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Phil — From the thread I've been reading, this seems to be getting a bit too complicated. Let me add my .02 worth and see if it helps you any. Here goes: Let's assume you have an MPC machine. Don't let this throw you, this only means that you've got the basics needed for multimedia playback. The base you need is a: 386sx or better (486 or better recommend, of course!) CD ROM drive that has least 150k throughput sound card On the software side, you'll need Windows 3.1 and the appropriate drivers for each of your hardware pieces (the cdrom drive and sound card). If you're having trouble playing redbook, cd audio tracks, it's probably not related to the SB card. The best thing to do at this point is run Media Player. You should be able to play various digitized media right off the bat if you've got everything set up correctly. Check the Devices menu for the available options. If CD Audio isn't one them, use the Drivers appelet in the Windows Control Panel to see if the CDAudio driver has been installed – not to mention your Wave and MIDI drivers. Nautilus uses the same system calls as Media Player to play cd audio tracks and wave and midi files. So you should get the same results with either app. When using Media Player on "mixed" CDs (those with both audio and data – ie, CD ROMs), it's a bit strange. On my system, it won't work. Media Player just won't let me skip track 1 (the data track) to get to the other tracks (the audio ones). But on another person system in my office, it does. I think it has to do with your CD ROM driver, but I never verified that. However, on some past issue of Nautilus – I don't remember which volume, I'd have to do a quick search on the Index.tbk book included on each disc (or else ask Lupes, he might know) – we had a HighFive section devoted to cd players which all worked pretty slick. Hmm… now that I read this, I think I made it about as clear as mud. But maybe you can still glean a few useful bits. Margo Riedel Nautilus