Sansa Firmware Updater/SMC Windows 8 compatibility

Oh my god, you’re right…I DID ask this question already XD   In my defense, work has made my brain into swiss cheese…

It’s not the firmware updater I need, really…it’s the Sansa Media Converter.  I’ve been trying to download the converter, but it tells me to ‘download the firmware updater first’.  I’ve been wanting to convert a few things to put on my player, but I don’t have that converter.  If that’s not possible, if there are any other good programs to use, please let me know.