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Originally Posted by media5
I first tried Audio CD, but Nero won't recognize the .aa format. Then Audible's tech support told me to use Data CD; and it doesn't run in my portable CD player.
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You won't be able to play these files on any portable CD Player. You need Audio CD and it requires DRM to be removed.
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Originally Posted by media5
I have used GoldWave to convert the .aa files to .mp3. But it still doesn't run in my CD Player. Is that because of the copy protection or is it possible that my cheap CD player plays .cda format only?
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Most probably your CD player supports CD Audio only. You may read the manual to be sure.
However many CD Players that support MP3 files have with some restrictions on bit-rate,...
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Originally Posted by media5
I have looked at the DRM removal softwares from your link. I can't get the FairUse4WM to work. It complaints about lacking some file; but didn't specify the file. And what is the "individualization version .3930" all about? Why does it need to have "a unique hardware identifier"? The Windows Media Player is working fine on my PC as it is?
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Individualization version .3930 is related to the Windows Media Player 10.00.00.3930. It is a version of your Indivbox.key.
You may wanna read more about
Windows Media Player Individualization Process.
DRM protection prevents files from being redistributed. Usually you can't just copy your DRM protected files to another PC and play them. Every system must be individualized to be able to use Windows Media files with Microsoft's DRM.
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Originally Posted by media5
I have also tried SoundTaxi and Tunebite (it didn't convert .aa files). They, of course, convert only 90 seconds of each file.
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It depends on the version of you WMP.
Tunebite has a support forum. You may ask a question about it over there. And I have contacted Soundtaxi support staff.