Microsoft KB Archive/279614

= Windows Media Player Does Not Play Audio CD-ROMs Automatically =

Article ID: 279614

Article Last Modified on 1/15/2006

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0, when used with:  Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

 Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

 Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

 Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition</li></ul> </li></ul>

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This article was previously published under Q279614

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SYMPTOMS
Upon inserting an audio CD-ROM, you may receive the following error message:

Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item.

You may still be able to play audio CD-ROMs if you manually select them in Windows Media Player, or double-click them in Windows Explorer, but they do not automatically play when you insert them into the CD-ROM drive.

Data CD-ROMs start up automatically, which indicates that the Auto Insert Notification is enabled.

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CAUSE
When you install Windows Media Player, Media Player may not be set as the default program to be used for audio CD-ROMs.

This can happen if another program was set as the default player, or the default program type for Audio CD's is set incorrectly.

Note A failed or incorrect uninstall of a program that was previously set as the default Audio CD program type can result in this behavior.

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RESOLUTION
To make Media Player the default player for audio CD-ROMs, follow these steps:
 * 1) Open Windows Media Player, click Tools, and then click Options.
 * 2) Click the Formats tab.
 * 3) Click to clear the CD Audio Track check box, and then click Apply. Now, click to re-select the CD Audio Track check box, and then click Apply.
 * 4) Click OK.
 * 5) Now insert a CD-ROM, and it should automatically play with Windows Media Player.

If this does not work, you need to manually associate Media Player with audio CD-ROMs. In order to change this manually, follow these steps: <ol> Right-click My Computer, and then click Explore.</li> Click Tools, click Folder Options, and then click the File Types tab.</li> In the Registered File Types box, click to select the (N/A) or (NONE) extension type, with a file type of AudioCD.

Note There is no extension because it is referring to the format of an audio CD-ROM, which is not a regular file type, and therefore has no extension.</li> In Details for 'AudioCD' file type, click Advanced.</li> The Actions box should contain the choice Play. Click Play, and then click Edit.</li> Browse to the location of the Windows Media Player and select the executible; it should be similar to the following:

&quot;D:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe&quot; (including the quotation marks)

Add to the end of the line: /device:AudioCD &quot;%L&quot; (including the quotation marks).

The full path under &quot;Application use to perform action:&quot; should be similar to the following:

&quot;D:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe&quot; /device:AudioCD &quot;%L&quot;

</li> Click to select Use DDE and then click OK to save your changes.</li> Now insert a CD-ROM, and it should automatically play with Windows Media Player.</li></ol>

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