CD PLAYER 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

Bob
Wed Apr 23 19:12:52 PDT 2008

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
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
>
>

glee
Wed Apr 23 21:02:08 PDT 2008

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
>
>

Roger
Thu Apr 24 13:25:27 PDT 2008

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