That tech is pretty darn old, an older version of windows media player may suit your needs better. i know some may have it working just fine, but most of that program (if not all) harks back to the days of windows 3.1. cd formats have changed dramaticly since -and not to say you may not get it too work but if you want an all around player for all of your music/videos and what not try a newer/older version of mp. your best bet may lie within an early version of winamp. the only time i had windows cd player running on my systems (from win 3.1 to 95 to 98) was when i had my sound blaster 16 utilities installed. the moment i would uninstall them (or up to installing them) i would have a "no worky windows cd player" somebody may know the ultimate secret behind this player -but with me its always been a workaround "sb16" hassle.