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play the file because there is a problem with your sound device bla bla bla bla."

That is the error message I get when I try to play a legally (I bought it) obtained cd that is ripped on to my computer.

Earlier today I put a bunch of albums that are on my old computer onto a memory stick and then put them on my new(er) computer. I tried playing one of them and I got a "this product is only licensed for one computer so you have to download a license" message.

I tried to download the license but I got another error message saying that I didn't have something or other enabled.

I said "eff that" and just went and found the cd and put it in the machine and listened to it to the old fashioned way, and ripped it again while I was at it, and that worked fine. But now I can't listen to any music I have on my harddrive. It tells me there is a problem with my sound device, but there wasn't a problem with my sound device a few hours ago, before I did this.

I'm like Sherlocke Holmes, so I've deduced that just getting this error message, or perhaps trying to get the "license", has locked everything up.

I've never seen these messages or been prompted to get a license before, and everything has worked. Now I've had the message and the license garbage, and I can't play anything.

Any ideas? Gawdamn Microsoft. And Sony.