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Why would my PC no longer be able to play audio files that it was able to play yesterday?

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Mar 15, 2026660 views
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I'm having a very specific problem, with no idea as to what may be causing the issue. Here is a description of what I'm seeing: I have a CD of PDF/Audio files that are generated by a third party. Up until yesterday, I've never had any issues playing the audio files on this CD (or any past CDs from …

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Fix for: Why would my PC no longer be able to play audio files that it was able to play yesterday?

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Have you considered that perhaps the CD has gone bad? Rewritable CD/DVD media can acquire bit errors just from age+light. As they go bad, some drives will have better luck reading them than others. Go to a computer where you can play the audio files…

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