thanks mate. I followed the instruction to the letter, got the little window that said this:
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Information...
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The DirectShow filter "C:\Program Files (x86)\Madflac\madFlac.ax" was registered successfully.
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OK
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but when i try imgburn i still get the same message:
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ImgBurn
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ConnectFilters(Source, Sample Grabber) Failed!
File Name: Z:\music\BEATLES\The BEATLES Stereo USB\Music\FLAC\Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band\13 - A Day In The Life (2009 Digital Remaster).flac
Reason: No combination of intermediate filters could be found to make the connection.
Hint: You may need to install some additional DirectShow filters in order to support files of this type or the file might be corrupt.
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OK
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**also if I try to play the file it loads straight up in mplayerc, wmplayer tells me it can try to play, and then does perfectly. I was also just looking at a codec tweak tool and one of the options was to activate my inactive filter: Madflac.ax .however activating it made no difference