There's a program called Winamp which should not only work with Windows XP, but 
should also play m4a files.


Thanks,
Ari

> On Oct 12, 2013, at 1:06 PM, Craig Werner <coffeeb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello, Ari.
> 
> I have a very old Windows XP notebook that won't read m4a files.  The
> friend who wants the file also has an old machine.  However, I decided
> not to convert the file for him right off the bat.  I sent him the m4a
> file and will convert it only if he needs me to do so.  You are right
> that sometimes, a file converted to another type may be degraded if
> the bandwidth of the resulting file is not as liberal as the source
> file.
> 
> Craig
> 
>> On 10/12/13, Arianna <englishride...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Just curious, but why do you want to convert the file to a different format?
>> Most media players for computers can handle m4a files if they're DRM-free,
>> and the voice memos that iOS makes certainly are avoid of DRM. Most portable
>> media players can also handle these types of files.
>> 
>> Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't converting a file from
>> one format to another degrade its quality?
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Ari
>> 
>>> On Oct 11, 2013, at 7:15 PM, Craig Werner <coffeeb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Thank you, Neal, for this helpful information.  My problem has
>>> actually changed since I last wrote.  My chief need now is to find an
>>> easy way to convert the files, stored in m4a format, to either wav or
>>> mp3.  The person who wants one of the voice memos probably can't play
>>> an m4a file.
>>> 
>>> Thank you.
>>> 
>>> Craig
>>> 
>>>> On 10/11/13, Neal Ewers <neal.ew...@ravenswood.org> wrote:
>>>> Hi, I'm guessing this is not the answer you would get from an iTunes
>>>> expert,
>>>> but there is another way. You can click on Share and email it to your
>>>> email
>>>> account on your computer. It will be an attachment which you can name
>>>> anything you wish. And now, we will hear how to do this in iTunes from
>>>> someone else, I'm sure.
>>>> 
>>>> Neal
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>>> Behalf
>>>> Of Craig Werner
>>>> Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 8:56 PM
>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>>>> Subject: Saving a Voice Memo to My Windows PC
>>>> 
>>>> Hello, everyone.
>>>> 
>>>> Using iTunes on my Windows 7 machine, I can play all the voice memos
>>>> stored
>>>> on and copied from my iPhone 5.  I would like to take one of these memos
>>>> and
>>>> save it to my PC with a specific filename.  What is the easiest way to
>>>> do
>>>> this?
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you for all help.
>>>> 
>>>> Craig
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