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Windows Media Player cannot play cda files

Asked by: efrain12

Media Player 10 cannot play CDA files, however, I try iTunes from Quick Time and bingo!, no problemo at all. WHY????
Went to Microsoft web site and did what they reccomend (register Media Player as the one to play those files), rebooted, tried again, nope, nada.
Will appreciate any input, help
TIA

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Answers

 

by: shuboarderPosted on 2006-12-12 at 07:05:20ID: 18122861

Hi efrain12,

A CD Audio Track or .cda file is a small (44 bytes) file generated by Microsoft Windows for each track on an audio CD. The file contains indexing information that programs can use to play or rip the disc. The files are given names in the format Track??.cda.

The .cda files do not contain the actual PCM wave data, but instead tell where on the disc the track starts and stops. If the file is copied from the CD-ROM to the computer, it becomes useless, since it is only a shortcut to part of the disc. However, some audio editing and CD creation programs will, from the user's perspective, load .cda files as though they are actual audio data files.

So, what you need to do is rip the audio tracks to mp3 files on your hard drive.

You can use the following software to do this:

CDEX:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/cdexos/

Or you can simply play the CD as an audio CD through Windows Media Player.

Hope this helps!

 

by: MeretePosted on 2006-12-13 at 23:45:30ID: 18137195

Are these cda files on your hdd?
CDA files off a cd as is onto a hdd will not play, you may have to  >>reburn them as a data disc<<
http://dallas.tamu.edu/e-learn/WinXP-CD_Burn.html
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/knowledgecenter/mediaadvice/0091.mspx
http://asp2.wlv.ac.uk/its/website/selfhelp/help/nero/help_with_nero.asp

 since already cda format then rip them off the cd again usng cdex and convert to mp3.
Cdex converts cda to mp3 but have to be on cd.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/cdexos/
To prove my theory
This is off MS site
CD Audio Track (.cda)
Versions of Windows Media Player that support this file type: • Windows Media Player 7
• Windows Media Player for Windows XP
• Windows Media Player 9 Series
• Windows Media Player 10  
• Windows Media Player 11
CD Audio (.cda) tracks are audio files that are stored on CD media. You can play .cda files only from a CD-ROM. As a result, a sample file cannot be included in this article for you to play. To test a .cda file, either try to play a different .cda file from your CD-ROM or try to play a .cda file from a different CD-ROM. The .cda files are representations of CD audio tracks and do not contain the actual pulse code modulation (PCM) information.

You cannot play the file if you copy a .cda file from the CD-ROM to your hard disk.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316992

 

by: efrain12Posted on 2006-12-14 at 10:35:41ID: 18140878

I just downloaded CDex, but really what I'm trying to find is, why Media Player 10 cannot play the audio CD's I burned at home.
Now, get this: I brought the CD with the "problem" at work and ran Windows Media Player 10 on my laptop computer, well guess what?, it played the CD with no problem at all!. The laptop uses the same O.S. (XP pro), and, like I said, it has Media Player 10 (same version as the one at home: 10.00.00.4036)
CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME???, is this a matter of CODECS?, OR,
WHAT'S MISSING ON MY TWO PC'S AT HOME?

 

by: MeretePosted on 2006-12-14 at 13:52:37ID: 18142451

hi efrain12
Any error messages?
Error Messages we can work with in Media Player
Troubleshooting Windows Media Player 10
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/10/errors.aspx

does the cd spin okay
can you access the cd and copy off the files ( maybe you tried this hence cda?)
does Cdex find the rom drive okay?
Do other music cd play okay is it only this cd on this Laptop at home?
Is your Media player at home associating with the cdrom drive correctly?
Look in the preferences.
Do you the preferences to auto play cd?
What did you use to burn them?
Nero may prevent access to the cdrom? If uisng Nero image drive enabled.

recording and burning with windows media player 10 need PDF
http://home.swfla.rr.com/ohaver/SoundandMusic/Ripping%20and%20burning%20WMP%2010.rtf

try another a player to confirm if it is your media player 10?
http://www.winamp.com/


 

by: MeretePosted on 2007-01-15 at 08:50:42ID: 18317339

efrain12  any joy or progress?

 

by: shuboarderPosted on 2007-02-15 at 09:17:48ID: 18541960

efrain12,

Any feedback at all?
What was the solution here?

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