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Q155926: Media Player Does Not Recognize Multiple CD-ROM Drives

Article: Q155926
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbmm kbtool
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you have more than one CD-ROM drive installed, you cannot select the drive
you want to use in Media Player to play an audio CD.

CAUSE
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Media Player does not recognize multiple CD-ROM drives.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this behavior, use CD Player to play audio CDs. If the AutoRun
feature is enabled in Windows NT, CD Player starts automatically when you insert
an audio CD. If the AutoRun feature is disabled, you can start CD Player by
clicking the Start button, pointing to Programs, pointing to Accessories,
pointing to Multimedia, and then clicking CD Player.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  ARTICLE-ID: Q155763
  TITLE : CD Player Seems to Hang with Multiple-CD Changer

Additional query words: prodnt compact disc disk cdrom

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Keywords          : kbmm kbtool 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : winnt:4.0

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