Cannot burn music CDs from mp3 files under windows 10

trvlr August 4, 2016 at 04:03:36

See if the info here is of any help; it refers to copying photos to a cd, but the principals are the same are the same for all files? http://tinyurl.com/j5rodut - and this is more general how to - much the same as above overall; but have a look-see regardless? http://tinyurl.com/zalq96p Incidentally - presumably the cd/dvd drive does play disks OK?

Hi trvlr, Thanks for your inputs, Unfortunately. link to 1st URL does not work (from Switzerland). What I try to do is burning music CDs from mp3 files (which worked nicely with previous versions of windows). Yes, I can read CDs without problem - what does not work is burning.

XpUser August 4, 2016 at 07:28:10

The first Tinyurl.com URL in Post 1 appears to be broken. I believe the direct link for it is ... http://www.dummies.com/how-to/conte... i_Xp/Vista/W7/W10 User

trvlr August 4, 2016 at 07:32:33

yup - it dun get broken did that link... But XpUser hath given you a working version...

Hi, I know I am a dummy, but the described procedure using Windows Media Player failed as usual ... I suppose HP did not expect to have their portables migrated to Windows 10.

In addition, I checked that burning a data CD DOES work. Burning a music CD DOES NOT work ! why ??? ...

THX 1138 August 4, 2016 at 12:03:32

You could always use a third party program like CD Burner XP Pro. It's free and contains no malware, spyware, advertising, etc. https://cdburnerxp.se/en/home message edited by THX 1138

riider August 4, 2016 at 13:17:08

I nominate #7 as the best answer ;-)

trvlr August 4, 2016 at 13:29:34

I agree... as it's seems to be the most logical solution? Could be that win-10 has more bugs, dislikes etc. than we realise; not least burning music CDs from scratch? @ClaudeB - Out of interest, is it possible to at least duplicate (copy) a music CD - be it a home made or commercial disk? (The home made disk having been made elsewhere, on another system?) - and just to confirm; you have tried the method(s) detailed here in this M$ KB? https://support.microsoft.com/en-us... message edited by trvlr

Hi trvlr, I tried all sorts of burning programs (free or licensed), all of them with the same outcome ! For your info, I'll try to duplicate a music CD to check if it works, and I'll keep you updated.

THX 1138 August 4, 2016 at 21:40:15

"I tried all sorts of burning programs (free or licensed), all of them with the same outcome" That's a rather important piece of information you left out. So let's start over and tell us exactly what happens when you try to burn a CD, IE. error messages, behavior, etc. Post as much information as you can.

Hi, I normally use a German software named "Ashampoo Burning Studio" with rich functionalities, which worked without any problem under windows 8.1. I can also use the native Windows Media Player or a free program named "AnyBurn", or Apple iTunes to make a CD from a list. Now, when I try to burn a music CD with any of these, the process will abort with various messages, but the result is the same. The good news is that I succeded to burn a music CD with the external USB drive, using Ashampoo Burning Studio, if I activate the option to cache music files before burning (at reduced speed). I am afraid I cannot tell more. Thanks for the interest.

trvlr August 6, 2016 at 01:37:21

I'm wondering if the problem is software compatibilty related. All works with win-8 but not win-10. Your degree of success as posted in #12 seems to point that way.

So what ? The German software I use is supposed to be windows 10 compatible, I really believe that the problem is due to HP. When I purchased my laptop, it was pre-installed with windows 8, which I upgraded to windows 8.1. When I migrated to windows 10, it was working nicely, apart from the CD burning issue I stressed (which, by the way, seems to be shared by very many individuals). I guess I'll have to survive in the present situation, until I must purchase a new laptop pre-installed with windows 10. Anyway, thanks to all for your contributions.

trvlr August 6, 2016 at 05:08:38

If it's an HP issue it may be a firmware update is required; but of course getting HP to acknowledge that possibility is another matter entirely.

I agree ! in spite of many people complaining about this issue, HP never did more than giving useless turn-around tips on user forums !