They could just be missing a file extension. Windows XP uses file extensions to associate files with programs, GNOME uses mimetypes (the contents of the file).
I think Rhythmbox rips music to OGG (.ogg) by default. Windows doesn't support that format out of the box, but you can download a codec from the vorbis site (http://www.vorbis.com/) Luke. On Wed, 2011-08-24 at 20:03 -0400, Dirk Pfeifle wrote: > Hi Everybody, > I've had Ubuntu on my computer for about a year now and never had any > problems with it until now. After being forced to reimage my computer > and put Windows XP on it I copied all of my music onto an external > hard drive and I've been trying to copy the files onto my XP desktop. > Some of the songs can be accessed but most of them appear as a "File" > file type. I have seen on the internet that the "File" file type is a > notification that Windows has no program that can access this file. > Does Rhythmbox use a special file for its music? If anybody has any > idea how I could solve this problem I would greatly appreciate any > suggestions as I have been trying for days. > > Thanks a bunch in advance > Dirk Pfeifle > > Note: > This message and any attachments from Dirk Pfeifle may contain > CONFIDENTIAL and legally protected information. If you are not the > addressee and an intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or > disclose this communication to others; also, please notify the sender > by replying to this message, and then delete it from your system. > Thank you. > > _______________________________________________ > rhythmbox-devel mailing list > rhythmbox-devel@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/rhythmbox-devel _______________________________________________ rhythmbox-devel mailing list rhythmbox-devel@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/rhythmbox-devel
