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----- >>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>>> 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. 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