Sound - music CD's don't play

"MEB" <MEB-nothere RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| RobF wrote:
| > All other CD's play, including those such as encyclopedias with musical
| > segments, and installation CD's. WinMedia Player, Winamp, Jet audio -
all
| > are either mute or show msg. "unknownproblem" (WMP). Any suggestions
much
| > appreciated.
|
| What is the file extension/format ... is it MP3 or MP4 perhaps?
|
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-Not MP3 0r 4, MEB. The Open thing shows no files of any type until I make
it show "all files". Then I select, then nothing.

The CD's I've tried on 98 are: a burnt miscellany, and an ordinary
commercial collection.
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RobF

RobF wrote:
> "MEB" <MEB-nothere DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OhgVZcXLKHA.4168@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> | RobF wrote:
> | > All other CD's play, including those such as encyclopedias with musical
> | > segments, and installation CD's. WinMedia Player, Winamp, Jet audio -
> all
> | > are either mute or show msg. "unknownproblem" (WMP). Any suggestions
> much
> | > appreciated.
> |
> | What is the file extension/format ... is it MP3 or MP4 perhaps?
> |
> | --
> | MEB
> | http://peoplescounsel.org/ref/windows-main.htm
> | Windows Info, Diagnostics, Security, Networking
> | http://peoplescounsel.org
> | The "real world" of Law, Justice, and Government
> | ___
>
>
> -Not MP3 0r 4, MEB. The Open thing shows no files of any type until I make
> it show "all files". Then I select, then nothing.
>
> The CD's I've tried on 98 are: a burnt miscellany, and an ordinary
> commercial collection.

Okay, but is it *.cda [Compact Disc Digital Audio]? Or a with a "music"
indication?

The "store bought" should be *.cda, your burnt CD may be anything you
chose for the burning format process.

Check the actual format, and then check [or create if necessary] the
file type association to whatever player for the format [if
supported]... you may have either a conflict, no assigned player, or a
codex [potentially corrupted] issue (if using a standard format).

Might want to brush up on some CD/CDR info:
Andy McFadden's - CD-Recordable FAQ - Section 2
http://www.cdrfaq.org/faq02.html
http://www.cdrfaq.org/

Uhm, are you using tweakui?

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What procedure are you using to play these CDs in WMP?

Have you checked the problem CDs in a CD Player? If they work OK there,
then try playing them using the CD drive front panel Play button, and
headphones in the CD drive headphone socket. If they work OK there, then
your drive might be configured with digital audio, in which case the digital
connection to the sound card, or the sound card configuration for digital
audio input, is wrong. Otherwise it's likely a WMP problem - try some other
audio CD player.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"RobF" <who.DeleteThis@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> All other CD's play, including those such as encyclopedias with musical
> segments, and installation CD's. WinMedia Player, Winamp, Jet audio - all
> are either mute or show msg. "unknownproblem" (WMP). Any suggestions much
> appreciated.
> --
> RobF
>
>

"MEB" <MEB-nothere RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| RobF wrote:
| > "MEB" <MEB-nothere RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
| > news:OhgVZcXLKHA.4168@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
| > | RobF wrote:
| > | > All other CD's play, including those such as encyclopedias with
musical
| > | > segments, and installation CD's. WinMedia Player, Winamp, Jet
audio -
| > all
| > | > are either mute or show msg. "unknownproblem" (WMP). Any
suggestions
| > much
| > | > appreciated.
| > |
| > | What is the file extension/format ... is it MP3 or MP4 perhaps?
| > |
| > | --
| > | MEB
| > | http://peoplescounsel.org/ref/windows-main.htm
| > | Windows Info, Diagnostics, Security, Networking
| > | http://peoplescounsel.org
| > | The "real world" of Law, Justice, and Government

