Re: XP related question - file assocation

Johnny,

With computers, if your order something, it's ancient by the time it's
delivered. :-)

Cdplayer.exe is listed @ MS DLL Help Database as 11/30/1999.
http://support.microsoft.com/dllhelp/?dlltype=file&l=55&alpha=Cdplayer.exe&S=1&x=6&y=13

Whether or not Cdplayer.exe got on XP by an upgrade or by your placing it
there on purpose may be moot. Did you look over the registry differences in
306504?

Maybe Mr. Herman will send you a copy of his. ;-)

I just noticed that I missed something from your 3rd post.

> I keep getting a windows popup box
> asking me to choose from a list of applications and the CD Player I copied
> over from my W2K is not even listed among the choices.

right click a .cda file | Properties | General tab |
Opens with Change button | Open With dialog pops up | If your app is not on
the list, click Browse | Navigate to your App | Double click your App |
Click OK | Click Apply | Click OK

Did you browse to where ever Cdplayer.exe is?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:OtCDUWZtFHA.3080@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Johnny Bravo <x@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
> Wes, I wouldn't consider to be "ancient'. It was included with the
> Win2000 OS (5 years old) so to me it's relatively new -- I suppose it's
> just a matter of point of view.
>
> I didn't upgrade to XP. Both 2000 and XP were clean installs on their own
> separate partitions.
>
>
> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:e08mhhVtFHA.2392@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> First off, Cdplayer.exe is not intended for XP, ancient technology.
>>
>> Cdplayer.exe does not work correctly after you upgrade from Windows 98 or
>> Windows 2000 to Windows XP
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=304798
>>
>> [[This behavior can occur because Windows Media Player replaces CD Player
>> and Deluxe CD Player (which Windows 2000 installs) as the default CD
>> audio playback device in Windows XP. However, the system retains the
>> existing Cdplayer.exe file for backward compatibility. ]]
>>
>> [[After an upgrade to Windows XP from Windows Millennium Edition (Me),
>> Cdplayer.exe can start Windows Media Player. Also, if Windows Media
>> Player
>> 7.0 or later was installed on Windows 98 or Windows 2000, Cdplayer.exe is
>> left in place. ]]
>>
>> SWAG, cdplayer.exe.manifest may have something to do with this?
>>
>> %windir%\system32\cdplayer.exe.manifest
>>
>> Audio CDs Do Not Play Automatically When You Insert Them
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306504
>> APPLIES TO
>> • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
>> • Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
>> • Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
>>
>> Compare 98 & ME to XP.
>>
>> Create AudioCD File Type section in 306504.
>>
>> AudioCD File Type in XP.
>> Folder Options | File Types tab | (None) AudioCD |
>> Advanced button | Action box: Play | Edit button |
>> XP has this...
>> "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" /prefetch:3
>> /device:AudioCD "%L"
>>
>> 98 & ME have this...
>> C:\Windows\cdplayer.exe /play
>>
>> Create the Play Key section in 306504.
>>
>> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AudioCD\shell\play\command
>> Value Name: (DEFAULT)
>> Value Type: REG_SZ
>> XP has this...
>> Value Data: "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe"
>> /prefetch:3
>> /device:AudioCD "%L"
>>
>> 98 & ME have this...
>> Value Data: C:\Windows\cdplayer.exe /play %1
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:O7cMs7PtFHA.2624@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>> Johnny Bravo <x@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
>>> Yes I did read those two articles. My problem is so much with autoplay,
>>> but with making the proper file association. In the past and recently,
>>> whenever I have installed new software or music CD's, the autoplay works
>>> fine.
>>>
>>> Let me phrase it this way. Whilst I am logged in with my Admin Account,
>>> I
>>> want CD Player as the default player for playing any music/ audio CDs -
>>> but the registry tweak I made isn't working. I keep getting a windows
>>> popup box asking me to choose from a list of applications and the CD
>>> Player I copied over from my W2K is not even listed among the choices.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:ubHyQoOtFHA.1168@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Johnny,
>>>>
>>>> Did you read the two MSKB articles?
>>>>
>>>> AutoRun has nothing to do with .cda files.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>>
>>>> Wes
>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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