Author Topic: Tech-related problems (Read 590679 times)

cool_kickin_dude · « **Reply #1880 on:** March 01, 2009, 11:26:15 PM »

^ I use WMP and select the files to the burn file page..which they process and burn..that's unfort all i know

LaJon · « **Reply #1881 on:** March 01, 2009, 11:39:31 PM »

Quote from: cool_kickin_dude on March 01, 2009, 11:26:15 PM

^ I use WMP and select the files to the burn file page..which they process and burn..that's unfort all i know

Mmm don't know then. WMP's burning process is pretty straight forward. These are Mp3 files you're burning right?

cool_kickin_dude · « **Reply #1882 on:** March 01, 2009, 11:43:54 PM »

yes they are, i don't see why it's so much trouble burning from a .zip file

LaJon · « **Reply #1883 on:** March 01, 2009, 11:48:51 PM »

Quote from: cool_kickin_dude on March 01, 2009, 11:43:54 PM

yes they are, i don't see why it's so much trouble burning from a .zip file

Can you upload that zip file to sendspace or something so I can give it a try myself?

cool_kickin_dude · « **Reply #1884 on:** March 01, 2009, 11:55:38 PM »

great..now i can't get the .zip filr to work on sendspace or whatever..i give up

sides, can't even do anything right anyway

~Dan~ · « **Reply #1885 on:** March 02, 2009, 03:16:16 AM »

Quote from: cool_kickin_dude on March 01, 2009, 11:43:54 PM

yes they are, i don't see why it's so much trouble burning from a .zip file

You don't burn from a zip file. Extract the files from the zip file, then forget about zip files and burn from the mp3's you extracted.

cool_kickin_dude · « **Reply #1886 on:** March 02, 2009, 03:48:38 AM »

i tried that..still wont do anything, can't play on a regular cd player..

sides, i give up

Guchi_Jnr · « **Reply #1887 on:** March 02, 2009, 04:09:14 AM »

Does the burnt CD play on your pc like a normal audio CD?
Can you explore the burnt CD on your pc, and tell us what type of files are listed... zip, rar, mp3, cda?

cool_kickin_dude · « **Reply #1888 on:** March 02, 2009, 04:11:21 AM »

yes, it'll play on computer, not anything else though like i want..

i got albums on .zip files and that's the main problem

Guchi_Jnr · « **Reply #1889 on:** March 02, 2009, 04:17:35 AM »

The .zip file shouldn't be a problem.
If you double click the .zip file, you will be able to extract all the files to a new folder.. Then you can use those files, and forget about the .zip.

cool_kickin_dude · « **Reply #1890 on:** March 02, 2009, 04:27:32 AM »

i'm confused..im trying to get it to play on all cd players and such..what do i need to extract?

Guchi_Jnr · « **Reply #1891 on:** March 02, 2009, 04:58:55 AM »

A .zip file is generally 1 file that contains more files. It's the files inside that you want to use.

Took some screen shots to show you.. (mine's a .rar, but it's the same thing)

.rar file (.zip is the same)

Right click will give you options. Just choose "Extract Here"

Whatever was in the .zip will now be out.. In my case, a folder.

In the folder is the audio files

cool_kickin_dude · « **Reply #1892 on:** March 02, 2009, 05:59:07 AM »

^ ok, if i do that, then the music i burn should play in my cd player as well?

Guchi_Jnr · « **Reply #1893 on:** March 02, 2009, 06:22:39 AM »

Yeah maybe.. Have you burnt audio CDs in the past that have worked? If yes, then you should be fine..

Dude, no offense, but it's really hard to help you because you are not clear enough on the problems.. Take some screen shots, list the steps you take.. The more detail you give, the more we will understand what the problem is.

Screen shots are very easy, and would help a lot to "show" your problem.
To take a screen shot :
1. Press the "PrtSc" (Print Screen) key on the keyboard.
2. Open a graphics program.. Microsoft Paint will work.
3. Click "edit", then "paste".
4. Save the picture file.

~Dan~ · « **Reply #1894 on:** March 02, 2009, 04:47:48 PM »

1. download the zip file [or rar or other archive type]
2. unzip the file
3. you'll now have a folder full of mp3's
4. delete the zip file and forget about it because you now have a folder full of mp3's instead
5. do stuff with the mp3's

Audio CD's are wav, but most cd burning software can burn an audio cd from mp3's "on the fly". That means the software automatically converts the mp3 to wav while it burns. In the past I've had problems with mono mp3's. My burning software was happily burning a cd from mp3's, it got to the mono mp3 and then gave an error. Another problem you might have is if the mp3's aren't 44,100khz but something else like 48000. Audio cd's have to be 44,100. I doubt cd burning software would even let you burn a cd that's the wrong khz but it's just a thought.

frblckstr1 · « **Reply #1895 on:** March 02, 2009, 07:10:21 PM »

My simple gues: cool_kickin_dude is burning it as data-CD and not as Audio-CD.

Plain old CD-Players only accept Audio-CD's.

cool_kickin_dude · « **Reply #1896 on:** March 02, 2009, 11:39:42 PM »

^ that's preety much in a nutshell frblckstr1..didn't want to do it as a data-CD

I'll try the things out guys, again sorry so much for all the trouble

SomethingWild · « **Reply #1897 on:** March 04, 2009, 11:52:08 AM »

More tech related trouble here too. I'm having massive problems with just starting the pc. It took me over an hour today!

If I press the 'on' button, nothing happens. It keeps flashing orange. Sometime it'll start after I press it again and sometimes it won't start after 15 minutes.. any ideas?

ebc · « **Reply #1898 on:** March 04, 2009, 01:00:05 PM »

To solve most computer hardware problems you'll need to be able to swap out parts until you find the cause of the problem. I'm not sure if you have any spare parts you can do this with though but basically I'd start with a different powersupply, then ram (cause it's pretty easy to put in and out) then videocard.
If it's still no good after that, you might have a faulty motherboard (this is actually what I think you may have), try taking it out of the case completely and testing it with just the bare essentials plugged in.

But yeah you need to have spare parts you can test with to be sure what is wrong.

SomethingWild · « **Reply #1899 on:** March 04, 2009, 01:04:16 PM »

^oh man, that sounds serious.

Thanks for the advice.

Better call in the professionals for this one, because there's no way I can swap out these parts myself. $:-\$

edit: uch, it doesn't even go on stand-by anymore..