Itunes vs windows media player

hi I've just tested both of them. And I used the same song (same file) on both player. But the sound comes from itunes sounded weak. wmp sounded better and volume is higher. I love itunes. Orginizing so much better than any other one. But why wmp is sounds better than itunes?

And turn off all the WMP stuff that downloads internet content in the background.
You can get some seriously messed up song tags from that.
You can also get some seriously messed up song tags by having iTunes automatically add artwork, as well.
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I can't burn cd's on itunes or windows media player no matter what I do.An error 4450 appears in itunes when I try to burn a cd.Also some cd's won't import properly or some won't import at all.Any suggestions would be most appreciated!I have a dimension 3000 desktop by Dell.

See mckeot answer as to how he/she resolved the 4450 error at the bottom of the following link. I think it may help.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3391379&#3391379

ITunes and Windows Media Player

I just installed iTunes 8 on my PC with Vista and now I can't even open Windows Media Player. I did not change the default to iTunes and expected to still be able to use the Windows player. Any ideas for a fix?

OK, found a solution elsewhere on the net.
I searched for ages on Google and on Apple's site and could not find the solution. Combining what was said in this link http://johnhaller.com/jh/usefulstuff/itunes_arist_in_titleissue.asp with another user's mention of absolute paths in M3U playlists was the solution.
First, load your M3U playlist into Excel as a text file. Use Excel's auto filter function to remove any rows that reference the track # or title - they all start with the pound sign. This leaves behind just the path to the actual file and the filename itself. Then, edit the paths so that they're the full absolute path to the file. In my case, the paths were missing the "C:\" designator. Once I did that, I created a new empty playlist with the name that I wanted, and I dragged the modified M3U playlist onto it. Voila! iTunes added the playlist without adding new files to the library. It's a miracle!
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CD's not playing in iTunes (or Windows Media Player)

Hey everyone. I recently put together a new PC, and installed the latest iTunes. I managed to transfer all of my music across from my laptop using iTunes' DVD backup method. So everything plays fine so far. But when I put new CD's into my drive to copy to iTunes, things start getting weird.
It will show up in iTunes as the correct CD, with track names, artist etc. But if you try to play the first track it will play the first half of it, then just skip to the next, then the next, then the next without playing any of them. The same thing happens once it has been imported, and more interestingly, the same thing happens in Windows Media Player (which makes me think it's not an iTunes issue. In iTunes it will claim that each of the tracks have been played (when they haven't) and also each track length is given by a ridiculous number like 789:57:13.
All of these CD's are brand new, and play perfectly in my Hi-Fi system. Any help would be appreciated, as I have no idea what the **** is going on.

You might have more luck asking on a general Windows troubleshooting site, but my guess would be an invalid or old audio or CD driver (or firmware in the drive). You might try checking those to make sure you have the correct and most current drivers.

How do I download iTunes to Windows Media Player

How do I dowload iTunes to Windows Media Player

You don't as far as I know. Windows Media Player is the proprietary player for windows devices, iTunes is the proprietary player for stuff purchased from iTunes.
The only way you can get files to freely transfer between the two programs is if they are not purchased from either service, but are ripped from a CD you own. Downloaded files have DRM (digital rights management) embedded in them that often restricts what you can/can't do.

Syncing itunes to windows media player

I just bought some songs from the Itunes store, however I don't have an Apple anything, can my songs sync to my windows media player,to then sync to my MP3 Player?

shantilia wrote:
I just bought some songs from the Itunes store, however I don't have an Apple anything, can my songs sync to my windows media player,to then sync to my MP3 Player?
Almost certainly these tracks will be standard AAC format with the file extension .m4a and not be protected by DRM. Therefore they will be usable by Windows Media Player when the right steps are followed.
Firstly Windows Media Player 12 as included with Windows7 will itself support AAC tracks and can even read the meta-tags from them including embedded cover art. For Windows Vista I don't know if WMP12 is available and whether it also under Vista support AAC, but I can say that it is possible to use WMP11 under Vista to play AAC files. See the AAC section on this page for information written by myself, http://thewelltemperedcomputer.com/SW/WMP/FileFormat.htm
Unfortunately even though it is possible to get WMP12 under Windows7 to also play Apple Lossless, Microsoft have as usual cocked up and even though Apple Lossless also uses the same MPEG4 file format, the same file extension and the same tagging format, it will not treat them as music (it treats them as 'other' media). It was possible do also add Apple Lossless properly with early versions of WMP i.e. 9, 10 and 11, as per my instructions on the above webpage.

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Windows Media Player doesn't support the MP4 (AAC) format that your iTunes files use. See the Media Player support page for more info: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/316992#XSLTH3296121121120121120120 Burn your iTunes protected files to an audio CD in iTunes and re-rip them as MP3.

ITunes to Windows Media Player

I have a iPod and a friend has a Toshiba gigabyte mp3 player. Can I transer my music files from iTunes to their player which uses Windows Media Player 10?
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I can burn CDs from Windows Media Player, but not from itunes. I always get Error 2131. How do I transfer music files from itunes to Window Media Player Library?...or convince itunes to burn a CD?

