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10-10-2007
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| | So much frustration. I just tried to burn MP3 using Roxio and WMP won't let it happen. That aside, what are some of the reasons that this Vista experience is so frustrating. Is it MS trying too hard for market share through smoke and mirrors? I will be returning this $1489.00 HP Notebook in three weeks if I can't figure why Vista keeps blocking the burning of books on CD in MP3 format. The files were saved as MP3 and moved to playlist and the dropdown list only offers wpl and m3u for burning. The books on cd were taken from my Public Library and are not Copyright protected and want to save it to one cd to play in automobile instead of five and have to keep swapping out. If this frustration continues I will almost certainly pay twice the amount for straight forward OS in Mac when Leopard comes out. I have never had a MAC and always been a Windows guy but it just seems that all this frustration is getting to me. |
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10-10-2007
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| | Re: So much frustration. Edward, What steps are you taking? What are the error messages? Have you tried to copy one on a Mac. You might be surprised? "Edward Spaghetti" <EdwardSpaghetti@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:483F7E53-9312-4C4E-AE9F-A1054EACFA85@xxxxxx Quote: >I just tried to burn MP3 using Roxio and WMP won't let it happen. > That aside, what are some of the reasons that this Vista experience is so > frustrating. > > Is it MS trying too hard for market share through smoke and mirrors? > > I will be returning this $1489.00 HP Notebook in three weeks if I can't > figure why Vista keeps blocking the burning of books on CD in MP3 format. > The > files were saved as MP3 and moved to playlist and the dropdown list only > offers wpl and m3u for burning. > > The books on cd were taken from my Public Library and are not Copyright > protected and want to save it to one cd to play in automobile instead of > five > and have to keep swapping out. > > If this frustration continues I will almost certainly pay twice the amount > for straight forward OS in Mac when Leopard comes out. I have never had a > MAC > and always been a Windows guy but it just seems that all this frustration > is > getting to me. > > |
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10-10-2007
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| | Re: So much frustration. Please repost your WMP related inquiry in the WMP newsgroup: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...&lang=en&cr=US -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User --------------------------------------------------------------- "Edward Spaghetti" <EdwardSpaghetti@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:483F7E53-9312-4C4E-AE9F-A1054EACFA85@xxxxxx I just tried to burn MP3 using Roxio and WMP won't let it happen. That aside, what are some of the reasons that this Vista experience is so frustrating. Is it MS trying too hard for market share through smoke and mirrors? I will be returning this $1489.00 HP Notebook in three weeks if I can't figure why Vista keeps blocking the burning of books on CD in MP3 format. The files were saved as MP3 and moved to playlist and the dropdown list only offers wpl and m3u for burning. The books on cd were taken from my Public Library and are not Copyright protected and want to save it to one cd to play in automobile instead of five and have to keep swapping out. If this frustration continues I will almost certainly pay twice the amount for straight forward OS in Mac when Leopard comes out. I have never had a MAC and always been a Windows guy but it just seems that all this frustration is getting to me. |
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10-10-2007
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| | Re: So much frustration. Leopard also has DRM. -- Andre Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com My Vista Quickstart Guide: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry "Edward Spaghetti" <EdwardSpaghetti@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:483F7E53-9312-4C4E-AE9F-A1054EACFA85@xxxxxx Quote: >I just tried to burn MP3 using Roxio and WMP won't let it happen. > That aside, what are some of the reasons that this Vista experience is so > frustrating. > > Is it MS trying too hard for market share through smoke and mirrors? > > I will be returning this $1489.00 HP Notebook in three weeks if I can't > figure why Vista keeps blocking the burning of books on CD in MP3 format. > The > files were saved as MP3 and moved to playlist and the dropdown list only > offers wpl and m3u for burning. > > The books on cd were taken from my Public Library and are not Copyright > protected and want to save it to one cd to play in automobile instead of > five > and have to keep swapping out. > > If this frustration continues I will almost certainly pay twice the amount > for straight forward OS in Mac when Leopard comes out. I have never had a > MAC > and always been a Windows guy but it just seems that all this frustration > is > getting to me. > > |
