WMP 11, Playlist burn randomized

Sorry for the delay.

I think you need to be clear the difference between a play list, and a list of files. A playlist is just a list of songs. You make the playlist, but as you add each track, it will be added to the list at the end. It's like writing down on paper a list of tracks. Whichever you write down next becomes the next on the list.

But a list of files is just that. The music tracks are listed by Windows. If you burn some of the tracks to CD then the ones you choose to burn will be added to the CD. Explorer will list the files stored on the hard drive or burned on the CD in alphabetical order. If you click any of the column headers in Explorer, eg date created or size, or click the Name column, then the list will display differently. With clicking the Name column the list will display in reverse alpha order.

So, only you can decide what tracks to burn to CD. The computer cannot do that for you. And if you want a completely random list then the only way you can achieve that is to write them all down on little slips of paper, shuffle them, then taking out one at a time and add that track to the list to be burned to CD. But even then the list from the CD will be displayed in a specific order.

Similarly with Playlists. If you want a random playlist, use the same slips of paper.

One option with WMP11 is that for specific playlists to goto Play > Shuffle, and then WMP will play the playlist in a random order.

I hope that helps.

Mark

I was trying to do the same thing....easiest way I found:

When you're in your Library [where all my songs were listed alphabetically], under the Play Button click "Shuffle", and then "Play"....it created a Play List for me of all the songs in my Library that was shuffled.

Save the Playlist as whatever name you want, and then "Play" the Playlist. Then go to "Burn" and you'll see an option under "Drag Items Here to Burn" that will say "or Burn Playlist" [whatever you've named it when you saved the playlist will be displayed in that sentence ... like "or Burn Jack's Faves".]

Hope that helps.