Thread: I burned a song on a cd-r but it won't play on my cd/dvd player?

I burned a song on a cd-r but it won't play on my cd/dvd player?
my cd/dvd player is pretty old, and it can be used as both a cd and a dvd player. what format do i need to convert my mp3 files to to make it play? also, what is the format of store-bought music cds? like, if you buy a soundtrack, what is the format of it?

i am using windows media player, and the burning option i clicked was audio cd, but it still won't work.

Try to convert the audio to wav or wma. Then burn it, http://www.videoconverterfactory.com/video-to-audio-converter/