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How to Enable WMA Playback on a PSP Without the Internet

The PlayStation Portable (PSP) cannot play the popular WMA files found on PCs unless an activation code is sent to its video player by Sony through the Internet. Sony won't send the activation code to a modified (or ̶0;moded̶1;) PSP because modifying the game console voids the warranty. But you can activate the WMA playing abilities of a moded PSP without using the Internet by downloading a WMA program created by a PSP user and transferring the program to the moded PSP.

Things You'll Need

Windows-based computer
PSP to USB cable
Memory stick

Instructions

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  Download a WMA activation program to the computer's desktop, for example, the ̶0;Enable Flash and WMA̶1; program file (see the link in Resources). Double-click on the file to decompress it to a folder on the desktop.
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  Attach the PSP connector of the PSP to USB cable to the PSP. Attach the other end of the cable to a USB port on the computer.
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  Insert the memory stick into the PSP̵7;s memory stick slot. Turn the PSP on.
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  Navigate to the ̶0;Settings̶1; icon. Select ̶0;USB Mode̶1; from beneath the ̶0;Settings̶1; icon. Wait for the memory stick's icon to appear on the computer's desktop.
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  Double-click on the memory stick's icon to open its window. Double-click on the ̶0;Enable Flash and WMA̶1; program folder to open its window.
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  Drag the contents of the ̶0;Enable Flash and WMA̶1; folder, with the exception of the ̶0;fonthack̶1; folder, into the window of the memory stick.
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  Drag the ̶0;fonthack̶1; folder into the ̶0;Photos̶1; folder inside of the memory stick̵7;s window.
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  Right-click on the memory stick's icon. Select ̶0;Eject̶1; from the pop-up menu.
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  Navigate back to the Home menu on the PSP. Remove the PSP to USB cable.
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  Navigate to the ̶0;Photos̶1; icon on the PSP. Select the ̶0;fonthack̶1; folder from the list of choices presented beneath ̶0;Photos.̶1;
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  Select the ̶0;fonthack̶1; program from the list of choices presented to the right of the ̶0;fonthack̶1; folder. Press the ̶0;X̶1; button to activate the ̶0;fonthack̶1; program.
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  Press the ̶0;O̶1; button as soon as the ̶0;fonthack̶1; program starts. Count to 30. Release the ̶0;O̶1; button. Press the ̶0;Home̶1; button. Wait for the PSP to reboot. The PSP will now be able to play WMA files.

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