Re: Player not playing CDs

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From: Chris Lanier [MVP] (cal2002a_at_hotmail.NOSPAM.com)
Date: 01/04/05


Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 22:00:41 -0600

Please see http://www.zachd.com/pss/pss.html#0xc00d11f8 for help with this
issue.

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"Chewy" <Chewy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:7B08E85A-CAF0-4C48-9F03-4275C8793FF9@microsoft.com...
>I am running WMP9 version 9.00.00.2980 on windows 98 with a 64md RAM. When 
>I
> insert a CD into the drive the media player opens and I get the following
> error message. " WMP encountered an error when reading the CD-ROM drive in
> digital mode. Click OK to switch to analogue mode. Click CANCELL to retry
> playing in digital mode."  When I click OK I get the further error 
> message, "
> WMP encountered an error when reading the CD-ROM drive in digital mode. 
> You
> can try to use digital mode again, or switch the player to analogue mode."
> With two option buttons. "Close or More info" More info gives the error 
> code
> 0xC00D11F8 Condition ID 0x00000000. "
> 0xC00D11F8: Cannot play the CD using digital playback
> Windows Media Player could not play the CD using digital playback. The
> Player has automatically switched the CD-ROM drive to analogue playback. 
> To
> switch back to digital CD playback, use the Devices tab.
> To switch to digital CD playback
> 1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Devices tab.
> 2. Double-click the CD-ROM drive, and then in the Playback area, click
> Digital.
>
> If I try the help file options when I double click the CD-ROM drive the
> screen flickers but nothing else.
> I have tried changing the settings for the CD-ROM drive in the control
> panel, including the DMA check box, all to no avail.
>
> How can I manually configure WMP9 to play in analogue mode?
>
> WMP will play radio, and the basic CD player on my PC will play CDs.
> The problem seems to be a conflict between digital and analogue in WMP and
> the CD-ROM drive.
>
> Regards Chewy
>
>
>
> 

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