CD PLAYER PROBLEM

[Guest Nightsky]

The CD drive in my Inspiron 7000 reads and opens things like pdf files, but

will not play commercial or burned CDs. WinMediaPlayer message says it

cannot handle this type file (.cda)

 

Sometimes another message says, "Unable to find file".

 

I re-installed WMPlayer, check all the file associations, refreshed drivers,

all to no avail.

 

Any help appreciated

[Guest Bob Harris]

Re: CD PLAYER PROBLEM

 

Try an alternative player. There are several free ones available.

 

One called media player classic is pretty good, and supports win98.

 

One of many possible download sites:

http://www.toggle.com/lv/group/view/kl36422/Media_Player_Classic_98_ME_.htm

 

 

"Nightsky" <AAR@prodigy.net> wrote in message

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> The CD drive in my Inspiron 7000 reads and opens things like pdf files,

> but

> will not play commercial or burned CDs. WinMediaPlayer message says it

> cannot handle this type file (.cda)

>

> Sometimes another message says, "Unable to find file".

>

> I re-installed WMPlayer, check all the file associations, refreshed

> drivers,

> all to no avail.

>

> Any help appreciated

>

>

[Guest glee]

Re: CD PLAYER PROBLEM

 

See if this helps:

Windows Media Player Does Not Play Audio CD-ROMs Automatically

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279614

 

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"Nightsky" <AAR@prodigy.net> wrote in message

news:EARPj.298$To6.271@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net...

> The CD drive in my Inspiron 7000 reads and opens things like pdf files, but

> will not play commercial or burned CDs. WinMediaPlayer message says it

> cannot handle this type file (.cda)

>

> Sometimes another message says, "Unable to find file".

>

> I re-installed WMPlayer, check all the file associations, refreshed drivers,

> all to no avail.

>

> Any help appreciated

>

>

[Guest Roger Fink]

Re: CD PLAYER PROBLEM

 

Longshot: Under Folder Options/File Types/CDA/ check to see what program it

opens with. If it's not WMP change it to that, but if it does say WMP

(presumably it does) then click Advanced and then Edit for both Open and

Play to see if the path actually goes to WMP.

 

Nightsky wrote:

> The CD drive in my Inspiron 7000 reads and opens things like pdf

> files, but will not play commercial or burned CDs. WinMediaPlayer

> message says it cannot handle this type file (.cda)

>

> Sometimes another message says, "Unable to find file".

>

> I re-installed WMPlayer, check all the file associations, refreshed

> drivers, all to no avail.

>

> Any help appreciated