is it the only mp3 file that you have, that is showing as a .dat .

yeah, all the rest i have are fine (and assosiated with winamp)

Ok,you say you changed Klubbheads - Let the party begin tp Klubbheads - Let the party begin.mp3 and nothing happens .the orignal before you changed it reads Klubbheads - Let the party begin.DAT ,correct so all you are changeing is the .dat to .mp3 correct .

it did not read .dat originally, just an unassociated file type, i right clicked to discover that it was a .dat!

It plays as a mp3 on you computer , it should play as a mp3 on a burnt disk !
Email me the file if you like and i will see what i can do with it .
jnburton2003@hotmail.com

or just ,delete it and download it again .

its large, so hotmail wont do, but ill try and see if it actually will play in my car and mp3 player!

Greetings.
I'm not sure if you have done this or not, but base on what you have mentioned above, I guess not.
1) Go to the folder which contains your "mp3" file.
2) Go to Tools -> Folder Options.
3) Select the tab "View".
4) Uncheck this: "Hide file extensions for known file types".
5) Click "OK" and now I guess you can see your_song.dat right?
Or according to the previous post, you have changed the extension
to .mp3, so I guess the file would now be: your_song.mp3.dat.
6) Now, change it to your_song.mp3.

After that, you could go back to Tools -> Folder Options, & have the "Hide
file extensions for known file types" be checked once again (your wish.).

Did that help?
Thanks.

thank you soo much helped heaps. should have though of it myself

Hello anyone!

I have a question on "how to convert a old dat file extention to open and be viewed???".

I know the .dat file is a jpeg or mpeg of some sort.

Any help for be appreicated