Music for car stereo format?

[Kimcar]

Using Windows XP I have music stored with mp3 file extentions in windows media player. I have written these files out  to an audio rw-cd (CD-RW 650MB) with a cda file extention. Used the CD writing Wizard that came installed.  Inserted into car stereo and comes up with ERR-------.
What do I need to do to have this useable in the car?  Works fine using computer.  If I need to change file extentions how do I accomplish it?
Thanks

[soybean]

I believe you can burn directly from Windows Media Player and burn the mp3 files, keeping the same format.  

What software do you mean by "CD writing Wizard that came installed?"

[Dead_reckon]

I believe you can burn directly from Windows Media Player and burn the mp3 files, keeping the same format.  

What software do you mean by "CD writing Wizard that came installed?"

there is some weird burning tool that comes with XP, it seems to dissapear after you upgrade to WMP 10, and not all CD drives support MP3 playback (i tryed it in a 1991 portable CD player, it started erasing CD's, namely one of my Korn CD's, when it did that, it met with a few lead pellits and BB's

[GX1_Man]

That'll teach it.  

[Kimcar]

Don't know much about the wizard but it allows you to erase or write cd's with prompts, Windows 98 has one similar.

Working on the windows burn now.  Will post later of the results.

[2k_dummy]

Most (relatively) new CD players will recognize .mp3 format. Rewritable media is more likely to be a problem - not recommended for music CD's intended to be played in other than the one that wrote it. If you are having a problem burning .mp3 to cda format, convert them to .wav before burning. You won't get as many on a CD, but it is more reliable to burn as cda.

[Kimcar]

WORKED!  Used Windows media burner.  Came out .cda and worked this time.
Tried to convert to .wav but do not know how!

Thanks to all.

[patio]

WORKED!  Used Windows media burner.  Came out .cda and worked this time.
Tried to convert to .wav but do not know how!

Thanks to all.

Try Here...

http://www.mymusictools.com/download/cda-to-wav/

patio.   8-)

[Rob Pomeroy]

CDA is the standard for the CD-Audio format - i.e. all plain music CDs.  Regular household and car CD players do not generally recognise any other format.  If they do, the manual and some logo on the machine will usually indicate.  MP3-encoded CDs (and indeed DVDs) require a device that understands a file system as well as being able to decode the MP3 files.

Check the software FAQ for free audio tools.