Can I export itunes files to windows media player?

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Can I export itunes files to windows media player?

itunes lets me import music tracks from my windows media player, but I can't seem to get itunes tracks to go the othe way, into my windows media player. I'd like to be able to do both, as sometimes I buy tracks online at MSN, and sometimes at itunes, and I like to keep em on both players if possible. Can anyone advise? Thanks.

dell dimension 8300, Windows XP Pro, n/a

Posted on Dec 27, 2005 12:33 PM

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Answer 1

Maziar B

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Dec 30, 2005 6:28 AM in response to cliffoa

it seems that apple discourages (more like censors) any mention of transfers from itunes to windows media player.

in my search of this board, I've seen dozens of threads about transfering from wmp to itunes but no single authoritative response about the reverse transfer.

from my attempts at doing this, it looks like you can only do this by burning a cd and then importing from a cd to wmp.

i have not figured a way to do it otherwise......

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peeble

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Dec 30, 2005 7:30 AM in response to cliffoa

you are not actually importing tracks from WMP you are just telling iTunes where you files are.

Itunes converts an unprotected WMA file to a playable version for iPod

To play your songs in WMP you just need to use the add file option in WMP.

However purchased songs from iTunes are protected (as are songs bought from MSN music) and will not play on WMP

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cliffoa Author

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Dec 31, 2005 7:36 PM in response to peeble

hi peeble, thanks for reply. didn't quite understand your last two paragraphs, which seemed to be contradicting each other. you say I to play files in WMP I just need to use the 'add file' option. But in your next para you say itunes tracks are protected so will not play in WMP. I've tried using the 'add file' option, and got a 'WMP is unable to play track as in wrong file format...' type message.

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Dec 31, 2005 7:55 PM in response to cliffoa

Any song bought from the iTunes music store is downloaded in protected AAC format. A file that is protected cannot be converted to any other format. AAC files cannot be played in Windows Media Player. The only way to get around this is to burn the song(s) to a cd, then rip them back to your hard drive using windows media player.

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Katrina S.

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Jan 1, 2006 2:36 AM in response to cliffoa

OK, if you buy songs at MSN you have to burn them to audio MP3s and re-rip them as MP3s to your PC into iTunes. Then they will go on your iPod.

If you buy songs at Apple you have to burn them to audio MP3s and re-rip them as MP3s to your PC intop whatever MSN uses. Then they will go on your MP3 player.

These different digital rights management schemes don't make it easy on us honest folks.

To quote Otto, "inconvenient" and that's the mildest comment I can use.

I myself have it easy because I like indie label music and I use emusic, which is mp3 to start with.

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