NOTE: This tutorial is based on functionality in Windows Media Player 10 for the Microsoft Windows Operating System.  If you do not have Windows Media Player 10, you can download it here free of charge.  These instructions are also available Windows Media Player 11 and Windows Mobile devices.

Windows Media Player 10 (WMP10) allows you to easily transfer audio files to your Pocket PC.  To begin, simply compile a playlist in WMP10 on your PC.

 

Once you've constructed a playlist that includes the songs you'd like to transfer to your Pocket PC, make sure that your Pocket PC is connected to your computer and select the "Sync" tab at the top of the WMP10 screen.

From the "Sync" screen, you can choose where on your Pocket PC you'd like the audio files stored.  In the example below, we chose to transfer the selected MP3 music files to the Pocket PC's Secure Digital (SD) card.  We highly recommend that you invest in a Secure Digital or CompactFlash card if you're planning to use your Pocket PC as a music player.

 

Notice at the bottom of both the "Sync List" and "SD Card" columns, that file size and storage space is noted; in our case, the total size of the audio files we wish to send to our Pocket PC is 32.32MB, and the amount of storage space available on the SD Card is 473.49MB.

Once you've selected the storage destination, and you've made sure that the music selections you've made will fit, click . 

Allow the syncing process to complete.  Following the process, an updated listing of the contents of the destination will be displayed: 

 

The transfer is now complete.  When you open the Windows Media Player Mobile on your Pocket PC, the transferred files will now show up as available audio tracks:

   

You can also move audio files to your Pocket PC manually with ActiveSync.  For more information on this process, click here.

For information on using Windows Media Player 11 with your Windows Mobile device, click here.