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I've got some regular CDs that I cannot get to play on my Windows 7 (64 bit) system. When I try to play them I get the message:
"Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not support the file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the file."
This is a relatively new system so I've never tried playing CDs on it before. Do I need to load a specific codec to play CDs? I would think Windows would play CDs out of the box.
GregH
Posted 2010-06-29T15:06:41.647
Reputation: 843
What are these regular CDs? Are they actually video or audio CDs, or just data discs? Can you open them from (My) Computer? – Om Nom Nom – 2010-06-29T15:25:56.710
@Om Nom Nom - I would guess that they are audio CDs from the [audio] tag the OP used. – ChrisF – 2010-06-29T15:32:09.507
"I would think Windows would play CDs out of the box."
It should – Moab – 2010-06-29T20:26:54.233
They are audio CDs. Music CDs, Like you would buy from the store. Standard commercial, published, CDs containing signed artists, the Beatles, 50 Cent, Lady GaGa, that sort of CD – GregH – 2010-06-30T03:54:06.613
Could it be your CD/DVD Rom is going bad? Does it play any other optical media? – Hondalex – 2010-06-29T21:26:27.267
Other media (DVDs) play fine. The system is new...less than a month old. – GregH – 2010-06-30T03:54:45.270