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Conference decwet::windows-nt

Title:Windows NT
Notice:See note 15.0 for HCL location
Moderator:TARKIN::LIN.com::FOLEY
Created:Thu Oct 31 1991
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:6086
Total number of notes:31449

987.0. "Audio CD and NT (MARCH BETA)" by SIOG::E_CUSACK (To err is human, to really foul things up requires a computer) Wed Oct 06 1993 05:11

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987.1use the headphone plug.COPCLU::SVENDSENJens Ole Steen Svendsen @DMOWed Oct 06 1993 07:0614
987.2audio *after* W95 touches the system...BEET::EAGANAmong the fashion impairedWed Dec 27 1995 22:2323
987.3BEET::EAGANAmong the fashion impairedThu Dec 28 1995 20:006
987.4Can't play EVITA audio CD on WinNT!STAR::PITCHERSteve Pitcher/Pathworks for OpenVMSWed Mar 05 1997 09:4323
    Ok.  I've got a new one.
    
    Running NT Workstation, V4.0, SP2.  
    
    I can play most Audio CD's just fine... I'm listening to one now.  The
    Carpenters.  I don't happen to have the audio cable, so I listen
    through the external audio jack.  No problem.
    
    The other day I bought the new soundtrack from the EVITA movie.  It
    won't play!  It plays on a normal audio CD player.  It even plays on my
    Windows95 CD at home.  But this one CD (actually, both.. its a two CD
    set) won't play on my WinNT V4.0.  It would appear to be a Toshiba CD
    drive (XM5301B/D1).  
    
    WinNT Windows Explorer shows the correct number of files.  Once I
    managed to doubleclick on the first file, and it played it... but I
    could not get it to play anything thereafter.  The CD play app simply
    says there's a data disc or no disc loaded.
    
    Again... other audio CDs play fine.  And this CD plays fine on an audio
    CD player and on Win95.
    
    -	stp
987.5what did you expect?ODIXIE::SIMPSONTPC = world's biggest con job!Wed Mar 05 1997 17:421
    I don't blame it for rejecting Madonna!  :)
987.6DECC::OUELLETTEWed Mar 05 1997 18:297
I've noticed this problem with music CDs with programs on them.
Starting a fresh cdplay.exe and then inserting the CD sometimes works.
I think you can also disable the auto execute features by holding
down the shift (or control?) key while loading the CD.
If you install FX!32, you may be able to see the video content of the disc.

R.
987.7Same problem, different CDNETCAD::STEFANIFDDI Adapters R UsWed Mar 05 1997 20:5920
Hi Steve,    

>>                    -< Can't play EVITA audio CD on WinNT! >-
>>
>>    Ok.  I've got a new one.
>>    
>>    Running NT Workstation, V4.0, SP2.  

You're not alone.  I have the same setup as you and had trouble with the new
Silverchair CD.  Explorer doesn't recognize it.  The CD Player doesn't
recognize it.  The Media player *does* recognize it, but you must listen to the
CD starting with song 1.  If you try the forward options, it kicks you back to
the first song.

This is going to be a SERIOUS drag if more music CD companies add SW.  I'm not
surprised you don't have a problem under Windows 95.  Don't these companies
ever test under NT?

- Larry