WMA, MP3, Help!

I use a voice recorder to record classes.
It records in MP3 format.
On my old computer (Windows XP) it would upload as MP3.
On my new computer (Vista) it automatically uploads as WMA!
Not only that, but when I plug the recording device into the computer, and
open it, the computer shows the files ON THE RECORDER as WMA, even though in
reality they are MP3.

1 - How can I get my computer to leave them, and upload them, as MP3?
2 - How can I change what was already uploaded as WMA back to MP3?

Please help. Thank you very much.

ALP,

Not sure if they are related but if you open Windows Media Player, select
'Tools > Options > Rip Music' tab. Under 'Format', change the default .WMA
to MP3. You may also have to change the option below that to 'Always', click
OK & exit WMP.

Drew

"ALP" <ALP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:30D2B984-4AD5-4F61-92C6-8F98405EAEFE@microsoft.com...
>I use a voice recorder to record classes.
> It records in MP3 format.
> On my old computer (Windows XP) it would upload as MP3.
> On my new computer (Vista) it automatically uploads as WMA!
> Not only that, but when I plug the recording device into the computer, and
> open it, the computer shows the files ON THE RECORDER as WMA, even though
> in
> reality they are MP3.
>
> 1 - How can I get my computer to leave them, and upload them, as MP3?
> 2 - How can I change what was already uploaded as WMA back to MP3?
>
> Please help. Thank you very much.
>

Windows media player might be hiding the fact they are mp3 files, if it
isnt,there are lots of wma>mp3 converters (nero) its upto you which one
you might want to use to convert your music.
Here are codecs for x64 edition of vista, they allow you to convert or
play many types of media or use programs that request a x64 codec like
WMP x64. '|MG| Free Download - Vista Codec x64 Components 1.2.2'
(http://www.majorgeeks.com/VistaCodec...nts_d5535.html)


--
dmex

Thanks, but that just helps when I rip from a CD.
However, my issue remains.

"Drew T" wrote:

> ALP,
>
> Not sure if they are related but if you open Windows Media Player, select
> 'Tools > Options > Rip Music' tab. Under 'Format', change the default .WMA
> to MP3. You may also have to change the option below that to 'Always', click
> OK & exit WMP.
>
> Drew
>
> "ALP" <ALP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:30D2B984-4AD5-4F61-92C6-8F98405EAEFE@microsoft.com...
> >I use a voice recorder to record classes.
> > It records in MP3 format.
> > On my old computer (Windows XP) it would upload as MP3.
> > On my new computer (Vista) it automatically uploads as WMA!
> > Not only that, but when I plug the recording device into the computer, and
> > open it, the computer shows the files ON THE RECORDER as WMA, even though
> > in
> > reality they are MP3.
> >
> > 1 - How can I get my computer to leave them, and upload them, as MP3?
> > 2 - How can I change what was already uploaded as WMA back to MP3?
> >
> > Please help. Thank you very much.
> >
>
>

Thanks for the help. But do you know how I can get Vista to realize that they
are MP3 files without having to manually convert them. (On my XP computer
everything was fine).

"dmex" wrote:

>
> Windows media player might be hiding the fact they are mp3 files, if it
> isnt,there are lots of wma>mp3 converters (nero) its upto you which one
> you might want to use to convert your music.
> Here are codecs for x64 edition of vista, they allow you to convert or
> play many types of media or use programs that request a x64 codec like
> WMP x64. '|MG| Free Download - Vista Codec x64 Components 1.2.2'
> (http://www.majorgeeks.com/VistaCodec...nts_d5535.html)
>
>
> --
> dmex
>

Someone from Yahoo answers showed me how to convert from WMA to MP3 without
downloading any software, and it works. However, I'm still trying to get
Vista to recognize these files as MP3 without having to do anything, as was
the case with my XP computer.

Here that fellow's tip though:

***************

you dont need special software.
open the control panel go to folder options switch to view and scroll down
to 'Hide Extensions...'
Uncheck the box>click ok.
go to the WMA's file folder.
right click on the song>choose rename>change the last three letters after
the titles period mark from wma to mp3>press enter or click outside the
rename field.
No problems at all - I just did it myself.

