I have windows xp so it came with windows media player 10. We upgraded to wmp 11 and I was unable to get downloaded music into my library. I had no idea how to get music into my library and I spent hours trying. So I went and removed wmp 11 so it would go back to wmp 10. My problem now is that my cd drive wont recognize any music cd I put in! It will recognize a dvd and play it, I can still burn dvds but I can't do anything with an audio cd. I need some help please! I feel lost not being able to burn my music cds. Thanks for anyones time!
Cd Software Problem Maybe?
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XP comes with WMP 9 not 10 being the update for that. 10 is the best over 11 for XP however to start with since 11 in XP flops. Not a problem in Vista however.
WMP has a search option that will browse through the drive(s) looking for various media file types it supports. You have to run the search first to see all files added into it's own library as you would with Itunes and other players.
Reverting back from 11 to 10 is a two step process to see working results. First you have to use the add/remove Windows components option in the Control Panel>add/remove to see WMP removed entirely. The second step is a manual edit of the system registry to see the main reg key for 11 deleted under "HKEY_Local_Machine>Software>microsoft".
You follow that by restarting the system to insure 11 is unloaded and the change is put into effect and then install 10 fresh. Just remember to avoid any update prompts for WMP to avoid seeing 11 being downloaded as well as disabling the automatic updates for Windows option. When clicking the Windows Update option seen on the Start menu and the system is scanned uncheck any WMP updates in the list seen there too.
WMP has a search option that will browse through the drive(s) looking for various media file types it supports. You have to run the search first to see all files added into it's own library as you would with Itunes and other players.
Reverting back from 11 to 10 is a two step process to see working results. First you have to use the add/remove Windows components option in the Control Panel>add/remove to see WMP removed entirely. The second step is a manual edit of the system registry to see the main reg key for 11 deleted under "HKEY_Local_Machine>Software>microsoft".
You follow that by restarting the system to insure 11 is unloaded and the change is put into effect and then install 10 fresh. Just remember to avoid any update prompts for WMP to avoid seeing 11 being downloaded as well as disabling the automatic updates for Windows option. When clicking the Windows Update option seen on the Start menu and the system is scanned uncheck any WMP updates in the list seen there too.
I did the first step by going to the add/remove programs and deleted the current version of wmp. Sorry I thought it was wmp 11 back to 10. So I just need help with that second step and then I'll see where I'm at. I guess I'm not sure that this could be the problem as to why it wont read cd's. But it can read Dvd's? We'll see thanks!
The second step is actually a three step process. The images below will help show just what to look for once you have the registry editor opened up. First however you start off by going to the Start>Run command line and typing "regedit" followed by pressing the enter/return key.
The first image shows what that prompt along with the regedit window will look like plus how the registry is organized very similar to a directory with it's own sub folders in each branch or often referred to as "hives".
The second image is a back away view of the first where you have already opened the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" branch. The first highlighted the SOFTWARE then microsoft hive as you can see from that after scrolling down to it. The second here shows one more scroll once that is opened down to the Media Player listing or main key.
You'll note that once the main key is highlight you go upto the menu bar to select "delete" from the drop down list seen in "edit". Remember you only want that one key and nothing else. Despite using the add/remove option that key will still be left there from WMP 11 and simply needs to be removed followed by a normal install of 10.
When initially trying out 11 on XP I ran into not being able to get 10 to install once 11 was removed in the add/remove. Upon seeing that I went right into the registry having spent enough time in there and saw that one key still lingering and removed it to see 10 go on like a piece of cake.
Once deleted simply restart the system to see the registry change made permanent and you shouldn't have any problem seeing 10 go right on with ease. Before rebooting however you'll want to back out of the registry by closing each hive up especially if you have the remember last folder viewed option checked off in the folders options.
That will prevent returning to the exact place if you should need to open the registry again. Just like the directories you see listed in Windows Explorer there's a plus sign next to each item you can open or close up.
