Windows Media Player messed up when burning my CDs

[passion4tech]

I know burning CDs is old school. Nobody burns cds anymore. But it's for my old 2005 Hyndai Elantra car that has a 10 disc changer cd player. I want to burn cds for my car. I have used windows media player and even iTunes to burn cds. I really use windows media player to burn cds. I made sure I was burning an audio cd and of course windows media player burns cd as a data cd instead of an audio cd. This is really annoying and frustrating. So now I use Power2go and its great. Power2go isn't free but it's worth the money. Power2go was able to burn cd as audio cd while windows media player could not. I made sure when auto play comes up when I insert cd in computer I click burn audio cd and it still burns as data cd. i don' understand that? BTW I use TDK CD-R discs.

 

[passion4tech]

How can I make a data cd work in my car cd player or how can I convert a data cd to audio cd?

 

[bigmck]

How can I make a data cd work in my car cd player or how can I convert a data cd to audio cd?

If you want music, it has to be an audio CD. == I have used Windows Media Player many times. It always burns as an Audio CD. I don't even see an option to change it to a data CD. How do you know yours is burning as a data CD? == Open WMP and click on the Burn Tab. Does yours look like this with the words "Audio CD" below the Burn Tab?

 

[passion4tech]

How can I make a data cd work in my car cd player or how can I convert a data cd to audio cd?

If you want music, it has to be an audio CD. == I have used Windows Media Player many times. It always burns as an Audio CD. I don't even see an option to change it to a data CD. How do you know yours is burning as a data CD?

I know if I want music it has to be a audio cd. That is not true. Windows Media player does not always burn as audio cd. Windows Media Player burned my cd as a data cd and that's why my car won't play my cds. I know windows media player is burning as data cd because when i play cd in other peoples cars the music files are shown in folders and not displayed as track 1 or track 2. That is how I know WMP is burning as data cd.

 

[bigmck]

How can I make a data cd work in my car cd player or how can I convert a data cd to audio cd?

If you want music, it has to be an audio CD. == I have used Windows Media Player many times. It always burns as an Audio CD. I don't even see an option to change it to a data CD. How do you know yours is burning as a data CD?

I know if I want music it has to be a audio cd. That is not true. Windows Media player does not always burn as audio cd. Windows Media Player burned my cd as a data cd and that's why my car won't play my cds. I know windows media player is burning as data cd because when i play cd in other peoples cars the music files are shown in folders and not displayed as track 1 or track 2. That is how I know WMP is burning as data cd.

You did not answer my question about if your WMP shows like mine does above

 

[passion4tech]

If you want music, it has to be an audio CD. == I have used Windows Media Player many times. It always burns as an Audio CD. I don't even see an option to change it to a data CD. How do you know yours is burning as a data CD?

I know if I want music it has to be a audio cd. That is not true. Windows Media player does not always burn as audio cd. Windows Media Player burned my cd as a data cd and that's why my car won't play my cds. I know windows media player is burning as data cd because when i play cd in other peoples cars the music files are shown in folders and not displayed as track 1 or track 2. That is how I know WMP is burning as data cd.

You did not answer my question about if your WMP shows like mine does above

No I guess my WMP does not show up like yours.

 

[bigmck]

I know if I want music it has to be a audio cd. That is not true. Windows Media player does not always burn as audio cd. Windows Media Player burned my cd as a data cd and that's why my car won't play my cds. I know windows media player is burning as data cd because when i play cd in other peoples cars the music files are shown in folders and not displayed as track 1 or track 2. That is how I know WMP is burning as data cd.

You did not answer my question about if your WMP shows like mine does above

No I guess my WMP does not show up like yours.

Did you click the Burn Tab and did you see Audio CD and if not what did you see?

 

[passion4tech]

You did not answer my question about if your WMP shows like mine does above

No I guess my WMP does not show up like yours.

Did you click the Burn Tab and did you see Audio CD and if not what did you see?

This is exactly what my WMP screen looks like and WMP still ends up burning data cd

 

[bigmck]

What type of files are you trying to burn to CD's in your WMP? What type of files does your car CD player use?

 

[passion4tech]

What type of files are you trying to burn to CD's in your WMP? What type of files does your car CD player use?

MP3 and M4A. The cd player in my Hyundai 2005 Elantra is the Sony CDX454RF. The Sony CDX454RF plays mp3 and m4a files.

 

[bigmck]

Read this link. It is from Microsoft and about half way down the page it tells you how to burn a data cd with mp3. Right after the Silverlight Logo.
Burn a CD or DVD in Windows Media Player: frequently asked questions - Windows Help

 

[passion4tech]

I am 100% sure I set WMP to burn as audio cd and it still burned as data cd. I use Power2go because it does not give me problems like WMP.

 

[Layback Bear]

Just a thought. Use the site that bigmck posted.

Tick on the (+) for Windows 7. The video should be there.

If things still don't work I would suggest trying a different brand of C/D's. All brands of C/D's are not created equal.

 

[bigmck]

Let's go over step by step of this to see if you are doing these things. == Open your WMP. Click on "Burn Tab", drag a MP3 file into the area that says "Drag Here to Create Burn List". Try that with just one file, burn it and see if you can play it first in your PC and then try it in your car. You might be doing things exactly as this, but just "humor me" and give this a try.

 

[passion4tech]

Let's go over step by step of this to see if you are doing these things. == Open your WMP. Click on "Burn Tab", drag a MP3 file into the area that says "Drag Here to Create Burn List". Try that with just one file, burn it and see if you can play it first in your PC and then try it in your car. You might be doing things exactly as this, but just "humor me" and give this a try.

I did those steps exactly bigmck, you have to believe me. WMP screwed me over burning cds. It is total bs Thats why I am not using WMP to burn cds anymore. Now I use Power2go. I know Power2go is not free. A free alternative is itunes and I could try itunes to burn a audio cd.

 

[bigmck]

Let's go over step by step of this to see if you are doing these things. == Open your WMP. Click on "Burn Tab", drag a MP3 file into the area that says "Drag Here to Create Burn List". Try that with just one file, burn it and see if you can play it first in your PC and then try it in your car. You might be doing things exactly as this, but just "humor me" and give this a try.

I did those steps exactly bigmck, you have to believe me. WMP screwed me over burning cds. It is total bs Thats why I am not using WMP to burn cds anymore. Now I use Power2go. I know Power2go is not free. A free alternative is itunes and I could try itunes to burn a audio cd.

I tried. I ask you to do it one more time.....................That is all I have BYE

 

[Layback Bear]

passion4tech did you watch the video I pointed you to in post #13?

Tens of millions if not hundreds of millions use WMP. It hard to understand why you can't.

 

[passion4tech]

Guys I noticed my cds had scratches and I tried rubbing alcohol on cds with cotton ball and that did not help. The Macklemore song Downtown, track 12, still keeps skipping. The last song track 18 will not play at all. Thanks WMP for messing up track 18.

 

[bigmck]

Guys I noticed my cds had scratches and I tried rubbing alcohol on cds with cotton ball and that did not help. The Macklemore song Downtown, track 12, still keeps skipping. The last song track 18 will not play at all. Thanks WMP for messing up track 18.

Nothing wrong with WMP that good CD's and proper operation won't cure.

 

[Layback Bear]

How in the heck is a program (WMC) or any other program playing music going to scratch or damage a CD?

Come on passion4tech use a little passionate thinking.
Something mechanical or the user of the CD scratch the CD's.
Try taking WMC program to the kitchen sink and give it a good washing.