"Associate with Audio CD"...?
 

I'm running Windows ME, PIII 900MHz, 192MB

"Associate with Audio CD's" unchecks itself everytime I reboot so Audio CDs play with Windows Media Player 7 until I recheck it despite the file type ,cda remaining a Winamp file type...! Yes - I am running agent with keep file types checked...

Q1: How can I fix this? (I've read all the related posts I can find) Is it a windows startup thing that need editing...?

Q2: I can't see how the hell you can uninstall Media Player 7 from Windows ME. Unchecking from windows setup removes the old version player and Media Player 7 doesn't show up in Add/remove programs list and doesn't have an uninstall file in it's program folder....How can this be uninstalled...?

I know both these topics have been covered many times but I can't seem to find the answers!

Please help

Gazza

1. Go to your winamp folder, and make sure that the winamp.ini file is not set to read-only.

2. You don't have to uninstall WMP, just disassociate it from your mp3s. Start up media player, go to tools -> options -> formats and uncheck the file types that you don't want it associated with.

Thanks for reply...but...

Checked winamp.ini - it's not set to read only, even deleted it and so recreated it. Media player is NOT set to play audio cd's or mp3...still got this problem.

Anything else I can try...?

Gazza

Uninstall WMP. It's more or less useless anyway.

I only run into maybe 1 out of 100 online videos that actually "need" WMP7 to play.

You haven't read my original post...I CAN'T uninstall mediaplayer...I want to but can't see how!!

Gazza

From TSGH -> Useful Links

RE: Problems with AudioCD : Playback / Association / Autorun / CDDB:
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=48777 (autorun)
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=52410 (MMJB "associate with" bug)
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=40123 (Win9x/ME regfix)
http://support.microsoft.com/support.../Q259/4/73.ASP (Win2k fix)

I also noticed that CD audio association won't work if the CDPlayer component that comed with windows isn't installed...

Yes, you hit the nail on the head there my friend :)

The links which sawg provided give all the answers. ;)

WMP7+ doesn't use the same mci drivers that all other players use.

Sorry to p*ss on everyone's fireworks but I'v tried everything suggested in the threads above but on reboot windowsME rewrites the following in the AudioCD "play" dialogue "application used to perform action:"

C:\WINDOWS\cdplayer.exe /play

If I uncheck "associate with audio CD" box in winamp without reboot then the above dialogue appears. When I check "associate with audio CD" the everything is fine with the following dialogue written:

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\WINAMP\WINAMP.EXE" %1

BUT THIS IS OVERWRITTEN ON REBOOT!

I have tried amending this line as the threads suggest and it works a treat until reboot!

Am I going mad...?

Gazza