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dk120388

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    computer only plays some burnt cd's
    « on: January 31, 2010, 09:34:21 PM »
    Hey all,

    First off, I am basically computer illiterate. Now onto my problem, not sure if this is where I was supposed to post it but, I have some burnt cd's that I made when I updated my computer from Windows XP to Windows 7. Of the cd's I made, 1 of them works on my computer, however all of the cd's work on my friends computers. Any ideas as to what would make this happen.

    Thanks,
    Dan
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      Re: computer only plays some burnt cd's
      « Reply #1 on: January 31, 2010, 10:39:48 PM »
      What type of CDs are they?  Audio?  Data?  Mixed-mode?

      What program(s) did you use to burn them?  Roxio?  Nero?  ImgBurn?

      Were they burned to CD-Rs?  CD-RWs?

      Make and model of your computer's optical drive?
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        Re: computer only plays some burnt cd's
        « Reply #2 on: January 31, 2010, 11:11:42 PM »
        the cd's are audio cd's on CD-R's, they were burnt off of a mac computer. I'm not sure how to figure out what my optical drive is any help on that one??
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          Re: computer only plays some burnt cd's
          « Reply #3 on: January 31, 2010, 11:20:10 PM »
          Were the tunes downloaded from iTunes and burned to CD?  If so, there could be DRM preventing the disc from being readable on anything but the Mac (I could be wrong on this one--someone familiar with Mac/iTunes please feel free to correct me).

          Optical drive = drive that plays and burns CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray discs, and other stuff.
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          Part of the problem is most people don't generally deal with computer problems. So for most they think that close enough is good enough.

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            Re: computer only plays some burnt cd's
            « Reply #4 on: January 31, 2010, 11:27:55 PM »
            There were 6 cd's total burnt from the same Mac computer. Out of the 6 one of them plays on my computer, the other 5 show up as blank discs. All 6 cd's play on my friends computers. This is what confuses me, 1 of 6 from the same source play on my computer, 6 of 6 play on my friends. Sorry if this is all pretty stupid, I'm lucky I know how to turn my computer on haha.
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            Re: computer only plays some burnt cd's
            « Reply #5 on: February 01, 2010, 05:50:29 AM »
            I could be mistaken here but since MAC's use a different OS these CD's will probably never be recognised on a Windows PC without some sort of conversion software...
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              Re: computer only plays some burnt cd's
              « Reply #6 on: February 01, 2010, 10:48:25 AM »
              Are all your friends' computers Macs?
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              Re: computer only plays some burnt cd's
              « Reply #7 on: February 01, 2010, 03:06:04 PM »
              Quote from: killerb255 on February 01, 2010, 10:48:25 AM
              Are all your friends' computers Macs?

              If so i'd suggest extending your sphere of influence..... ;D
              Sorry...couldn't resist.
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