Can't play .cda files

I found the following here. You may need to turn off Personal Rights Management.

Copying tracks from CDs

By default, Windows Media Player is configured to protect content that is copied from a CD to your computer from unauthorized use by using Personal Rights Management. When this feature is enabled, each track that is copied to your computer is a licensed file that cannot be played on any other computer unless you backup and restore your licenses on the other computer. If you want to transfer the content to another computer, you must backup and then restore your licenses on that computer.

To turn off Personal Rights Management

1. 
   
2. On the Tools menu, click Options.
   
3. Click the CD Audio tab.
   
4. Clear the Enable Personal Rights Management check box.

For more information about backing up and restoring your licenses, see Windows Media Player Help.

micmaxe,

Would have responded sooner, but work I must.

The cd I'm copying from is one that I recorded on the same pc I copied to disk on, mine.

The cd in question plays fine when inserted in the cd-rom drive. When I explore the cd the files have the same properties as copied to the HDD. The properties are as follows:

ext=.cda,

attri.=read only  

No matter what I change in properties, the file will not play! Yet the cd itself, plays fine! (same properties) 

It's possible I may have made a mistake when copying the files to the HDD, but I don't think so.

What I'm trying to do is restore 3 gigs of files from cd to my HDD so they can be accessed easily without inserting a cd. I have a Western Digital HD (80 gigs) that has 98% free space so there is no problem with low disk space.

This is the error message I'm getting:

Error ID = 0x80040265, Remedy ID = 0x00000000

Thanks from an old dummy.

 

P.S. tried your ideas but to no avail.

Message Edited by creeper on 06-22-2003 06:36 PM

sorry, edited for stupidity.

Message Edited by micmaxe on 06-22-2003 06:10 PM

Error ID = 0x80040265, Remedy ID = 0x00000000; this message was shown when I wanted to play back a video clip.  i had viewed the clip several times.  I cannot tell what the file type..its just says video clip.  I can see you haven't replied to the above, but I hope you will be able to help.  Thanks for your time.