Help_ cant play music CDs on winXP

cox · Aug 24, 2003, 08:15 PM

hello,
My PC plays all data CDs well, but cant play or recognise Music CDs on winXP..
Anyone here to help?, thank you

**Roadee** · Aug 24, 2003, 08:22 PM

if you put in a music cd........click on my computer......then click on the drive that you put the music cd into.......if it wont recognize it.....sounds like some serious OS screw ups. I would suggest you do a fresh install of your OS, and get all the updates done. Your problem will go away as well as any other's you may have.

It is times like these that having a ghost back up image comes in handy.

cox · Aug 24, 2003, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Roadee
if you put in a music cd........click on my computer......then click on the drive that you put the music cd into.......if it wont recognize it.....sounds like some serious OS screw ups. I would suggest you do a fresh install of your OS, and get all the updates done. Your problem will go away as well as any other's you may have.

It is times like these that having a ghost back up image comes in handy.

thank you for the attempt, but i think that is not a solution everytime to install OSes...
Hope someone else comes up with a brighter idea, nevertheless, thank you for conforting me on this..hehehe

eyeguy616 · Aug 24, 2003, 11:19 PM

Can you open the cd as if it were a data cd? Load the cd in the drive, goto "my computer" right-mouse-click on the cd drive and click on "Open." If you can do this, open Winamp and drag the .cda files into it to play them. If it's not a simple music cd there might be stuff on it (Audio tracks are at the front of the cd while data tracks are near the rear) for that you need a native cd player.... which you download here (5K!!).

Good luck!
~eyeguy616

cox · Aug 25, 2003, 04:46 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by eyeguy616
Can you open the cd as if it were a data cd? Load the cd in the drive, goto "my computer" right-mouse-click on the cd drive and click on "Open." If you can do this, open Winamp and drag the .cda files into it to play them. If it's not a simple music cd there might be stuff on it (Audio tracks are at the front of the cd while data tracks are near the rear) for that you need a native cd player.... which you download here (5K!!).

Good luck!
~eyeguy616

The Drive doesnt read the CDs with music, but does so for Data cds like install -CDS..
It just says no CD in Drive

**Roadee** · Aug 25, 2003, 05:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by cox
thank you for the attempt, but i think that is not a solution everytime to install OSes...
Hope someone else comes up with a brighter idea, nevertheless, thank you for conforting me on this..hehehe

DH is a place where people try to help each other the best that we can. If you dont like the response that someone gives to a question that you ask, it would be much appreciated if you would not insult there intelligence.

cox · Aug 25, 2003, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Roadee
DH is a place where people try to help each other the best that we can. If you dont like the response that someone gives to a question that you ask, it would be much appreciated if you would not insult there intelligence.

i dont think my response to be an insult, to the contrary, I wanted to tell the contributer to look for a solution not a " give-up" attitude. Imagine if every problem was accompanied with "fresh install", then none would be asking anything in this forum. Whoever had a problem anywhere on ones PC would always keep reformatting and making "fresh installation"...ha!
sorry if I did offend anyone

PangingJr · Aug 25, 2003, 04:47 PM

try the following 1st and see if it helps....

MS KB Q314096
If you can read a data compact disc but cannot play a music compact disc, use one of the following methods:
-- In Control Panel, start Sounds and Audio Devices, click the Hardware tab, and then make sure that the CD/DVD drive is listed, along with Audio Codecs.
-- If these items are not listed, use the Add/Remove Hardware program in Control Panel to reinstall these drivers.

Zardon · Aug 25, 2003, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by cox
hello,
My PC plays all data CDs well, but cant play or recognise Music CDs on winXP..
Anyone here to help?, thank you

post your full system specs, and are you running XP SP1?

~~Crash Override~~ · Aug 27, 2003, 08:16 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by cox
i dont think my response to be an insult, to the contrary, I wanted to tell the contributer to look for a solution not a " give-up" attitude. Imagine if every problem was accompanied with "fresh install", then none would be asking anything in this forum. Whoever had a problem anywhere on ones PC would always keep reformatting and making "fresh installation"...ha!
sorry if I did offend anyone

I am a hardware/windows expert, as any of the crew on this site who knows me well can attest to, and I can tell you right now that sometimes a fresh install is just needed. Especially if there are too many issues like the one you are dealing with.

There are solutions that can work and sometimes all you can do is start from scratch.

Al_Vampyre · Aug 27, 2003, 09:14 AM

Just a wild shot in the dark but the music CD you're trying to play isn't copy protected by something like Cactus Datashield is it? That is exactly what most PC's will say if you try to play one in a CD-Rom drive...They usually have awarning sticker somewhere that says 'will not play in a PC or Mac'

And before I get flamed to death, I know it is obvious, but usually problems are. I've lost count of the number of calls I've taken from users whose machines won't boot only to find they've left a floppy in the drive...

Aug 24, 2003, 08:15 PM	#1
cox HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 120 Rep Power: 0	Help_ cant play music CDs on winXP hello, My PC plays all data CDs well, but cant play or recognise Music CDs on winXP.. Anyone here to help?, thank you

Aug 24, 2003, 08:22 PM	#2
Roadee Never forgotten Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rest In peace, Joe. Posts: 2,198 Rep Power: 69	if you put in a music cd........click on my computer......then click on the drive that you put the music cd into.......if it wont recognize it.....sounds like some serious OS screw ups. I would suggest you do a fresh install of your OS, and get all the updates done. Your problem will go away as well as any other's you may have. It is times like these that having a ghost back up image comes in handy. __________________ We are born naked, wet, and hungry. Then things get worse.

Aug 27, 2003, 09:14 AM	#11
Al_Vampyre HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,532 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	Just a wild shot in the dark but the music CD you're trying to play isn't copy protected by something like Cactus Datashield is it? That is exactly what most PC's will say if you try to play one in a CD-Rom drive...They usually have awarning sticker somewhere that says 'will not play in a PC or Mac' And before I get flamed to death, I know it is obvious, but usually problems are. I've lost count of the number of calls I've taken from users whose machines won't boot only to find they've left a floppy in the drive... __________________ "Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad" - Brian O'Driscoll - Ireland Rugby Team 2009 Grand Slam winning Captain.

Aug 24, 2003, 11:19 PM	#4
eyeguy616 ZZzzzzzzzzzz........... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 324 Rep Power: 0	Can you open the cd as if it were a data cd? Load the cd in the drive, goto "my computer" right-mouse-click on the cd drive and click on "Open." If you can do this, open Winamp and drag the .cda files into it to play them. If it's not a simple music cd there might be stuff on it (Audio tracks are at the front of the cd while data tracks are near the rear) for that you need a native cd player.... which you download here (5K!!). Good luck! ~eyeguy616

Aug 25, 2003, 04:47 PM	#8
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	try the following 1st and see if it helps.... MS KB Q314096 If you can read a data compact disc but cannot play a music compact disc, use one of the following methods: -- In Control Panel, start Sounds and Audio Devices, click the Hardware tab, and then make sure that the CD/DVD drive is listed, along with Audio Codecs. -- If these items are not listed, use the Add/Remove Hardware program in Control Panel to reinstall these drivers.