Why does windows media player convert my mp3 songs to windows media files?

Question

I posted a question earlier but didnt realise my songs are already in mp3 format and when i try to transfer them to my phone media player converts them to an audio file anyone out there know why or how to sort it out? Cheers.

Answer 1

go to the sync mode and turn off the format conversion



Tools> Options> Devices> Advanced



and uncheck "allow audio files to convert in the background" so they won't be converted into wmas.





and for the dude 2 below me, mp3s are unprotected and don't have licenses, and there are unprotected wmas. only protected wmas do.

Answer 2

cause microsoft set it up that way, i believe it has something to do with the pirating of music.... in media player the wma file gets a lisence to play that song of a specificate amount of time then it runs out and you gotta re-record the song onto your computer otherwise media player won't play it no more..... that's why i always convert my music to mp3's before going into media player with them.... mp3 lisences never run out for whatever reason... the best suggestion i got is to use another program to transfer the songs to your phone....

Answer 3

are you trying to rip a cd? cuz i don't think WMP will simply convert a mp3 file to .avi



if you're ripping a cd then go to: Tools > Options > Rip Music > Format - change it to mp3.



cheers

Answer 4

You need to go to the options and select the format you want WMP to rip to. By default its WMV files.

Answer 5

don't know why? but i know this much that wma files are better than

mp3 files yea!, their sound quality is better than mp3 ones!