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"Brooks N Texas" <brookstexas@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.16a97bfa21d1a8a7989ac5@news-server.austin.rr.com...
> In article <MPG.16a977433bef4bfe989ac4@news-server.austin.rr.com>,
> brookstexas@yahoo.com says...
> > In article <rHO%7.726$3x5.214790@e3500-atl2.usenetserver.com>,
> > scott@yee.com says...
> > > I have one of these CD's. Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume 3. I had never
> > > investigated it, but I decided to when I read your post. You are
correct.
> > > The .CDA files are not visible when browsing the CD. Only the software
> > > program setup files are. But the CD does play in Windows Media Player,
and
> > > on a standard CD audio player. But when I click on Play Music on the
autorun
> > > menu, it opens its own CD player app. To play in WMP, I have to open
WMP,
> > > then point it toward the CD drive. There are seven tracks on the CD,
but the
> > > visual on WMP shows only five tracks.
> > >
> > > I'll be damned if I can figure out. Where are those music files?
> > >
> > > Scott, A+
> > >
> > 1-The files must have an extension that the players recognize to play.
> > 2-Is the pop up thing converting them to playable files?
> > 3-Is this working off some Windows Hidden/system files that don't
> > normally display? I think I have my Windows set to show everything but
> > maybe I dont....
> > BT
> >
>
> Well the only files large enough to hold the music were the program
> cdextra.exe and another file called faceplate.dxr, net search found
> nothing on the dxr. extension.
> I decided to drag a copy of the whole disc onto my hardrive to tinker
> with and lo and behold both of the above files shrunk in transit. Now
> when I click on the
> cdextra.exe program it opens, I click on music files, Win Media player
> comes up and says "No data or disc loaded".
> BT

I was just reading about this someplace. Your disk probably has the new
anti-piracy scheme to prevent you from ripping it to mp3 files. What I
remember reading is that you are able to read the files and rip the disk if
you use a DVD CD-ROM, because DVD ROM's ignore this new copy protection and
simply show all the .cda files.