C00D11B1 error, MP3 music file now playing video!!!

[mayonez]

Hi all,

I am a newbie to this forum and have a serious issue with my MP3 files not playing any longer. I now get the dreaded error: C00D11B1 from Windows Media Player.

All other media players: MediaMonkey, WinAmp refuse to play the files.

These files used to play until I bought a new Windows Vista Ultimate PC last year. I now run Windows 7 Ultimate hoping for a fix but the problem persists.

I have a feeling it might be due to some ID3 Tag updates I performed using Mp3Tag/MediaMonkey last year when I upgraded my PC but as I have a fairly robust collection, it is nigh on impossible to track down whodunnit at this stage

I have tried everything: rename/remove tags, installed XP 32-bit in a VMWARE environment & used WMP, MediaMonkey, WinAmp, etc but no joy.

Emailed the files to a mate running XP, it displays as this dreaded video on his PC!

Interestingly VLC plays a video file, yes a video file, long deleted from my PC, whenever I open the file.

It has affected hundreds of my MP3s and I only find out whenever I want to play something.

Here is my configuration and I have uploaded a sample of the MP3 file if it helps.

Thanks & hoping someone can help!

Regards,
Mayonez

Config:

MP3 Tag Editor: Mp3tag v2.46a / MediaMonkey v3.0.3.1183
Media Players: WinAmp v5.572 / MediaMonkey v3.0.3.1183 / Windows Media Player 12.0.7600.16415
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit / Windows XP 32-Bit
Processor: Intel Core i7 965 @ 3.20 GHz
RAM: 12GB
Codecs: K-Lite Codec Pack, Matroska Codec Pack, DivX Codecs, CCCP

[mayonez]

Attached is one of the files: Garth Brooks - Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old).mp3

[loster]

file is not mp3 its a mpeg program stream
General
Complete name : Garth Brooks - Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old).mp3
Format : MPEG-PS
File size : 2.73 MiB
Duration : 2s 368ms
Overall bit rate : 9 666 Kbps

Video
ID : 224 (0xE0)
Format : MPEG Video
Format version : Version 2
Format profile : Main@Main
Format settings, BVOP : Yes
Format settings, Matrix : Default
Format_Settings_GOP : M=3, N=12
Duration : 2s 280ms
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 9 100 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 576 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Standard : PAL
Resolution : 8 bits
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Top Field First
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.878
Stream size : 2.47 MiB (91%)

Audio
ID : 128 (0x80)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Format_Settings_ModeExtension : CM (complete main)
Duration : 2s 368ms
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 448 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Video delay : -304ms
Stream size : 130 KiB (5%)

Maybe run a virus scan?

[nic2k4]

Looks like your file system might have got corrupted. Open a command window and run chkdsk /f. This won't fix your MP3's, but at least the bad ones should go.

I had a similar problem with a movie. I like to rip some of my DVD's to my laptop when I go on trips. Once, I was watching something and it started stuttering, I tought I'd have to stop it, but it came back ok. Only problem it wasn't the same movie anymore, but one I had deleted a while back.

[Bjs]

Error code C00D11B1 ... possible DRM issue

Reset by using the resetter link found here ... link is in second post

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How did you manage to go from your original os to vista and finally onto windows 7 ? ... You supposed to backup your data as you go ... sounds more likely theres been a major issue with "indexing" and what you thought were mp3's has managed to become corrupted and this is why you are now seeing video in some when played back.

You should run a recovery product ... one which can find lost partition and recover files ... testdisk would be prefered but there are a few other freeware recovery products out there you can try first ... just remember recovered files need to be saved to another drive.

[mayonez]

Thanks for your reply guys but it isn't a virus. I have used 3 different types of AV in the past few months. Even brought my HDD into work for my IT Dept guys to scan using the latest AV/Spyware scanners.

Plus at home, I run AVG+Windows Defender+Spybot & the most I have to contend with is the odd cookie...

This is only affects my Mp3s and interestingly enough only certain MP3 files. I'm pretty certain it started when I changed over to Vista and starting updating my MP3 tags...

Brief history:

I had an old PC plus external HDD which contained all my music & videos. I scrapped old PC, kept external HDD. All music playing fine up to this stage.

I bought new PC last year, came with Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit. I noticed sometime afterwards that my music files had associated themselves with a video which at the time was on my HDD.

I deleted this video thinking it would solve the issue. No joy!

I decided to upgrade to Windows 7 thinking it might cure the issue. I performed a full format of C drive during the upgrade, I don't like in place upgrades. Too much junk carried over.

Windows 7 does not fix the problem & I have a virtual VMWARE environment with XP, Ubuntu 32 & 64-bit, Windows 2008 server.

They all either display the C00D11B1 error (if using WMP) or that blasted video (If using VLC).

The file is/was MP3, I can attach a screenshot of my directory structure to show the rest of my collection. That file is one of 13 other songs on the No Fences album by Garth Brooks

I am now going to do a chkdsk on my primary 2TB disk. I use the other one as a backup and only sync when there are changes. The files on the backup is corrupt as well, so this has happened a while back.

Will let you know how I get on. Somehow I get the feeling someone else has had this before...

[mayonez]

Error code C00D11B1 ... possible DRM issue

Reset by using the resetter link found here ... link is in second post

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How did you manage to go from your original os to vista and finally onto windows 7 ? ... You supposed to backup your data as you go ... sounds more likely theres been a major issue with "indexing" and what you thought were mp3's has managed to become corrupted and this is why you are now seeing video in some when played back.

You should run a recovery product ... one which can find lost partition and recover files ... testdisk would be prefered but there are a few other freeware recovery products out there you can try first ... just remember recovered files need to be saved to another drive.

Bjs, I buy into the possiblity it might be an indexing issue. I have more than 130GB worth of MP3s and that's around 32,000 files including Album art etc.

I am going to run tests on my primary HDD knowing that I have a backup in case I lose all the data.

BTW I performed a full format of C drive during the upgrade, I don't like in place upgrades. Too much junk carried over.

I'll let y'all know how I get on...

Thanks

[mayonez]

I have now done a bit more investigation & it appears that the MP3s which refuse to play do not have any tag attributes when you view them from Windows Explorer.

All the tag attribute fields are blank.

Also, the Owner field has a long string (like: S-1-5-21-4055276692-2574894...) of instead of the User group Adminstrators.

Any ideas?

[mayonez]

Thanks for your suggestions. I tried all the tips but no joy.

What I decided to last night was a bit of amputative surgery

I moved all the corrupt files - 10GB - out of my collection & the rest 137GB I am making read-only. I shall then only play this read-only collection & make all my MP3s read-only going forward.

I am deleting the corrupt files forever! Taking the hit as I have most of it on CD anyways.

Of course I have another copy of the non-read-only version on another disk in case things go awry.

Update you as I go along...