What has happened to my Windows Media Player?

Question

A few months ago I was able to burn songs to blank CDs easily with WMP, but now I have just tried and it seems to not be recognising the blank discs. I have Windows Vista Basic and have been able to do this fine before. Any ideas?

Answer 1

Well, if you were able to do so at one point, perhaps now your CD drive is starting to burn out? I had the opposite problem. I could burn, but couldn't read. Turned out, I needed a new drive.

Before considering a new drive, check to see if your computer is see'ing the drive (unde My Computer), and try something else like MediaMonkey or WinAMP.

Answer 2

Sometimes it burns in a different format it can read. Bottom line, its more then likely not going to work. Just use Vista's g*y program lol.

Also, the problem may not be with the CD, its probably because you're using Vista :|

Answer 3

If the disk cannot be read from other computer disk drive, and your

disk drive can read other disks, this will be a disk issue.

If the disk can be read from another computer disk drive, and your disk

drive can read other disks, this will be a drive and disk compatibility

issue.

If the disk can be read from another computer disk drive, and your disk

drive cannot read other disks, this will be a drive issue.

Try updating Drivers.

Answer 4

Just try interactualplayer on your web site.  I had a similar problem and it cured mine.  Best of luck.  Don't understand the tech side. All I can do is say what I got.