| >
| > -Not MP3 0r 4, MEB. The Open thing shows no files of any type until I
make
| > it show "all files". Then I select, then nothing.
| >
| > The CD's I've tried on 98 are: a burnt miscellany, and an ordinary
| > commercial collection.
|
| Okay, but is it *.cda [Compact Disc Digital Audio]? Or a with a "music"
| indication?
|
| The "store bought" should be *.cda, your burnt CD may be anything you
| chose for the burning format process.
|
| Check the actual format, and then check [or create if necessary] the
| file type association to whatever player for the format [if
| supported]... you may have either a conflict, no assigned player, or a
| codex [potentially corrupted] issue (if using a standard format).
|
| Might want to brush up on some CD/CDR info:
| Andy McFadden's - CD-Recordable FAQ - Section 2
| http://www.cdrfaq.org/faq02.html
| http://www.cdrfaq.org/
|
| Uhm, are you using tweakui?
|
| --
| MEB
| http://peoplescounsel.org/ref/windows-main.htm
| Windows Info, Diagnostics, Security, Networking
| http://peoplescounsel.org
| The "real world" of Law, Justice, and Government


The burnt files are *cda, MEB. The retail one, a BMC Direct freebie, is also
..cda.I have tweakui for Win XP. Thanks for the links. In Control Panel ->
multipedia, the setting was digital; I changed it to analog. Neither setting
effected sound.

The disks play in my main box, Win XP, Jeff. I changed the setting in
Control Panel, Multipedia, from digital to analog. I've tried Winamp and Jet
Audio. I've changed the drive to a backup CD Player. Mystifying that musical
sounds are produced from an encyclopedia and not music discs. Thanks for
your post.
--
RobF


"Jeff Richards" <JRichards.RemoveThis@msn.com.au> wrote in message
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| What procedure are you using to play these CDs in WMP?
|
| Have you checked the problem CDs in a CD Player? If they work OK there,
| then try playing them using the CD drive front panel Play button, and
| headphones in the CD drive headphone socket. If they work OK there, then
| your drive might be configured with digital audio, in which case the
digital
| connection to the sound card, or the sound card configuration for digital
| audio input, is wrong. Otherwise it's likely a WMP problem - try some
other
| audio CD player.
| --
| Jeff Richards
| MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
| "RobF" <who.RemoveThis@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
| news:Oyaom.7443$nP6.6898@newsfe25.iad...
| > All other CD's play, including those such as encyclopedias with musical
| > segments, and installation CD's. WinMedia Player, Winamp, Jet audio -
all
| > are either mute or show msg. "unknownproblem" (WMP). Any suggestions
much
| > appreciated.
| > --
| > RobF
| >
| >
|
|

Might be worth confirming that the CD Player volume slider isn't set to
minimum or muted in the 'Master Volume' control settings. (Right-click the
loudspeaker icon in the system tray and select 'Open Volume Control') It
*may* override other application control-settings.

Mart


"RobF" <who.DeleteThis@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> The disks play in my main box, Win XP, Jeff. I changed the setting in
> Control Panel, Multipedia, from digital to analog. I've tried Winamp and
> Jet
> Audio. I've changed the drive to a backup CD Player. Mystifying that
> musical
> sounds are produced from an encyclopedia and not music discs. Thanks for
> your post.
> --
> RobF
>
>
> "Jeff Richards" <JRichards.DeleteThis@msn.com.au> wrote in message
> news:OFA8irbLKHA.4316@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> | What procedure are you using to play these CDs in WMP?
> |
> | Have you checked the problem CDs in a CD Player? If they work OK there,
> | then try playing them using the CD drive front panel Play button, and
> | headphones in the CD drive headphone socket. If they work OK there,
> then
> | your drive might be configured with digital audio, in which case the
> digital
> | connection to the sound card, or the sound card configuration for
> digital
> | audio input, is wrong. Otherwise it's likely a WMP problem - try some
> other
> | audio CD player.
> | --
> | Jeff Richards
> | MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
> | "RobF" <who.DeleteThis@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> | news:Oyaom.7443$nP6.6898@newsfe25.iad...
> | > All other CD's play, including those such as encyclopedias with
> musical
> | > segments, and installation CD's. WinMedia Player, Winamp, Jet audio -
> all
> | > are either mute or show msg. "unknownproblem" (WMP). Any suggestions
> much
> | > appreciated.
> | > --
> | > RobF
> | >
> | >
> |
> |
>
>