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Change Windows 7 Autoplay settings for music CDs?

Category: Windows PC Help

When I put a music or audio CD into my Microsoft Windows PC, it launches Zune Player. Very weird. How do I change it to either launch iTunes, which I use to manage the music on my iPod, or Windows Media Player, which I use for music on the computer itself? I'm running Windows 7, btw.

Question answered on January 12, 2012 at 08:40 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Getting started with Google Music

Google has jumped into the cloud music fray with an interesting, though rather crude, offering of its own called Google Music, and I decided that it'd be darn helpful to have all of my almost 9000 songs available to me anywhere I was online, through just about any Web device.

Here's how I got started with Google Music...

Question answered on November 19, 2011 at 08:10 AM :: Comments to date: 3

What iPod or MP3 Player Should I buy?

Hi Dave. I want to buy a new ipod or mp3 player. which one you suggest? And which company you suggest?

Question answered on October 29, 2011 at 08:33 AM :: Comments to date: 0

Convert WMA audio files to MP3 on my Windows PC?

Category: Windows PC Help

I ripped a bunch of audio CDs in Windows Media Player and now want to convert them from ".wma" format to ".mp3" format so they're more compatible with my various audio players and devices. Is there an easy way to convert wma to mp3 in Windows?

Question answered on June 6, 2011 at 08:25 AM :: Comments to date: 2

CDs launch Zune Player, not Windows Media Player?

Category: Windows PC Help

I don't know what my son did when he was installing his latest game, but when I put music CDs into my Dell PC (running Microsoft Windows 7 if it matters) the Zune Player app is launched rather than my preferred application Windows Media Player. It's frustrating and when I went to change the default programs [ed note: see Change Default Programs in Windows 7] I couldn't see anything for music CDs. How do I fix this?

Question answered on May 31, 2011 at 07:42 AM :: Comments to date: 2

How do I import/rip a music CD into iTunes for Windows?

Category: Windows PC Help

Now that I have an Apple iPod Touch and have figured out how to get it working on my Microsoft Windows Vista PC, my question is how do I import music CDs into iTunes?

Question answered on December 28, 2009 at 08:07 AM :: Comments to date: 4

How do I get my Apple iPod working with my Windows PC?

I just got an Apple iPod Touch, which is super cool, but I have no idea how to get it to work with my Dell PC. I'm running Windows Vista and use Windows Media Player 10 (WMP10) for the music on my computer, but WMP doesn't seem to see my iPod. How do I proceed and get it to work??

Question answered on December 26, 2009 at 08:03 AM :: Comments to date: 4

Microsoft Zune: Should I wait, or buy an iPod?

I'm thinking about buying an Apple iPod and was actually contemplating the Dell DJ until I read that Dell's discontinued their own brand of MP3 player. Now there's another device on the horizon, the Microsoft Zune. Darn. What can you tell me about the Zune, Dave? I mean, should I wait until Christmas and buy one, or just stick with a tried-and-true iPod?

Question answered on August 27, 2006 at 11:36 PM :: Comments to date: 2

Why don't I hear music from Windows Media Player?

Category: Windows PC Help

I don't get it. The audio on my Windows PC seems to be just fine, I can hear system beeps, etc., but when I use Windows Media Player, I can't hear any of the music that's being played, regardless of how I adjust the volume in the player up or down. What's going on?

Question answered on July 31, 2006 at 08:23 AM :: Comments to date: 34

How do I convert MP3 audio files to WMA?

Please, please, please help me! I saw a question you answered earlier about how to: Convert WMA from Windows Media Player into MP3 files? Now, I know you know how to convert WMA files to MP3 files, but do you know how to convert MP3 files to WMA files? Please help me, you would be my hero! You are my last hope!

Question answered on July 29, 2006 at 06:34 AM :: Comments to date: 22

How do I put music on my Apple iPod?

I've just bought a new Apple iPod Mini and am really excited about getting started loading my music onto it, but I can't figure out how to do so! Windows Media Player can synchronize music with the iPod, but the iPod itself doesn't then seem to know the music is there. HELP!

Question answered on July 13, 2006 at 01:25 AM :: Comments to date: 571

Can I autofill music CDs burned from Windows Media Player?

Category: Windows PC Help

Dave, when I’m using Windows Media Player I seem to have trouble finding the right combination of songs to fill a CD. Is there a simple way to automate this?

Question answered on February 11, 2006 at 11:40 PM :: Comments to date: 0

How do I disable MusicMatch Jukebox?

Category: Windows PC Help

I have MusicMatch Jukebox on my computer and it starts automatically. (Windows XP) I do not like it. I much prefer Microsoft's Windows Media Player. I've tried to switch Windows Media Player to the default, and it will work when I open specific music or audio files (and I do tell it to open "all files of this type with this program"), but it goes back to opening MusicMatch when a new file comes along.

Question answered on January 3, 2006 at 12:43 PM :: Comments to date: 52
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