**************

"dmex" wrote:

>
> Windows media player might be hiding the fact they are mp3 files, if it
> isnt,there are lots of wma>mp3 converters (nero) its upto you which one
> you might want to use to convert your music.
> Here are codecs for x64 edition of vista, they allow you to convert or
> play many types of media or use programs that request a x64 codec like
> WMP x64. '|MG| Free Download - Vista Codec x64 Components 1.2.2'
> (http://www.majorgeeks.com/VistaCodec...nts_d5535.html)
>
>
> --
> dmex
>

Try this program to detect what type of file it is (link) 'GSpot v2.60'
(http://www.headbands.com/gspot/v26x/index.htm)
it works on audio files and movies and tells you what type of file and
codec is needed and even if that codec is installed....
mp3 files usually are MPEG formats if they are anything else I doubt
its one and you would need to convert it, A realy simple way to make
them mp3 is to just rename the extersion they will still work proerly
unless they have copy protection. wma was based directly on the mp3
format with some minor changes.

Let me know how it works out...

(I did type this up much better with what every mp3 filetype is but my
adsl keeps droping out and it lost the post 3times)


--
dmex

Vista doesn't change file extensions when it wants to. If it says wma then
it was recorded as wma. If it says *.mp3 then it was recorded as mp3. gates
is good but he can't just change hardware stored files adhoc.
"ALP" <ALP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A9017308-DA42-4E95-B502-9848DA007720@microsoft.com...
> Someone from Yahoo answers showed me how to convert from WMA to MP3
> without
> downloading any software, and it works. However, I'm still trying to get
> Vista to recognize these files as MP3 without having to do anything, as
> was
> the case with my XP computer.
>
> Here that fellow's tip though:
>
> ***************
>
> you dont need special software.
> open the control panel go to folder options switch to view and scroll down
> to 'Hide Extensions...'
> Uncheck the box>click ok.
> go to the WMA's file folder.
> right click on the song>choose rename>change the last three letters after
> the titles period mark from wma to mp3>press enter or click outside the
> rename field.
> No problems at all - I just did it myself.
>
> **************
>
> "dmex" wrote:
>
>>
>> Windows media player might be hiding the fact they are mp3 files, if it
>> isnt,there are lots of wma>mp3 converters (nero) its upto you which one
>> you might want to use to convert your music.
>> Here are codecs for x64 edition of vista, they allow you to convert or
>> play many types of media or use programs that request a x64 codec like
>> WMP x64. '|MG| Free Download - Vista Codec x64 Components 1.2.2'
>> (http://www.majorgeeks.com/VistaCodec...nts_d5535.html)
>>
>>
>> --
>> dmex
>>

Tom, what should I tell you? It works. Try it, you'll see.
Perhaps it was always an MP3 file, just that Vista "calls it" WMA, hence a
name change will bring it back to MP3.
I know it sounds weird, but it's true.

"tomlives2000" wrote:

> Vista doesn't change file extensions when it wants to. If it says wma then
> it was recorded as wma. If it says *.mp3 then it was recorded as mp3. gates
> is good but he can't just change hardware stored files adhoc.
> "ALP" <ALP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A9017308-DA42-4E95-B502-9848DA007720@microsoft.com...
> > Someone from Yahoo answers showed me how to convert from WMA to MP3
> > without
> > downloading any software, and it works. However, I'm still trying to get
> > Vista to recognize these files as MP3 without having to do anything, as
> > was
> > the case with my XP computer.
> >
> > Here that fellow's tip though:
> >
> > ***************
> >
> > you dont need special software.
> > open the control panel go to folder options switch to view and scroll down
> > to 'Hide Extensions...'
> > Uncheck the box>click ok.
> > go to the WMA's file folder.
> > right click on the song>choose rename>change the last three letters after
> > the titles period mark from wma to mp3>press enter or click outside the
> > rename field.
> > No problems at all - I just did it myself.
> >
> > **************
> >
> > "dmex" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Windows media player might be hiding the fact they are mp3 files, if it
> >> isnt,there are lots of wma>mp3 converters (nero) its upto you which one
> >> you might want to use to convert your music.
> >> Here are codecs for x64 edition of vista, they allow you to convert or
> >> play many types of media or use programs that request a x64 codec like
> >> WMP x64. '|MG| Free Download - Vista Codec x64 Components 1.2.2'
> >> (http://www.majorgeeks.com/VistaCodec...nts_d5535.html)
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> dmex
> >>
>
>