Music encoded in wma format will play fine in Linux with the proper codecs installed (which you have). However encrypted ones will not.

Music that was ripped from CDs with Windows Media Player are encrypted with WMA DRM, which by design keeps you from playing them on other machines.

I did some research on the issue, and determined that while there are many ways to bypass the DRM within Windows, all of the methods require access to the decryption key found within the original Windows installation. Since your machine wasn't working properly when we got it, there was no way to backup this key, so we don't have it.

The bottom line: even had we reinstalled Windows XP for you instead of Ubuntu, you'd be in the same boat. Your problem isn't related to Linux, it's due to DRM. :(

As much as it's not the answer you want to hear, your best option is to re-rip your CDs again.

Luckily, Ubuntu doesn't utilize DRM, so this problem won't happen in the future. I recommend storing future files in the Ogg Vorbis format (if they are to be played primarily on your PC, as it has better compression). If you'll be playing them in a portable player as well, you can also rip to MP3s.

If you need help with the Ubuntu Cd-ripping utility, let me know, and I'd be glad to talk you through it.

so thanks to me having itunes and it not being wma, they are m4a, I still have all my music, So for once....yay itunes.
PS is there anyway to get playlists (or look at all my music) into movie player, or should i download some music based player for all that
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I'm not too sure, to be honest, as I've never used playlists myself on any platform. My guess is that you'd have to just recreate the playlists using the Linux player.

I'll have to do some reading on this and get back to you.