This is another case of modern technology beating me...

My son was after an MP3 player for Christmas, so I bought one from Argos recently. It's this one, a 512mb player and I got a 128mb player free which will do me.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5131974.htm

I was seeing if it was working last night and I'm having problems with it. It says that it plays WMA files as well as MP3 files. When I put a CD into the PC and drag the songs using internet explorer from the CD to the MP3 player the MP3 player doesn't recognise the files.

When I access the MP3 disc on the PC it shows that the files are on it, but when I go to play them the MP3 player says "no files". I'm baffled.

I went to www.downloads.com and downloaded a song to my desktop which is also in Windows Media Player format and the MP3 players plays it with no problems...

HELP!

Did you use Windows media player to convert them?

If yeah there is an option in:

Tools
Options
Rip music Tab
Then check to see if the "copy protect music" box is ticked...

I didn't convert them. I thought WMA files were Windows Media Player files?

Yeah they are...

So the CD was a load of already converted WMA's?

If you click on the properties for the track via explorer you should be able to see there if they are protected tracks or not...

Cheers Jamie. When I opened the CD using explorer they were showing as WMA files. I didn't check to see if they were copyright protected though. I'll check that tonight.

Steve said:

Cheers Jamie. When I opened the CD using explorer they were showing as WMA files. I didn't check to see if they were copyright protected though. I'll check that tonight.

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Yeah that's the thing it's most likely to be we used to get loads of returns for things like that :bang:

That sucks. So I can't just copy CDs onto the MP3 player then? Pish...

Steve said:

That sucks. So I can't just copy CDs onto the MP3 player then? Pish...

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Nope you'll just end up with like 16kb tracks that wont play

Doesn't take long to do a CD and WMP is plenty good enough as you can select quality etc... I go for 192kb's btw

I should have stuck with a CD player and told the kid to go and jump.

Steve said:

I should have stuck with a CD player and told the kid to go and jump.

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Lol

Although I have CD's in my car still oh wait that's WMA ones as well

for converting files to mp3, razorlame is imo the program you want to be using

arc said:

for converting files to mp3, razorlame is imo the program you want to be using

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Whats wrong with MP3 plug in on WMP? or just using WMA I bet 99.9% of people couldn't tell the difference...

lame is just..better. I can tell the difference

if we're being picky, mp3 and wma are crap - can any players handle flac?

arc said:

lame is just..better. I can tell the difference

if we're being picky, mp3 and wma are crap - can any players handle flac?

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I very much doubt Steve's will

And don't even get me started on OGG Vorbis

jamie86 said:

And don't even get me started on OGG Vorbis

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Hi Steve,

Bit late but the files have to be in a particular folder with some MP3 players and also the WMA kind only accept one form of WMA's i.e. ax bitrate and size, might have something in the instructions on it.

Liam