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I've got some regular CDs that I cannot get to play on my Windows 7 (64 bit) system. When I try to play them I get the message:

"Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not support the file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the file."

This is a relatively new system so I've never tried playing CDs on it before. Do I need to load a specific codec to play CDs? I would think Windows would play CDs out of the box.

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  • What are these regular CDs? Are they actually video or audio CDs, or just data discs? Can you open them from (My) Computer?
    – Om Nom Nom
    Jun 29, 2010 at 15:25
  • @Om Nom Nom - I would guess that they are audio CDs from the [audio] tag the OP used.
    – ChrisF
    Jun 29, 2010 at 15:32
  • "I would think Windows would play CDs out of the box." It should
    – Moab
    Jun 29, 2010 at 20:26
  • Could it be your CD/DVD Rom is going bad? Does it play any other optical media?
    – Hondalex
    Jun 29, 2010 at 21:26
  • They are audio CDs. Music CDs, Like you would buy from the store. Standard commercial, published, CDs containing signed artists, the Beatles, 50 Cent, Lady GaGa, that sort of CD
    – GregH
    Jun 30, 2010 at 3:54

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WMP comes with pre-installed codecs which have never satisfied me. You should install a codec pack and try again. I personally recommend CCCP Codec Pack.

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  • Installing a codec pack to play a regular audio CD is crazy. Jun 29, 2010 at 15:28
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    Believe it or not. This seems to have solved the problem.
    – GregH
    Jun 30, 2010 at 4:02
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    My new Windows 7 box wouldn't recognize audio or MP3 CDs in either of my two drives (one internal, one external (even though I was already burning DVDs with external drive). The iTunes diagnostic reported "unable to access audio cd." But I installed CCCP and all is as it should be. Thanks!
    – user159881
    Sep 18, 2012 at 3:54
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Have you scanned the system for malware lately?

You can run System File Checker (SFC), see if it replaces any missing or corrupted system files

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

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