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dosu66

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Error- can't read tracks
« on: April 11, 2009, 09:00:43 am »

I've been using the media player for about six months now with very few problems. However, I woke up this morning with a problem I've never encountered before. When trying to play an album, I get this message:

"Media Centered encountered errors while trying to play the last several files.

Error Details:

Playback could not be started on the output 'Direct Sound' using the format '44100 Hz, 16 Bits Per Sample, 2 Channels'."

When I went to bed last night everything was fine. Nothing happened between then and now, and now I can't play any albums.

Any idea what happened?

Edit: It's not just Media Center. I tried seeing if the tracks would play on WMP, but get the message that it cannot play the file because there's a problem with my sound device. I have no idea what any of this means.
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dosu66

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Re: Error- can't read tracks
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2009, 09:13:44 am »

Correction: I just remembered I had to install RealPlayer last night. I cleared out the media library and am re-importing tracks tot he player. When I started, RealPlayer wanted my attention for some sort of update. Could this be the problem?

Edit: nevermind, that didn't solve the problem. Still getting the error
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Re: Error- can't read tracks
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2009, 09:36:31 am »

In options, try switching playback between Direct Sound and Wave Out.
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dosu66

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Re: Error- can't read tracks
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2009, 09:42:46 am »

That didn't work.
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Re: Error- can't read tracks
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2009, 10:43:17 am »

Hover over a file in MC.  Check the location.  Does the file exist at that location?
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dosu66

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Re: Error- can't read tracks
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2009, 10:46:36 am »

Yes, everything is where it should be.
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Re: Error- can't read tracks
« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2009, 10:52:11 am »

What type of file?  MP3?
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dosu66

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Re: Error- can't read tracks
« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2009, 10:53:15 am »

I think I fixed it. I had a folder called "Music" inside the main music folder. I moved all of my mp3's into a new folder called Music 2 and deleted the original "Music" folder. Cleared the library and re-imported, now it's working fine.
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