Having problems with music files ripped under Vista

[denwell]

Peter

Try this: Open Windows Explorer and then click on "tools" and select "folder

options". From there click on the "files type" tab. Audio CD should be

near the top of the list. Highlight "Audio CD" and then click on the

"change" button. From there you should be able to select the application you wish to play CDs.

If "None" is in here look for CDA further down the list and change from there.

This instruction is for XP/SP2 - may be similar for Vista.

Good luck

DEN (NE UK)

[fh1805]

Den,

Thanks for the suggestion. I did manage, under Vista, to make EAC the default program for cda files but, whilst it launched the program, it didn't start playing the file I double-clicked; so I backed that change out.

However, whilst trying to get EAC as my default music player, I also found out how to turn off the CD "Auto-run" for both Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center. At this point I decided to quit while I was winning.

I now don't get any Auto-Run prompts when I load a CD; I don't get Windows Media Center launching automatically when I load a CD; and I have a quality CD Ripper (EAC) that does exactly what I want in the way that I want.

I'm a happy chappie!

[Conflow]

Peter,

Well you seem to have it 'cracked' now ~ all told, it took some doing ~ and as you said

you are now ahead and you intend to leave well enough alone...thats prudent, but please

allow me to add a little advice:-

1)

Don't dare remove WinMedia.Player-11 ~ that also applies to Win.Player-10.

2)

Since all the "messing-around" by Microsoft through 2007 I have found that both

Players are now virtually part of the Operating System ~ like "Internet Explorer"

they can' be removed without damaging the OP.System. Many parts of your Vista

System depend on Win.Player running in the background so leave it be.

(I don't want to go into the 'technics' why for - its quite complicated)

This won't in any way effect your 'New Setup' provided you set 'options' in

your New Player as 'default Player' and then go to the Top Toolbar in the

Win.Media Player and under 'View' select 'options' and de-select Win.Media Player

as your default Player ~don't change any other default settings.

That should clean things up for you without going into Group Policies & Control Panel.

Brian.Conflow.

[fh1805]

Brian,

Thanks for all your advice, on this and other threads. I've learned over the last year that I can trust your judgements when it comes to PC technicalities. I never, ever uninstall software that was bundled with the operating system. I learned may years ago that it is not a wise thing to do - because of the sort of problems that you hint at. My aim is always to try and "turn off" the function without uninstalling.

As I said in my reply to Den's post - I'm now a happy chappie (because I'm controlling what the PC does for me and not the other way round!)

Once again, thanks for all the advice.

[Ken Cox]

turn off autorun

see

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,139784-p...onghorn/article

http://www.pcworld.com/printable/article/i.../printable.html

ken