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CD Drive Problem
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 |
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On May 20, 10:39*pm, "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 http://www.cdrfaq.org/ For those of us who don't know, is the CD drive in your Inspiron 7000 special or unique in any manner? Is this a laptop? Have you applied Force Aspi 4.60? http://aspi.radified.com/ |
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"Nightsky" wrote in message ...
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 Make sure you are using version 7 or later. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/ Ben |
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I replied to your nearly-identical post in April....did you look at what was
suggested then, repeated below? Windows Media Player Does Not Play Audio CD-ROMs Automatically http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279614 quote To make Media Player the default player for audio CD-ROMs, follow these steps: 1. Open Windows Media Player, click Tools, and then click Options. 2. Click the Formats tab. 3. Click to clear the CD Audio Track check box, and then click Apply. Now, click to re-select the CD Audio Track check box, and then click Apply. 4. Click OK. 5. Now insert a CD-ROM, and it should automatically play with Windows Media Player. If this does not work, you need to manually associate Media Player with audio CD-ROMs. In order to change this manually, follow these steps: 1. Right-click My Computer, and then click Explore. 2. Click Tools, click Folder Options, and then click the File Types tab. 3. In the Registered File Types box, click to select the (N/A) or (NONE) extension type, with a file type of AudioCD. Note There is no extension because it is referring to the format of an audio CD-ROM, which is not a regular file type, and therefore has no extension. 4. In Details for 'AudioCD' file type, click Advanced. 5. The Actions box should contain the choice Play. Click Play, and then click Edit. 6. Browse to the location of the Windows Media Player and select the executible; it should be similar to the following: "D:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" (including the quotation marks) Add to the end of the line: /device:AudioCD "%L" (including the quotation marks). The full path under "Application use to perform action:" should be similar to the following: "D:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" /device:AudioCD "%L" 7. Click to select Use DDE and then click OK to save your changes. 8. Now insert a CD-ROM, and it should automatically play with Windows Media Player. /quote -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+ http://dts-l.net/ http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm "Nightsky" wrote in message ... 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 |
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Glee,
Thanks for your help. I did try, but with no luck. First, there is no Formats tab (so I used File types tab). Second, there is no CD Audio Track box ( so I used the Music CD Playback box). No luck. message said something like "The selected file has an extension that is not recognized by Windows Media Player, but the Player may still be able to play it. Because the extension is unkown by the player, you should be sure it comes from a trustworthy source" If I use Explore to open the CD ROM drive, the tracks are listed as Track01.cda, etc. If I drag a track to WMP, the message says "Windows Media Player cannot find the specified file. be sure the path is typed correctly. If it is, the file does not exist at the specified location, or the computer where ther file is stored is offline." Although I click "More Info", enbable all network protocols, and verify proxy server settings, results are still negative. On to manual association. I tried the "In the Registered File Types box, click to select the (N/A) or (NONE) extension type, with a file type of AudioCD." But I do not see anything resembling (N/A) or (NONE) extension type, with a file type of AudioCD. My File Types did show a CD Audio Track type which I edited to conform to steps 6,7,8 below. The path is confirmed as "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" /device:AudioCD "%L" All this and still no luck. For what it's worth, the CD drive handles data disks properly. The contents are displayed, and I can open various files Is there another procedure I shoud try? Nightsky *********************************** "glee" wrote in message ... I replied to your nearly-identical post in April....did you look at what was suggested then, repeated below? Windows Media Player Does Not Play Audio CD-ROMs Automatically http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279614 quote To make Media Player the default player for audio CD-ROMs, follow these steps: 1. Open Windows Media Player, click Tools, and then click Options. 2. Click the Formats tab. 3. Click to clear the CD Audio Track check box, and then click Apply. Now, click to re-select the CD Audio Track check box, and then click Apply. 4. Click OK. 5. Now insert a CD-ROM, and it should automatically play with Windows Media Player. If this does not work, you need to manually associate Media Player with audio CD-ROMs. In order to change this manually, follow these steps: 1. Right-click My Computer, and then click Explore. 2. Click Tools, click Folder Options, and then click the File Types tab. 3. In the Registered File Types box, click to select the (N/A) or (NONE) extension type, with a file type of AudioCD. Note There is no extension because it is referring to the format of an audio CD-ROM, which is not a regular file type, and therefore has no extension. 4. In Details for 'AudioCD' file type, click Advanced. 5. The Actions box should contain the choice Play. Click Play, and then click Edit. 6. Browse to the location of the Windows Media Player and select the executible; it should be similar to the following: "D:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" (including the quotation marks) Add to the end of the line: /device:AudioCD "%L" (including the quotation marks). The full path under "Application use to perform action:" should be similar to the following: "D:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" /device:AudioCD "%L" 7. Click to select Use DDE and then click OK to save your changes. 8. Now insert a CD-ROM, and it should automatically play with Windows Media Player. /quote -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+ http://dts-l.net/ http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm "Nightsky" wrote in message ... 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 |
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CD Drive Problem ATT":Lee
Lee - No, the CD drive is typical for my Inspiron 7000 Laptop.
