version and keep the comments coming in.

Instructions:
1. Install all of the requirements.
2. Download the setup and install.
3. Start iTunes, if it is not started the program will start it for you, but be patient.
4. Select the playlist you want to synch with the phone. It is better to create a new playlist like "W800i List" and add your tracks to this.
5. Click on the Synch button to start synchronising.
6. This takes a while. You can speed up the copy process by using a Memory Stick reader, which is faster than going through the USB data cable. Take the memory stick out of the phone, put it in the reader, plug the reader in and synch.

Disclaimer: Use the program at your own risk. This program is un-supported and I will not be held for any damages, liabilities, warranties, natural disasters and if your dog eats it. However, feel free to report bugs and features.

Requirements:

.Net 2.0 Framework
iTunes 6.0 and above

The problem with Sony MP3 players is that the software is not intuitive and buggy. The Disc2Phone application included with my Sony Ericsson W800i fails to copy audio tracks to the phone properly. I was looking for a way to use Winamp or iTunes to manage the MP3s on the phone. As it turned out, I was able to do it with iTunes. 

I was able to wrap it all up in a small C# program. Download it from here . Update : this now also deletes files on the phone that are not in the play list, keeping it completely in sync. It only deletes files inside the MP3 directory, so dont put anything else in there :)

Instructions:
1. Install all of the requirements.
2. Download the setup and install.
3. Start iTunes, if it is not started the program will start it for you, but be patient.
4. Select the playlist you want to synch with the phone. It is better to create a new playlist like "W800i List" and add your tracks to this.
5. Click on the Synch button to start synchronising.
6. This takes a while. You can speed up the copy process by using a Memory Stick reader, which is faster than going through the USB data cable. Take the memory stick out of the phone, put it in the reader, plug the reader in and synch.

Disclaimer: Use the program at your own risk. This program is un-supported and I will not be held for any damages, liabilities, warranties, natural disasters and if your dog eats it. However, feel free to report bugs and features.

Requirements:

.Net 2.0 Framework
iTunes 6.0

How it all works

When plugged in to the computer,the phone is bacially a Mass Storage Device just like any other USB flash drive. The Memory Stick on the phone contains a directory "MP3". All that needs to be done is to copy the MP3s to this folder. Use the System.IO.DriveInfo.GetDrives() method of the DriveInfo class in .Net 2.0  to get an array of DriveInfo objects representing all the drives on the computer. Iterate through this array to check for removable drives using the DriveInfo.DriveType property and then check for drives that have a "MP3" directory in the root. Use the DriveInfo.IsReady to check if the removable disc is ready.

The next step is to copy only the MP3s in a specific iTunes playlist. iTunes has an exellent COM interface. To program against this in C#, add a COM reference to the "iTunes 1.6 Type Library". iTunes is started by;

Use the iTunesAppClass to get the collection of playlists;

You can then get a specific playlist, like the playlist you want to synch the phone with;

The playlist will have a collection of IITFileOrCDTrack objects. Each IITFileOrCDTrack object has  Artist,Album and Location properties. The Location property gives the physical location of the audio track on the computer. This is used to copy the track to the phone. Iterate through the tracks in the playlist and copy the files to the phone. Thats all there is to it. With this technique it is possible to use iTunes with other USB type devices that play MP3's.

The next step is to improve the synch functionality, right now it is just a one way copy process. Update : This functionality is now included.