Exporting XML File Library

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Exporting XML File Library

I do not want to use iTunes anymore and want to go back to Windows Media Player. However, a lot of my song files are in iTunes' Music Library in a XML file.
How do I send these back to Windows Media Player so that I can listen to them on that program?
This XML lingo is really confusing me.

Posted on Oct 5, 2005 7:35 PM

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Answer 1

Buegie

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Oct 5, 2005 8:13 PM in response to Cody Thomas

Cody,

Your actual music files are in an AAC or MP3 format, not an XML file. The XML file is just
i data
about your songs.

If you have songs in the AAC format, then they will not be able to be played by WMP. If they are in MP3 format, then you can point WMP to the song files or move them to another directory.

Other than that, you'll need to provide more info for a more complete answer.

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Answer 2

Cody Thomas Author

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Oct 6, 2005 5:53 PM in response to Buegie

The music files are in the My Music Folder as mp3 files (e.g. Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Rider.mp3). But the icon is a XML file icon and the size is like 200 bytes when I know that the mp3 file should be around 5 MB.
I've tried to open the file with WMP but it cannot open it.
Any ideas?

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Answer 3

Buegie

Level 6

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Oct 6, 2005 10:17 PM in response to Cody Thomas

Are you indicating that
i every
MP3 music file has an XML icon and cannot be opened by a music player?

How many MP3 music files can you find on your PC and are they all unable to be played?

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Answer 4

Katrina S.

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Oct 6, 2005 11:58 PM in response to Cody Thomas

Sounds like folder options are messed up, if .mp3 files are getting pegged with an XML icon.

Windows Explorer > Tools > Folder Option > File Types tab, scroll down in the list until you get to MP3. What program is it set for?

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Answer 5

Cody Thomas Author

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Oct 8, 2005 8:20 AM in response to Buegie

Not all of them are unable to be played. It's kind of weird, like I have around 375 files in My Music Folder all with artist name and the artist music files in the file. About half of these files when I open them show the MP3 file extension with the WMP icon (these, of course, will play just fine). The other half show MP3 extensions but with the XML icon and will not play with WMP but open as Internet Explorer text files.

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Answer 6

Cody Thomas Author

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Oct 8, 2005 8:21 AM in response to Katrina S.

Katrina,

The mp3 files are set to open with WMP. XML files open with Internet Explorer.

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