The first image shows what that prompt along with the regedit window will look like plus how the registry is organized very similar to a directory with it's own sub folders in each branch or often referred to as "hives".
The second image is a back away view of the first where you have already opened the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" branch. The first highlighted the SOFTWARE then microsoft hive as you can see from that after scrolling down to it. The second here shows one more scroll once that is opened down to the Media Player listing or main key.
You'll note that once the main key is highlight you go upto the menu bar to select "delete" from the drop down list seen in "edit". Remember you only want that one key and nothing else. Despite using the add/remove option that key will still be left there from WMP 11 and simply needs to be removed followed by a normal install of 10.
When initially trying out 11 on XP I ran into not being able to get 10 to install once 11 was removed in the add/remove. Upon seeing that I went right into the registry having spent enough time in there and saw that one key still lingering and removed it to see 10 go on like a piece of cake.
Once deleted simply restart the system to see the registry change made permanent and you shouldn't have any problem seeing 10 go right on with ease. Before rebooting however you'll want to back out of the registry by closing each hive up especially if you have the remember last folder viewed option checked off in the folders options.
That will prevent returning to the exact place if you should need to open the registry again. Just like the directories you see listed in Windows Explorer there's a plus sign next to each item you can open or close up.
Thank you so much for that it was very easy to do. However, after doing all of that, it still wont run an audio cd. I put in a dvd and it played no problem. It's still just the audio cd's that I still have a problem. Anything else that you think I should try? Thanks again for explaining all of that for me!
You may have only seen a partial install of 10 and simply have to remove and install it over again. Generally WMP will be the first to play audio tracks before dvds while 10 sees far more support for dvd and video file playback over 9.
If you are seeing an explorer window rather then the typical autoplay prompt when inserting an audio cd don't panic. That's common in XP. You simply close that and go to the menu bar if you have that visible in WMP and drop down to select the drive the disk is in to see the first track start up.
If you are seeing an explorer window rather then the typical autoplay prompt when inserting an audio cd don't panic. That's common in XP. You simply close that and go to the menu bar if you have that visible in WMP and drop down to select the drive the disk is in to see the first track start up.
The only time you edit the registry is when reverting back from WMP 11 to 10 or you have any problem reinstalling 10 for a fresh attempt. You should see 10 go back on without fuss and work ok.
If an audio cd doesn't see the AutoPlay feature working or enabled the MS page for the menu bar is seen at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/knowledgecenter/howto/play_cds_and_dvds_how_to.aspx
For correcting problems often in the registry of not seeing the autorun feature working when inserting an audio disk or even software disk the MS article on this for XP is seen at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330135 While that mainly applies to Roxio's Easy Media Creator the reg edit insures the AutoPlay feature is enabled in the system registry itself. Look at Step #2 on that.
If an audio cd doesn't see the AutoPlay feature working or enabled the MS page for the menu bar is seen at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/knowledgecenter/howto/play_cds_and_dvds_how_to.aspx
For correcting problems often in the registry of not seeing the autorun feature working when inserting an audio disk or even software disk the MS article on this for XP is seen at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330135 While that mainly applies to Roxio's Easy Media Creator the reg edit insures the AutoPlay feature is enabled in the system registry itself. Look at Step #2 on that.
This seems to be a common issue seen in both the Home and Pro editions. And yet Vista still sees the same registry value set to "1" there too in order to enable the autorun.
Step #5 provides a link for problems seen with some brands of optical drives that are not compatible with XP to start with where the advice is to replace the drive itself. That applies to some rather old drives lacking the XP compatibility logo as seen at http://winqual.microsoft.com/HCL/Default.aspx?m=x
Step #5 provides a link for problems seen with some brands of optical drives that are not compatible with XP to start with where the advice is to replace the drive itself. That applies to some rather old drives lacking the XP compatibility logo as seen at http://winqual.microsoft.com/HCL/Default.aspx?m=x