Audio CD won't play? "Windows cannot access the specified device..."

nigelmercier · 07 Apr 2016

If I click Play on an Audio CD I get: "Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item."

I can play it with VLC, but I want to rip it.

davidhk · 07 Apr 2016

Go to AutoPlay and check the settings :

Right click at Start > top right, click View by : > click either large or small > click AutoPlay > check the box " Choose what to do with each type of media " ................
Make sure Music and Audio CD are set to Play (Windows media player) > click Save when done.

nigelmercier · 07 Apr 2016

It's not that it won't AutoPlay, when it runs it gives the error.

Scottyboy99 · 07 Apr 2016

Did it work previously? You could try system restore point to a previous time if that's the case. I don't know how to fix your error but you haven't installed real player by any chance -I heard that can mess with auto play settings

nigelmercier · 07 Apr 2016

I haven't tried to play a CD for well over a year, so a restore is not viable.

Samsung User · 07 Apr 2016

nigelmercier said:

If I click Play on an Audio CD I get: "Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item."

I can play it with VLC, but I want to rip it.

Try this
Start
Settings
System
Default Apps
Music Player
Click that
Up will come a menu
Select
Windows Media Player
Then you should be able to rip your music
As that is what I used

Winuser · 07 Apr 2016

nigelmercier said:

If I click Play on an Audio CD I get: "Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item."

I can play it with VLC, but I want to rip it.

Is the Audio CD copy protected?