[BMWPPCGeeks]

Your analysis is dead-on. WMP wil not see the Evo as a phone, and I have tried everything. I have found a good workaround though.

I use MediaMonkey with the Evo. Install MM, point it to your music collection, and let it populate its database. Make sure during the initial setup that MM does not make changes to the files.

Then after connecting the Evo as a disk drive go to Tools | Options | Portable/Audio Devices in MM. Select the Evo SD card under Available Devices and click Configure, then the Device configuration tab.

Set it up like the attached image, and it will copy the album art and/or playlists to the phone. Works great, and I can keep my music in WMP.

Brent