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changing default CD and DVD players
how can i change the default CD and or DVD applications to another
player by default? Windows Media Player keeps taking over the settings and I would rather use Media Player Classic as the default player. |
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changing default CD and DVD players
In WMP uncheck the unwanted file associations (WMP7 - Tools | Options |
Formats, WMP9 - Tools | Options | File Types) and then in Media Player Classic associate the file types for which you wish to use this player (Options | Player | Formats and check the appropriate boxes). Remember to click Apply before exiting. -- Mike Maltby *ProteanThread* wrote: how can i change the default CD and or DVD applications to another player by default? Windows Media Player keeps taking over the settings and I would rather use Media Player Classic as the default player. |
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changing default CD and DVD players
i did that but windows media player still takes over for CD's and dvd
player still takes over for DVD's :-( Mike M wrote: In WMP uncheck the unwanted file associations (WMP7 - Tools | Options | Formats, WMP9 - Tools | Options | File Types) and then in Media Player Classic associate the file types for which you wish to use this player (Options | Player | Formats and check the appropriate boxes). Remember to click Apply before exiting. -- Mike Maltby *ProteanThread* wrote: how can i change the default CD and or DVD applications to another player by default? Windows Media Player keeps taking over the settings and I would rather use Media Player Classic as the default player. |
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changing default CD and DVD players
Go back again and make sure you have unchecked the relevant entries in
WMP. Also check Control Panel | Folder Options | File Types and look for "Audio CD" in the File Types column. Select, click Advanced. You should now see a list of "Actions" with one in Bold. The bold entry (which is the default action) is probably Play and clicking Edit will tell you the application used to perform the action. Look for the entry in Actions placed there by Classic Media Player, highlight and then click Default. The entry should now be bold. Regrettably I can't check the entry in Win Me for DVD (it is DVDVideo in XP so hopefully it is the same in Win Me) as I don't have a Win Me machine available with a DVD player to allow me to check. I still don't understand why WMP keeps reassociating itself as it isn't doing that here for either my Win Me or XP systems. -- Mike Maltby *ProteanThread* wrote: i did that but windows media player still takes over for CD's and dvd player still takes over for DVD's :-( |
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changing default CD and DVD players
i had this same issue on my 98 machine until i was told to uninstall
and reinstall media player. i'll try these suggestions when i get back to the machine with problems. Mike M wrote: Go back again and make sure you have unchecked the relevant entries in WMP. Also check Control Panel | Folder Options | File Types and look for "Audio CD" in the File Types column. Select, click Advanced. You should now see a list of "Actions" with one in Bold. The bold entry (which is the default action) is probably Play and clicking Edit will tell you the application used to perform the action. Look for the entry in Actions placed there by Classic Media Player, highlight and then click Default. The entry should now be bold. Regrettably I can't check the entry in Win Me for DVD (it is DVDVideo in XP so hopefully it is the same in Win Me) as I don't have a Win Me machine available with a DVD player to allow me to check.l I still don't understand why WMP keeps reassociating itself as it isn't doing that here for either my Win Me or XP systems. -- Mike Maltby *ProteanThread* wrote: i did that but windows media player still takes over for CD's and dvd player still takes over for DVD's :-( |
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