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Posted by anthonyberet on 11/30/05 00:33
danp wrote:
> I've got something very strange going on that I'm hoping someone in
> this group may be able to help...
>
>
> Although my mp3 files look normal (same name, same size, same file
> extension), when I try to play them in my default player (winamp), the
> ID TAG information is gone and nothing plays.
>
>
> When I try to play them in iTunes, nothing happens BUT when I try to
> play them with Windows Media Player 10, I get the following Windows
> Media Player error message: "The file you are attempting to play has an
>
> extension that does not match the file format. Playing the file may
> result in unexpected behaviour. Do you want the player to try to play
> the file?"
>
>
> When I answer yes, about 10 seconds of a movie (Aviator) plays.
> (Aviator is on the same drive)
>
>
> Not all mp3's on this drive are affected but in 99% of the cases, when
> a directory is affected, all the mp3's in that directory are. None of
> the MP3's on any of my other drives seem to be affected but when I copy
>
> a file from the affected drive to another drive, it still will not
> play.
>
>
> Here is a list of my recent installation activity (in order):
> - Nero Ultra 7.0 (I restored back to this point and still no
> diiference)
> - Software Distribution Service 2.0 update (I'm very suspicious about
> this)
> - MS NET framework 1.1
> - MS Color Control Panel applet
> - uninstalled AnyDVD 4.5.6.2
> - installed AnyDVD v.5.5.1.1
> - installed iTunes v.6.0 (I'm suspicious of this also)
> - installed Adobe Elements v.4.0
>
>
> I really hoping someone out there may be able to help because I
> treasure my mp3 collection and I'm afraid I'm about to lose it.
>
>
> Please HELP...
>
You probably need a disk-repair/Data recovery utility.
I am not sure which is best so I am x-posting my reply into
24hoursupport.helpdesk. Somebody there will know.
Don't use the affected drive until you can run a recovery routine.
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