: : : Anyone know how to convert mpeg audio (.mpga)files to .wav or mp3 using windows Me? Thanks for your help
: : If you have a cd burner you can burn mpga files as mp3 files.Once you have a mp3 file on disc,you can convert it to wave format.I will enumerate how to do this. Firstly you will need a cd burner,burner software,a cd-rw disc and mp3 to wav converter software.I recommend you use Remixer mp3 to wav converter,you can download it for free at-URL-(http://www.remixer.com/downloads.htm),this converter beats the Music Match Jukebox converter,it has no ads,no bullshit.I use Adaptec Easy CD Creator 4 software.Other burner software should work.If not,try and download Adaptec for free on the net. Once you have everthing ready,open up your burner software to record data files,not audio files.mpga files are only reconised as data,not audio files.Once you have opened up the data recording software,add the mpga file to be recorded onto a cd-rw disc.Before you burn the file,highlight it and right click on your mouse,next go down the list and press rename.Now go back to the file and rename your mpga file as an mp3 file.Like this EG:(Beatles - Hey Jude.mpga) is changed to this;(Beatles - Hey Jude.mp3).Just delete ga from mpga and put in 3 and you can't go wrong.The computer can't tell the difference and the file extension will change to an mp3 audio file once you burn it to cd.If you have no luck doing this,go to your original mpga music file,highlight it,right click on your mouse,click on properties,look at the attributes section and disable everthing,next press apply and try to burn again with the renaming modifications. If everything has gone well and you have burned a mp3 file onto a cd,you can go to the next step and use Remixer mp3 to wav converter to convert the mp3 from the cd into a wav file you can save on your hard drive.Remember www.remixer.com. I know my method is a bit drawn out and doesn't directly save mp3's on a hard drive,but you can always use realplayer to add the mp3 from disc to your hardrive.For the layperson,my method is a hell a lot easier to use than playing around with Ms-Dos Commands to change file extensions. Good luck creating mp3's.For free Mpga audio files you can convert to mp3's,check out (http://www.bigsexyphil.net/mp3.html) I've already stolen one of their mpga songs,converted it to a mp3 and wav file and burnt it to cd.Way to go.Go get some.
: THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!
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Well, following your instructions, but simplifying it a bit, I simply copied the .mpga file onto another folder on my computer and changed the .mpga to .mp3 and it worked like a charm.
Windows Media Player would not recognize or play the .mpga file, but it certainly recognized the same file, and played it, after the simple name change.