What is Force Aspi 4.60? Nightsky "Lee" wrote in message ... On May 20, 10:39 pm, "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 http://www.cdrfaq.org/ For those of us who don't know, is the CD drive in your Inspiron 7000 special or unique in any manner? Is this a laptop? Have you applied Force Aspi 4.60? http://aspi.radified.com/ |
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CD Drive Problem ATT":Lee
Nightsky wrote:
"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) Not sure if this can be it, but do you have "Enable Digital CD Audio .." checked for that drive in 'Control Panel : Multimedia : CD-Music :'? If not does the machine have an analog audio-cable connected to that CD Drive? -- Nah-ah. I'm staying out of this. ... Now, here's my opinion. Please followup in the newsgroup. E-mail address is invalid due to spam-control. |
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Sorry, the info in that link referred to settings in Windows XP.
Try this for Win98: Start Control Panel Folder Options File types tab In the List of registered file types, select AudioCD Click 'Edit' Select 'Play' in the Actions list, and click the 'Edit' button. Under "application used to perform action", I have: "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" /prefetch:3 /device:AudioCD "%L" DDE is NOT checked. Start Control Panel Folder Options File types tab. In the List of registered file types, select CD Audio track Click 'Edit' In the Actions box, I have both 'Open' and 'Play' listed...'Play' is the default. Select 'Play' in the Actions list, and click the 'Edit' button. Under "application used to perform action, I have: "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" /Play "%L" Select 'Open' in the Actions list, and click the 'Edit' button. Under "application used to perform action, I have: "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" /Open "%L" DDE is not enabled for either of those. Set yours the same, click OK all the way out, and see if that helps anything. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+ http://dts-l.net/ http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm "Nightsky" wrote in message ... Glee, Thanks for your help. I did try, but with no luck. First, there is no Formats tab (so I used File types tab). Second, there is no CD Audio Track box ( so I used the Music CD Playback box). No luck. message said something like "The selected file has an extension that is not recognized by Windows Media Player, but the Player may still be able to play it. Because the extension is unkown by the player, you should be sure it comes from a trustworthy source" If I use Explore to open the CD ROM drive, the tracks are listed as Track01.cda, etc. If I drag a track to WMP, the message says "Windows Media Player cannot find the specified file. be sure the path is typed correctly. If it is, the file does not exist at the specified location, or the computer where ther file is stored is offline." Although I click "More Info", enbable all network protocols, and verify proxy server settings, results are still negative. On to manual association. I tried the "In the Registered File Types box, click to select the (N/A) or (NONE) extension type, with a file type of AudioCD." But I do not see anything resembling (N/A) or (NONE) extension type, with a file type of AudioCD. My File Types did show a CD Audio Track type which I edited to conform to steps 6,7,8 below. The path is confirmed as "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" /device:AudioCD "%L" All this and still no luck. For what it's worth, the CD drive handles data disks properly. The contents are displayed, and I can open various files Is there another procedure I shoud try? Nightsky *********************************** "glee" wrote in message ... I replied to your nearly-identical post in April....did you look at what was suggested then, repeated below? Windows Media Player Does Not Play Audio CD-ROMs Automatically http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279614 quote To make Media Player the default player for audio CD-ROMs, follow these steps: 1. Open Windows Media Player, click Tools, and then click Options. 2. Click the Formats tab. 3. Click to clear the CD Audio Track check box, and then click Apply. Now, click to re-select the CD Audio Track check box, and then click Apply. 4. Click OK. 5. Now insert a CD-ROM, and it should automatically play with Windows Media Player. If this does not work, you need to manually associate Media Player with audio CD-ROMs. In order to change this manually, follow these steps: 1. Right-click My Computer, and then click Explore. 2. Click Tools, click Folder Options, and then click the File Types tab. 3. In the Registered File Types box, click to select the (N/A) or (NONE) extension type, with a file type of AudioCD. Note There is no extension because it is referring to the format of an audio CD-ROM, which is not a regular file type, and therefore has no extension. 4. In Details for 'AudioCD' file type, click Advanced. 5. The Actions box should contain the choice Play. Click Play, and then click Edit. 6. Browse to the location of the Windows Media Player and select the executible; it should be similar to the following: "D:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" (including the quotation marks) Add to the end of the line: /device:AudioCD "%L" (including the quotation marks). The full path under "Application use to perform action:" should be similar to the following: "D:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" /device:AudioCD "%L" 7. Click to select Use DDE and then click OK to save your changes. 8. Now insert a CD-ROM, and it should automatically play with Windows Media Player. /quote -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+ http://dts-l.net/ http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm "Nightsky" wrote in message ... 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 |
