Transfering mp3 file from a pc and play it on Android 4.1.1? I recently bought a smartphone with the intent of not having to bow to iPhone and its iTunes etc.  I am a PC only user and so I don't really want to change my religion from Win-to-IOS!

However, what I thought would be simple is proving to be difficult.  I am sure there will be many like me.  And that is why I am posting here.

My pc runs Win-XP.  The ALDI phone is Medion E4002 (MD 98388) and runs Android 4.1.1.

I want to copy some mp3 files that I have to the Android phone so I can listen.  Not too much ask, is it?

But I am unable to.  Tried the Help Line of ALDI.  The bottom line from support person is that under Windows it should work without any additional software.  Because in my case it does not work, the problem must be with my pc!

In Android under System Settings, I tried connection as a USB Storage.  Yes, two new "removable drives" are recognized, but properties shows as 0 bytes and all blue disk.

And if I try the connection as a Media Device (MTP) the phone is not recognized by the pc.

Any help?

Update from original psoter (july 25, 2013)

As was suggested by the Aldi / Medion Help Centre guy, I tried copying files from a Win 8 laptop. There too, the USB mode did not work, but MTP did. Thanks for the answers.
German Wikipedia notes that Windows XP supports MTP only with Media Player 10 installed, so this is one thing your could try.

A second pointer is provided by How do I install the MTP drivers for Windows XP ? in the MS help center, which points you to download and install the Media Transfer Protocol Porting Kit from their website.

Number 3 advice: You wrote you tried connection as a USB Storage. That should do without any specific drivers even on Windows, as the device then poses as "USB disk". It should present you at least the SD Card this way. You wrote it shows with a "0 byte size": if that should mean how much data is in there, that could be normal (card still empty).

Last one: If all other fails, take a look at apps like e.g. AirDroid, which lets you remotely administrate and manage your Android device, and also includes a file browser with drag-and-drop support. You start this app on your Android device, and it will show you an URL to type into your browser on the PC. Then you can handle everything else from within your web browser.