Why won't regular CDs play on my Windows 7 system?

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WMP comes with pre-installed codecs which have never satisfied me. You should install a codec pack and try again. I personally recommend CCCP Codec Pack.

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GregH

Updated on September 17, 2022

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GregH almost 2 years

I've got some regular CDs that I cannot get to play on my Windows 7 (64 bit) system. When I try to play them I get the message:

"Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not support the file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the file."

This is a relatively new system so I've never tried playing CDs on it before. Do I need to load a specific codec to play CDs? I would think Windows would play CDs out of the box.
- Om Nom Nom almost 14 years
  
  What are these regular CDs? Are they actually video or audio CDs, or just data discs? Can you open them from (My) Computer?
- ChrisF almost 14 years
  
  @Om Nom Nom - I would guess that they are audio CDs from the [audio] tag the OP used.
- Moab almost 14 years
  
  "I would think Windows would play CDs out of the box." It should
- Hondalex almost 14 years
  
  Could it be your CD/DVD Rom is going bad? Does it play any other optical media?
- GregH almost 14 years
  
  They are audio CDs. Music CDs, Like you would buy from the store. Standard commercial, published, CDs containing signed artists, the Beatles, 50 Cent, Lady GaGa, that sort of CD
- GregH almost 14 years
  
  Other media (DVDs) play fine. The system is new...less than a month old.
GregH almost 14 years

Believe it or not. This seems to have solved the problem.
reinaldoluckman almost 12 years

My new Windows 7 box wouldn't recognize audio or MP3 CDs in either of my two drives (one internal, one external (even though I was already burning DVDs with external drive). The iTunes diagnostic reported "unable to access audio cd." But I installed CCCP and all is as it should be. Thanks!