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CD Drive Problem ATT":Lee
Force Aspi 4.60 is method to update your Aspi layer files to version
4.60. Win98 has apsi layer files of version 1 or so and for most part they work fine. But some situations require higher versioned files. 4.60 seem to as high as Win98 can go without causing aspi layer problems and coaster burning when using a CD burner at least in my experiance. 4.60 version files are actually for NT 4.0 but work gangbusters in my Win98. Since you have a laptop which usually require specialized CDROM drivers you should probably NOT apply force Aspi 4.60 unless as a last resort and then only with the full ability to resort your system back to orginal files and registry entries by use of Total Uninstall or similar program. http://www.aplusfreeware.com/categor...il/uninst.html Usually when a CDROM drive doesn't recognize data on a disk, it is a problem with the drive's BIOS and might be fixed by flashing the drive with the latest update file if available. This file would be found on your Laptop's site. There is a rumor where Laptop's keep part of their BIOS and some of their CDROM driver code on a hidden partition on the hard drive like Compaq computers do. Thus one can not normally just wipe a drive and install Windows 98 clean from a regular installation CD like a true IBM compatible computer can. If this rumor is true then the only way you as a Laptop user can get from here to there is to use the Restore CD that came with your Laptop which will install the hidden partition along with BIOS and CDROM driver code to allow your system to work as a normal computer. The Compaq site has downloadable files to do this on their system, perhaps Inspiron website has a similar area? The Restore CD also has a custom set of Windows files and Windows should only be installed from the Restore CD. On May 25, 9:25*am, "Nightsky" wrote: Lee - *No, the CD drive is typical for my Inspiron 7000 Laptop. What is Force Aspi 4.60? Nightsky "Lee" wrote in message ... On May 20, 10:39 pm, "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 http://www.cdrfaq.org/ For those of us who don't know, is the CD drive in your Inspiron 7000 special or unique in any manner? *Is this a laptop? *Have you applied Force Aspi 4.60?http://aspi.radified.com/ |
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CD Drive Problem ATT":Lee
ASPI version 4.70 also worked ok for me (IIRC) on Win98SE.
However, the later editions might have been the problematic ones (like around 4.71, or 4.71+) Lee wrote: Force Aspi 4.60 is method to update your Aspi layer files to version 4.60. Win98 has apsi layer files of version 1 or so and for most part they work fine. But some situations require higher versioned files. 4.60 seem to as high as Win98 can go without causing aspi layer problems and coaster burning when using a CD burner at least in my experiance. 4.60 version files are actually for NT 4.0 but work gangbusters in my Win98. Since you have a laptop which usually require specialized CDROM drivers you should probably NOT apply force Aspi 4.60 unless as a last resort and then only with the full ability to resort your system back to orginal files and registry entries by use of Total Uninstall or similar program. http://www.aplusfreeware.com/categor...il/uninst.html Usually when a CDROM drive doesn't recognize data on a disk, it is a problem with the drive's BIOS and might be fixed by flashing the drive with the latest update file if available. This file would be found on your Laptop's site. There is a rumor where Laptop's keep part of their BIOS and some of their CDROM driver code on a hidden partition on the hard drive like Compaq computers do. Thus one can not normally just wipe a drive and install Windows 98 clean from a regular installation CD like a true IBM compatible computer can. If this rumor is true then the only way you as a Laptop user can get from here to there is to use the Restore CD that came with your Laptop which will install the hidden partition along with BIOS and CDROM driver code to allow your system to work as a normal computer. The Compaq site has downloadable files to do this on their system, perhaps Inspiron website has a similar area? The Restore CD also has a custom set of Windows files and Windows should only be installed from the Restore CD. On May 25, 9:25 am, "Nightsky" wrote: Lee - No, the CD drive is typical for my Inspiron 7000 Laptop. What is Force Aspi 4.60? Nightsky "Lee" wrote in message ... On May 20, 10:39 pm, "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 http://www.cdrfaq.org/ For those of us who don't know, is the CD drive in your Inspiron 7000 special or unique in any manner? Is this a laptop? Have you applied Force Aspi 4.60?http://aspi.radified.com/ |
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