Cannot burn CD from itunes.

The thing is, they are in the unprotected format? (
They are protected WMA from when you RIP'd them with WMP. iTunes will not read them.
Go to WMP Tools -> Rip Music.
Under Rip settings, it is set to *Windows Media Audio* and most likely *Copy protect music* is ticked. This is how it is protected.
You will need to reRIP them all from CD.

HT203164 Can no longer burn cd's using itunes or Windows Media Player

I start a burn from a non-purchased playlist. It starts and then cancels, giving me an unknown error 4261. Uninstalled/re-installed to no avail. Tried WMP...same thing. Device is working properly...plays, imports.

oilcanhairy wrote:
I start a burn from a non-purchased playlist. It starts and then cancels, giving me an unknown error 4261. Uninstalled/re-installed to no avail. Tried WMP...same thing. Device is working properly...plays, imports.
Harry,
If you are getting the same problem with both iTunes and WMP, chances are that the issue is in your optical drive.

Itunes & Windows Media Player

Does anyone know if I can play the music I have on my itunes in Windows Media Player? Or how to change the file format successfully so it will play in WMP. I've just bought a new phone & want to put some of my music onto my phone, but don't know how to.

This microsoft link should help:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316992
WMP does not convert audio files, though the Windows Media Encoder found here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/encoder/default.mspx
will work-at least with WAV files. Of course iTunes has been able to convert files to wav for quite awhile.
From this document:
https://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/codecs/comparison.aspx
you can see that Microsoft would prefer WMP users use WMA Pro as an alternative to AAC files.
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I tried to Sync with Windows Media Player, What happend?

I, being the stupid impulsive 17 year old that I am, tried to sync a huge list of songs from my fathers computer(which does not have Itunes) with my Ipod. Well... I thought it had worked, stupid me. To my suprise when I had disconnected my Ipod I found that NONE of the songs appeared on the list and further, when I returned home, I found that my computer (which has both Itunes and Windows Media Player) could not find the songs on the Ipod. Please tell me what Happened!
Thank You

The iPod cannot be synched to Windows Media Player and in its attempt, it probably corrupted the iPod's database.

Converted songs from Windows Media Player to itunes show up in the library but will not play

I just installed itunes for the purpose of converting my Windows Media Player library to itunes. I went through the install and added the music folder. itunes went through the conversion process overnight and all of my songs appear in the music library. However some songs will play properly and if you open them in windows explorer they are in a folder called my music/downloads and are mpeg files. Other songs that are listed in the music library and appear to have been converted will not play. When you click on these songs that won't play it appears to be playing in the progress bar on top, but no sound comes out and the EQ visualizer shows nothing. When you open these songs in Windows explorer they are located in a folder: my music\i tunes\itunes media\music and they are a .AAC audio file type. What went wromg in this conversion process? Why is itunes putting these files in two different locations? Why will these files not fully convert and play?

This is also what I suspected but why would the songs go through conversion, show up in the library, and then not play? Apple support even says "itunes for Windows cannot import or play WMA files that are protectd." Yet the imported song is sitting in the library and when you play it the song is listed and the diamond advances - but no sound.
Also, any tips on how to see if a WMA file is protected by DRM?
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ITunes Store files don't work with Realplayer or Windows Media Player

I tried posting a question but it did not allow me so I am going to try posting it here. I need some help but not sure where to go to post the questions or what e-mail address I can use to e-mail the appropiate place to get help so if you can help me out that would be great.
Problem 1. I won a ITunes gift card recently and set up a account and downloaded some music. Now the I just learned the file type cannot be played through Realplayer or Windows Media Player that are on my desktop nor can the tracks be put on to my MP3 player. I have deauthorized my computer and still no luck. Can anyone tell me if there is anything I can do so I can do what I mentioned above? If so what?
Problem 2 - If there is no way to covert the music who do I get contact and how to go about getting a refund for the tracks purchased.
Problem 3 - Sorta linked with #2 Once I get my refund applied to my account is there away for me to cancel my account and or transfer it to a person that does have a IPOD or is able to play Itumes files on their desktop?
Thanxs in advance.

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How can I copy my iTunes library to windows media player?

Hi, I've spent all morning trying to consolidate all my music into Windows Media Player...so I can make playlists, etc. iTunes seems to be pretty tough....I've moved the library file around....copied, etc. and I can't seen to paste it into Windows Media Player. My itunes library has about 50 purchased songs, and another 100 from my own CDs.
Does anyone know how to do this? I'm getting really irritable over this!!!
Thanks in advance!

The iTunes purchased songs will not transfer to Windows Media Player. Unless you have the iTunes Plus versions, iTunes purchased files are copy protected.
There is nothing preventing you from adding the other files to Windows Media Player except for maybe file format. Did you rip the CDs to AAC or MP3 format. Don't know if WMP can play AAC. WMP has no problems with MP3.
To add MP3 files to WMP just add them using WMP functions.

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