I'm just CONFUSED
 

Greetings all,
First of all I think this is a great find in music (recommended by a friend) but I'm a bit confused about something I hope someone can help me with.
I downloaded the "Basic" (thought I'd try it first), made a list or 2 and played them on the Limewire set up.
Problem is that now I have these files on my hard drive and I cannot play them through the Windows Media Player (.m3u).
I have researched it through Google and downloaded a couple of Codec Programs and I still can't get it right.
There has got to be a "simple" way to convert the .m3u to work in Windows and/or burn a disk for play in a car stereo...Please:confused:

m3u are playlist files that don't actually contain any music. You'll have to add the original files that you've downloaded to your player. Tools > options > saving will show you the location of your saved folder (by default it's C:/Documents and Settings/your name/Shared).
You can add these to your WMP by file > add to media library. Either search the computer or monitor the saved folder (this will add new songs to the media library after you've downloaded them):)

When you speak of Tools>Options you are referring to that in Windows Media Player or someplace else?. If I read this right then I have to find the song (downloaded from Limewire) and use it's link (URL) to get it on my "Play List" of Windows?. I have tried a few converter programs and I can play the list "once" in Windows but after that I cannot...

Tools > options within LW. Then within WMP file > add to media library etc. You don't need any URLs, just add the mp3/wma (or whatever format) files that you've got in your LW saved folder.

You're a bigger help than you can imagine-I can access the Tools>Options in LW but I'm a bit lost with the Windows Media thing. What you're saying is open the "tools>options" in LW and save the list where?
Then open Windows Media Player and the "tools>options" there too?. I opened that and I don't find the "Media Library" you speak of...
BTW, how is the weather down under?, here in Michigan (USA) it's a bit on the HUMID side at 75 degrees...

LimeWire first... tools > options > saving. This shows you the location of your saved file. Write it down somewhere if you like. Another easy way of finding your saved folder is within LW's library click on Saved Files & click Explore. This will open the saved folder for you:) You can do this if you want to drag & drop songs into WMP's media library as well.

Now in WMP click on Media Library. You'll see the green Add button at the top of the page. Click Add. Now you'll see different ways of adding songs to the WMP media library. If you want songs to automatically add to WMP after you download them do it this way:
Choose "by monitoring folders". Now add the name of your saved folder from LimeWire, click add next to it, then click ok. Whenever you download new song it will automatically be added to your WMP.

If you don't want songs to be added automatically, do it this way:
Click on the green Add, choose "by searching computer". Now you can click the Browse button & search for your LW saved folder. Once you've found your saved folder, click on the Search button & your songs will be added to WMP. And that's it, you're done:)

Weather's cool, about 10 Celsius this morning. Sunny days but we need some rain!

Got it, Thank You so much (Now if I can figure out whether I can burn with Nero). Praying for rain for ya

There's a lot of helpful info here about burning
Burning an audio CD from your mp3s

:D

Apparently I missed something because I go to play the music a second time and it won't play.:confused: Still on the "list" (Media Library) but won't play a second time

There's one thing that concerns me about this. Normally I would recommend people move their music downlds to their Music folder before adding to WMP's playlist. Otherwise if they make the mistake of deleting the files out of the LW downld folder or move them elsewhere then WMP won't be able to find them.

Also, if you're using WMP, don't use the Describe function on these files which is found in the LW Library window. There's a bug which corrupts the files in a way WMP can't play them. It seems to affect their playlist abilities. This only happens with WMP not other players.

Are you getting an error message? I don't use WMP (I use iTunes) but just as a test I tried & can play songs over & over without a problem. Are you playing from the main media library or from a playlist you've made?

Sorry, I'm probably not going to be much help from here on:o

You are being a BIG help (believe me). this is what I get:
Windows Media Player cannot find the specified file. Be sure the path is typed correctly. If it is, the file does not exist at the specified location, or the computer where the file is stored is offline.

Does that answer your question?.

I make a list of songs, give it a file name and save to the folder. Then I do what you said about getting it into the "Playlist"

Check out LOTR's post #10. I don't know this problem but he does! Maybe you should move your downloads as he suggests & see how it goes!

Also the songs are being saved as .m3u and not .mp3 believe me it's driving me nuts

Which program is saving as m3u files? m3u files are simply playlists as birdy suggested. http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...&highlight=wmp

Your downlds will be in your downld folder. That's where your mp3's etc. are. What I was suggesting was move them from there to your Music folder & then add them to WMP's playlist. For fast & easy access, go to your LW Library window, select Saved Files folder & press the Explore button. Sample image here: Using Library Explore button to access downld folder (click on link) & the folder will open up for you.

Let me put it this way;
I have the Limewire Basic (not the paid version). I choose a few music selections and then move them to the area to be saved (Enqueue). After this I save as (give it a name) and it is saved to either a "Misc.Music" folder I made or now (as was suggested) in the "My Music" located in "My Documents".
Windows Media Player is set up to read from either of these locations. After playing the selection it reverts back to being unable to be played on Windows Media Player. In otherwords it doesn't remain as "playable".
The files remain in the folders and upon checking them I find they are .m3u and NOT .mp3
I have tried using different "converters" but without success. I have tried following the instructions here about "burning a CD" and no success there either (won't load the files to be burned because they are .m3u)

Now with all that said, y'all know what I'm up against and why I'm pulling what little hair I have left out.

In closing I would like to ask if Lord of the Rings could send me a copy of his avitor. I (and the wife) love the humor of it.

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Thank you all for your input and patience with me being an idiot:D

lol :D

Go to LW's menu bar, Tools->Options->Saving & that will tell you the location of your LW downld folder. Unless your downld folder location has changed then that's where your downlds should be. If you add a song or many to WMP from LW's playlist, then those song files must remain in that position permanently for WMP to be able to find & play them. So if you have moved or deleted those song files (mp3's) in the LW downld folder then that's why wmp can't find them or play them. ;)

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