Microsoft KB Archive/823773

= &quot;The Filter Is in the Wrong State&quot; Error Message When You Try to Write Files to a CD =

Article ID: 823773

Article Last Modified on 11/17/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 8.01
 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 8.01

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SYMPTOMS
After you write (burn) files to a CD, or after you send files to a portable device, Windows Media Player may display a &quot;will not fit&quot; message in the status column of each file except the first file. You may also receive the following error message:

Windows Media Error

The operation could not be performed because the filter is in the wrong state.



CAUSE
This behavior may occur if the CD-R drive or the CD-RW drive encounters buffering errors because Windows Media Player is set to a write speed that is too fast.

Note This behavior occurs most frequently with Universal Serial Bus (USB) CD-R and CD-RW drives.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, select a slower write speed in Windows Media Player. By default, Windows Media Player is set to write at the fastest speed.
 * 1) In Windows Media Player, click Tools, and then click Options.
 * 2) Click the Devices tab, and then double-click the name of the CD-R or CD-RW drive that you use.
 * 3) Click the Recording tab, and then select a slower write speed or select the slowest available speed.
 * 4) Click OK two times.

If this does not resolve the behavior, try the following:
 * Use different set of content to copy to CD. If this resolves the issue, the previous media files may be damaged.
 * Make sure that the CD-R or CD-RW drive has been updated to the latest firmware from the hardware manufacturer.
 * Use different media to create a CD. Sometimes certain CD-R and CD-RW drives have issues with writable CD media that comes from a particular manufacturer.

Additional query words: MP8 compact disc

Keywords: kbprb KB823773

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