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Windows 7: CD plays on Hi-Fi but not computer!
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25 Oct 2011
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#21 | |
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Perhaps it is a drive issue as I've just found that I can play and rip it on my old XP system although it might be a copy protection problem too. I haven't really followed all the DRM issues much over the years and thought that it had all been abandoned by now - I know, I'm just too, too honest - sign of my age. Perhaps it is just older CDs like this one although I think it is a new remaster. Anyway problem solved - so a big thanks to all who contributed.  --> 
Perhaps one advantage of keeping an old system alive and not just accepting the latest as best! 
I think I really will have to do more research before posting though!
Last edited by pincushion; 25 Oct 2011 at 08:56 AM..
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Compaq desktop
OS Windows 7 x64 SP1
CPU Athlon II x2 215
Memory 4.0 GB
Graphics Card Onboard
Sound Card Creative SB X-Fi Titanium HD (nice)
Monitor(s) Displays 24" Dell LCD
Screen Resolution 1900 x 1200
Keyboard USB
Mouse USB
PSU 430w
Hard Drives 320 GB, 500 GB and 750 GB 7200 rpm
Internet Speed approx 10 Mbps
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25 Oct 2011
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#22 | |
Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit Fantasyland |
| | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom-built
OS Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz, overclocked to 2.7GHz
Motherboard Asus PL5D2
Memory 4GB DDR2-667 (4x1GB in dual-channel config)
Graphics Card nVidia GeForce 9800 GT
Sound Card Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic
Monitor(s) Displays Acer
Screen Resolution 1920x1200 (DVI)
Keyboard Standard
Mouse Microsoft wireless optical mouse
PSU Antec TruePower 2.0
Case Cooler Master Centurion
Cooling various fans
Hard Drives OCZ SSD Vertex Plus 60GB SATA (Firmware 3.55), 64MB cache
Hitachi HD321KJ SATA, 320GB, 7200rpm, 16MB cache
Internet Speed DSL; ~330KB/sec down, ~110KB/sec up
Other Info Have a laptop too :) (Compaq CQ60 also with Win7 Pro SP1 32-bit)
Drives in both systems:
C: - Windows 7 + apps. Pagefile is fixed size and located at the very end of the partition.
D: - various temp files/cache for Firefox and apps/games.
E: - videos, music, misc. storage, torrent downloads, etc.
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07 Nov 2011
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#23 | |
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OK, reading a recent thread has made me think that the issue might have been a copy protection one as the Sound Card has a digital output and apparently because of this it might have blocked playing. Can't understand how it just didn't show in Explorer though or any other program. Just some info for anyone else having this problem. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Compaq desktop
OS Windows 7 x64 SP1
CPU Athlon II x2 215
Memory 4.0 GB
Graphics Card Onboard
Sound Card Creative SB X-Fi Titanium HD (nice)
Monitor(s) Displays 24" Dell LCD
Screen Resolution 1900 x 1200
Keyboard USB
Mouse USB
PSU 430w
Hard Drives 320 GB, 500 GB and 750 GB 7200 rpm
Internet Speed approx 10 Mbps
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07 Nov 2011
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#24 | |
Windows 7, 64 bit Home SP1, Win 8 Pro 64 bit Citrus Co, FL |
I doubt that the sound card digital out has anything to do with this. Copy Protection yes, but nothing to do with the sound card. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number My Own Build
OS Windows 7, 64 bit Home SP1, Win 8 Pro 64 bit
CPU Intel i7 3770
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H
Memory 16GB GSkill Ripsaw F3-14900CL9Q-16GBXL
Graphics Card Sapphire HD7770
Sound Card RealTek
Monitor(s) Displays Viewsonic VA2448 Series 24" LED
Screen Resolution 1920X1080
Keyboard Kensington wired
Mouse Logitech Wireless
PSU Antec High Current Gamer HCG-620M Modular
Case Coolermaster HAF XM
Cooling Corsair H80 Liquid cooling with aftermarket Nexus quiet fans
Hard Drives 240GB Intel 520 SSD for Win 7
128GB OCZ Vertex 4 SSD for Win 8
1 TB Seagate drive for backup
Internet Speed 40 MB/sec (Cable)
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes
Browser I.E9/Firefox
Other Info Sonar X2 Professional 64 bit Recording Software with Roland Octa-Capture and MAudio Fast Track Ultra 8R recording interfaces, Frontier Tranzport wireless control unit, Behringer BCF2000 Control Surface.
Five USB connected optical drives for CD Audio production using Nero 11
Other systems: Desktop with i5 3550 CPU, LenovoZ560 Laptop with Win 7 64 bit HP, SP1, new iPad
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07 Nov 2011
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#25 | |
Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit Fantasyland |
I don't know of any copy protection that could make a disc COMPLETELY unreadable/appear as blank to a computer. I'd say that's pretty much impossible... | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom-built
OS Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz, overclocked to 2.7GHz
Motherboard Asus PL5D2
Memory 4GB DDR2-667 (4x1GB in dual-channel config)
Graphics Card nVidia GeForce 9800 GT
Sound Card Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic
Monitor(s) Displays Acer
Screen Resolution 1920x1200 (DVI)
Keyboard Standard
Mouse Microsoft wireless optical mouse
PSU Antec TruePower 2.0
Case Cooler Master Centurion
Cooling various fans
Hard Drives OCZ SSD Vertex Plus 60GB SATA (Firmware 3.55), 64MB cache
Hitachi HD321KJ SATA, 320GB, 7200rpm, 16MB cache
Internet Speed DSL; ~330KB/sec down, ~110KB/sec up
Other Info Have a laptop too :) (Compaq CQ60 also with Win7 Pro SP1 32-bit)
Drives in both systems:
C: - Windows 7 + apps. Pagefile is fixed size and located at the very end of the partition.
D: - various temp files/cache for Firefox and apps/games.
E: - videos, music, misc. storage, torrent downloads, etc.
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07 Nov 2011
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The bit I read was because of the exact copying available to the digital out. When the disk is put in some activity is going on but then ... nothing. Anyway it seems I have another of these CDs (not HDCD though), again from Warner - Closer by Joy Division and I'm not the only one it seems - Amazon.co.uk: Customer Reviews: Closer (comment)
What a pain, but it will get the same treatment as the other one. Will look more closely at any future CDs I buy, especially from Warner!
Last edited by pincushion; 07 Nov 2011 at 11:16 AM..
Reason: addition
| | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Compaq desktop
OS Windows 7 x64 SP1
CPU Athlon II x2 215
Memory 4.0 GB
Graphics Card Onboard
Sound Card Creative SB X-Fi Titanium HD (nice)
Monitor(s) Displays 24" Dell LCD
Screen Resolution 1900 x 1200
Keyboard USB
Mouse USB
PSU 430w
Hard Drives 320 GB, 500 GB and 750 GB 7200 rpm
Internet Speed approx 10 Mbps
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07 Mar 2013
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#27 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit |
Try firmware update of the cd drive?
Here they advice doing a firmware update of the CD drive: CyberPower: warner brothers cd's and windows7
good luck for anyone having the same problem. it seems CDs from Warner have these issues. | | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Asus N55S
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
CPU Intel Core i5 2410M @ 2.30GHz Sandy Bridge 32nm Technology
Motherboard ASUSTeK Computer Inc. N55SF
Memory 4,00 GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M, Intel HD Graphics 3000
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio
Screen Resolution 1600x900@60Hz
Hard Drives 699GB Seagate ST9750423AS (SATA) 5400rpm
Other Info Optical drive: Slimtype DVD A DS8A5SH
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