http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#0xc00d11f8
should cover this, actualy.

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"Chrisredfield1" <Chrisredfield1@msn-dot-com.no-spam.invalid> wrote in
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>I am running Windows ME, with 640MB RAM, 1.2 GHz AMD Athlon, with a
> DVD-ROM drive. The player used to work fine until today when it just
> stopped playing regular audio CDs for no reason at all. It plays
> MP3s, WMAs, and WAVs perfect, but not inserted CDs. Why? Oh but I
> tried using Musicmatch 8 and Realplayer 10 and they play the CDs
> fine. I want to use WMP though. Based on my troubleshooting I habe
> found that it's not my drives or my CDs that are corrupt, it's
> Windows Media Player. I have searched all over the internet
> Googling, and everything else, to no avail. I am desperate for
> answers. This is the error I get when I try to play the CDs (this
> happens every time without fail):
> "Windows Media Player encountered an error when reading the CD-ROM
> drive in digital mode. Click OK to switch to analog mode. Click
> Cancel to retry playing in digital mode."
> I have tried both billions of times and there is no difference. WHen
> I click Okay then it says:
> "Windows Media Player encountered an error when reading the CD-ROM
> drive in digital mode. You can try to use digital mode again, or you
> can switch the Player to analog mode."
> Clicking Cancel does the exact same thing. When I press more info it
> gives me an error code: "0xC00D11F8: Cannot play the CD using digital
> playback."
> Okay then I went to Tools > Options > Devices. In the devices
> when I try to click properties to the drive nothing at all happens.
> I tried this because the error code description told me to change to
> analog, but I can't even do that. I am severely going freaking nuts
> here. By the way as part of my troubleshooting process I naturally
> decided to reinstall Media Player 9. Nothing changes at all. It's
> like a disease. I ran my up-to-date virus scanner and my computer is
> virus free. I have run out of options. The next thing to do is break
> down and cry. Literally. I am begging for anyone's help.
> Please, guys is there anything I'm missing here? Thanks.
>