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10-10-2007
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| | Re: So much frustration. "Edward Spaghetti" <EdwardSpaghetti@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:483F7E53-9312-4C4E-AE9F-A1054EACFA85@xxxxxx Quote: >I just tried to burn MP3 using Roxio and WMP won't let it happen. > That aside, what are some of the reasons that this Vista experience is so > frustrating. > > Is it MS trying too hard for market share through smoke and mirrors? Quote: > The books on cd were taken from my Public Library and are not Copyright > protected and want to save it to one cd to play in automobile instead of > five > and have to keep swapping out. Open explorer, navigate to the CD writer, and drag the MP3s into the it and burn them. -- Paul Smith, Yeovil, UK. Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User. http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/ http://www.windowsresource.net/ *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail* |
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10-10-2007
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| | Re: So much frustration. Point is WMP won't let you burn MP3. I don't want other software. I would like MS to include it all. Charge more money for it just include it all. I will send them a wish at wish@xxxxxx Thanks for your reply which got my yes vote. Ed. "Paul Smith" wrote: Quote: > "Edward Spaghetti" <EdwardSpaghetti@xxxxxx> wrote in > message news:483F7E53-9312-4C4E-AE9F-A1054EACFA85@xxxxxx Quote: > >I just tried to burn MP3 using Roxio and WMP won't let it happen. > > That aside, what are some of the reasons that this Vista experience is so > > frustrating. > > > > Is it MS trying too hard for market share through smoke and mirrors? > Sounds like a Roxio issue to me. Which you don't even need to do this. > Quote: > > The books on cd were taken from my Public Library and are not Copyright > > protected and want to save it to one cd to play in automobile instead of > > five > > and have to keep swapping out. > I assume your car stereo can play MP3s of a disc. > > Open explorer, navigate to the CD writer, and drag the MP3s into the it and > burn them. > > -- > Paul Smith, > Yeovil, UK. > Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User. > http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/ > http://www.windowsresource.net/ > > *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail* > > |
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10-10-2007
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| | Re: So much frustration. It might not let you burn it, but you should be able to drag it into a play list and still burn it to CD as an Audio disk. If that does not work, try iTunes 7 from Apple. -- Andre Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com My Vista Quickstart Guide: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry "Edward Spaghetti" <EdwardSpaghetti@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:27159994-CECC-4C85-8FFE-98E79639A52F@xxxxxx Quote: > Point is WMP won't let you burn MP3. I don't want other software. I would > like MS to include it all. Charge more money for it just include it all. > I will send them a wish at wish@xxxxxx > Thanks for your reply which got my yes vote. > Ed. > > "Paul Smith" wrote: > Quote: >> "Edward Spaghetti" <EdwardSpaghetti@xxxxxx> wrote in >> message news:483F7E53-9312-4C4E-AE9F-A1054EACFA85@xxxxxx Quote: >> >I just tried to burn MP3 using Roxio and WMP won't let it happen. >> > That aside, what are some of the reasons that this Vista experience is >> > so >> > frustrating. >> > >> > Is it MS trying too hard for market share through smoke and mirrors? >> Sounds like a Roxio issue to me. Which you don't even need to do this. >> Quote: >> > The books on cd were taken from my Public Library and are not Copyright >> > protected and want to save it to one cd to play in automobile instead >> > of >> > five >> > and have to keep swapping out. >> I assume your car stereo can play MP3s of a disc. >> >> Open explorer, navigate to the CD writer, and drag the MP3s into the it >> and >> burn them. >> >> -- >> Paul Smith, >> Yeovil, UK. >> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User. >> http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/ >> http://www.windowsresource.net/ >> >> *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail* >> >> |
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10-10-2007
