Id3 Tag Problem

brever2000 · 5th February 2001, 02:58

I have been trying to change the file info that winamp is shoeing in the playlist, however, I have not been able to. It keeps telling me that I cannot write the Id3 Tag. What is the deal with that? I have only been able to get it to work on a few of my songs.

5th February 2001, 03:23

Are the songs read only or on a CD?

Twilightseer · 5th February 2001, 08:26

If your mp3s are on a CD, you won't be able to modify the tags (files on CDs are always read-only).
If your files are on your hard drive, they probably carry the read-only attribute. To check it, right-click one of your files, click properties, and see if the read-only box is checked. If so, uncheck it and try writing the tags again.

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5th February 2001, 02:58	#1
brever2000 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 1	I have been trying to change the file info that winamp is shoeing in the playlist, however, I have not been able to. It keeps telling me that I cannot write the Id3 Tag. What is the deal with that? I have only been able to get it to work on a few of my songs.

5th February 2001, 03:23	#2
Sawg Guest Posts: n/a	Are the songs read only or on a CD?

5th February 2001, 08:26	#3
Twilightseer Frenchoderator Join Date: May 2000 Location: Lavabo, fond du couloir, 3è porte à droite Posts: 6,309	If your mp3s are on a CD, you won't be able to modify the tags (files on CDs are always read-only). If your files are on your hard drive, they probably carry the read-only attribute. To check it, right-click one of your files, click properties, and see if the read-only box is checked. If so, uncheck it and try writing the tags again.