I still write some batch files for my new one, and still do for my old dos machine. What fun.
Rick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Higgins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 10:10 PM Subject: RE: Why can't I play in Winamp? > All this is true. Life lessons come through lots of trial and error, > and if we are afraid of failure, we'd never dare to try anything new. > So just keep right on livin' and learnin.' Actually, I really kind of > miss those days myself. I started out in the days of DOS, where you > had to learn many commands in order to make the best of your computer > experience. I especially remember the first time I was able to make > my first batch files run successfully. Now batch files are when you > make a file that consists of a series of commands, so that you don't > have to remember so many commands at once. All you did was to type in > one command, and more than one or two were performed, saving you a > lot of effort when doing common tasks. These kinds of discovery made > you feel like a wide eyed child again. > > OK, I'll stop babbling. Just keep on learning, and asking questions, > and I'm sure we'll all be glad to help. > > > > At 11:00 AM 2/22/2006, you wrote: >>I also came to that stupidity for others, but a good experience for me. I >>may not know all these things without that kind of events. I'm talking to >>copying just the sortcuts knowing that it will do, but being the beginner >>that time, I'm proud to have that situation. Now I know, you have to >>acquire >>a software before ripping can be performed. >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>On Behalf Of Larry Higgins >>Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 3:47 PM >>To: PC audio discussion list. >>Subject: RE: Why can't I play in Winamp? >> >>Obviously Winamp can't play without the source. I think this person >>thought >>he could rip the cd through winamp by simply copying as he would from any >>data disk. I think it's just a case of not quite comprehending the >>difference. Must be a beginner thing. I hate to admit it, but I'm sure >>I've >>come to a few of these erroneous conclusions myself especially in my >>novice >>years, but pride will not let me publicly recall them all <g>. >> >>At 08:46 AM 2/22/2006, you wrote: >> >I think the problem is he copied the tracks from the CD, and ejected >> >the CD after that. The method is just highlight, copy, paste. So how >> >can winamp play this shortcuts without their sources? >> > >> > >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >On Behalf Of Larry Higgins >> >Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 9:08 AM >> >To: PC audio discussion list. >> >Subject: Re: Why can't I play in Winamp? >> > >> >Here are what I hope will be some straight forward instructions for >> >getting the job done. In Winamp, go to the context menu by pressing the >> >alt key, then go to the Winamp menu option, then look for the play >> >option, under there you will find an option for playing audio cd. Press >> >enter on that option, and your audio cd should start to play. If Winamp >> >doesn't play the tracks in order, return to options in the above >> >mention winamp menu, and look for shuffle. if the option is checked, >> >uncheck it. If you want Winamp to shuffle the tracks, leave it alone. >> > >> >At 09:11 AM 2/21/2006, you wrote: >> > >Josh, >> > >I did the same thing. OOPS! My files won't play either. Smile I >> > >didn't realize that doing it this way wouldn't work. >> > >Can anyone tell me why it doesn't work? >> > >What if I wanted to make a compilation to play in the car? Don't I >> > >have to use that kind of file? If not that kind of file then how? >> > >Thanks >> > >Shannon >> > >----- Original Message ----- >> > >From: "Jouie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > >To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> > >Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 1:57 PM >> > >Subject: RE: Why can't I play in Winamp? >> > > >> > > >> > > > Check the file extention. Somebody is thinking that that is as >> > > > easy as >> > >that; >> > > > when you highlight the tracks, copy it then paste to your hard >> > > > drive, that is definitely wrong. If your file extention is .cda, >> > > > oh, it's just the shortcut you got. So observe file extentions >> > > > before taking >> >any action. >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > -----Original Message----- >> > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > On Behalf Of josh n rivera >> > > > Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 6:14 PM >> > > > To: Pc-audio@pc-audio.org >> > > > Subject: Why can't I play in Winamp? >> > > > >> > > > Hello friends, >> > > > Wonder if anyone has a thought on this? I coppied a few pieces >> > > > from a CD >> > >to >> > > > a folder on my c drive. Then I tried to play them. However, >> > > > although >> > >winamp >> > > > did open, nothing plays. Here's how I did it. First I highlighted >> > > > the >> > >items >> > > > I wanted to pick out from the cd. Next I coppied them to the >>clipboard. >> > >Then >> > > > I coppied them to this folder I mentioned before. So they do >> > > > appear in the folder, but will not play in win anp. 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