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| | Re: So much frustration. he dosent want other software he says... Vista is full of problems.... so thats what he will get. "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uh3UVL5CIHA.5288@xxxxxx Quote: > It might not let you burn it, but you should be able to drag it into a > play list and still burn it to CD as an Audio disk. If that does not work, > try iTunes 7 from Apple. > -- > Andre > Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com > My Vista Quickstart Guide: > http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry > "Edward Spaghetti" <EdwardSpaghetti@xxxxxx> wrote in > message news:27159994-CECC-4C85-8FFE-98E79639A52F@xxxxxx Quote: >> Point is WMP won't let you burn MP3. I don't want other software. I would >> like MS to include it all. Charge more money for it just include it all. >> I will send them a wish at wish@xxxxxx >> Thanks for your reply which got my yes vote. >> Ed. >> >> "Paul Smith" wrote: >> Quote: >>> "Edward Spaghetti" <EdwardSpaghetti@xxxxxx> wrote in >>> message news:483F7E53-9312-4C4E-AE9F-A1054EACFA85@xxxxxx >>> >I just tried to burn MP3 using Roxio and WMP won't let it happen. >>> > That aside, what are some of the reasons that this Vista experience is >>> > so >>> > frustrating. >>> > >>> > Is it MS trying too hard for market share through smoke and mirrors? >>> >>> Sounds like a Roxio issue to me. Which you don't even need to do this. >>> >>> > The books on cd were taken from my Public Library and are not >>> > Copyright >>> > protected and want to save it to one cd to play in automobile instead >>> > of >>> > five >>> > and have to keep swapping out. >>> >>> I assume your car stereo can play MP3s of a disc. >>> >>> Open explorer, navigate to the CD writer, and drag the MP3s into the it >>> and >>> burn them. >>> >>> -- >>> Paul Smith, >>> Yeovil, UK. >>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User. >>> http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/ >>> http://www.windowsresource.net/ >>> >>> *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail* >>> >>> > |
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10-10-2007
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| | Re: So much frustration. There is a give and take here, one of the hallmarks of Windows is the ability to choose something else if the built in stuff does not work. -- Andre Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com My Vista Quickstart Guide: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry "Taibear ios" <Taibear@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:470d660d$1@xxxxxx-privat.org... Quote: > he dosent want other software he says... > > Vista is full of problems.... > > so thats what he will get. > > > "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:uh3UVL5CIHA.5288@xxxxxx Quote: >> It might not let you burn it, but you should be able to drag it into a >> play list and still burn it to CD as an Audio disk. If that does not >> work, try iTunes 7 from Apple. >> -- >> Andre >> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com >> My Vista Quickstart Guide: >> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry >> "Edward Spaghetti" <EdwardSpaghetti@xxxxxx> wrote in >> message news:27159994-CECC-4C85-8FFE-98E79639A52F@xxxxxx Quote: >>> Point is WMP won't let you burn MP3. I don't want other software. I >>> would >>> like MS to include it all. Charge more money for it just include it all. >>> I will send them a wish at wish@xxxxxx >>> Thanks for your reply which got my yes vote. >>> Ed. >>> >>> "Paul Smith" wrote: >>> >>>> "Edward Spaghetti" <EdwardSpaghetti@xxxxxx> wrote in >>>> message news:483F7E53-9312-4C4E-AE9F-A1054EACFA85@xxxxxx >>>> >I just tried to burn MP3 using Roxio and WMP won't let it happen. >>>> > That aside, what are some of the reasons that this Vista experience >>>> > is so >>>> > frustrating. >>>> > >>>> > Is it MS trying too hard for market share through smoke and mirrors? >>>> >>>> Sounds like a Roxio issue to me. Which you don't even need to do this. >>>> >>>> > The books on cd were taken from my Public Library and are not >>>> > Copyright >>>> > protected and want to save it to one cd to play in automobile instead >>>> > of >>>> > five >>>> > and have to keep swapping out. >>>> >>>> I assume your car stereo can play MP3s of a disc. >>>> >>>> Open explorer, navigate to the CD writer, and drag the MP3s into the it >>>> and >>>> burn them. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Paul Smith, >>>> Yeovil, UK. >>>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User. >>>> http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/ >>>> http://www.windowsresource.net/ >>>> >>>> *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail* >>>> >>>> >> > |
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10-11-2007
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| | Re: So much frustration. "Edward Spaghetti" <EdwardSpaghetti@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:27159994-CECC-4C85-8FFE-98E79639A52F@xxxxxx Quote: > Point is WMP won't let you burn MP3. I don't want other software. I would > like MS to include it all. Charge more money for it just include it all. > I will send them a wish at wish@xxxxxx > Thanks for your reply which got my yes vote. to write Redbook audio to a CD-Audio disc. Although I have just tested it, and it wrote all my WMAs to a data CD fine. Try using Explorer instead. It is included, Windows Explorer, every time you open a window with files in, that is Windows Explorer. That can write data to a data CD just fine. If you provide more details in exactly what you're doing perhaps somebody can say where something is going wrong. -- Paul Smith, Yeovil, UK. Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User. http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/ http://www.windowsresource.net/ *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail* |
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