Writing files on Cd in special sequence

[OneBigNewbie]

I want to use the Cd-burning function in XP's Windows Explorer to burn a Cd which contains 150 songs in MP3 format.

But my requirement is to have the songs in a special sequence, that is, by ascending order of file size (instead of filename).

Is there any way I can do it.

If not, I have Nero Express 6. Is this function in there ? I prefer not to use Nero because I am not familar with how it works.

Your help would be appreciated.

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In real terms that can't actually be done. The way the files look when a CD is read or presented has nothing at all to do with how it was recorded. It's all got to do with the program that's looking at the CD. If you look at it in Windows explorer for example the files would by default appear in alphabetical order but if you click the "size" column they'll be arranged according to size.

If you're looking at a playlist of songs in say Windows Media Player then it's alphabetical by default until you re-arrange it yourself and save it as a playlist. Other players have similar ways of creating playlists but the CD doesn't dictate how the files are viewed.. it's the software.

[OneBigNewbie]

The point is that I want to play that CD in my car's MP3 player in my ascending file size sequence. I do not want to create a playlist with it.

So, I think it has to do with the sequence in which the files are physically located on the CD, that is, in my particular sequence, physically.

Is there any way to do that ?

I have thought of a way is to label each file with a serial number prefix.
But it is awfully unruly.

Thanks.

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If the car mp3 player lists and plays the mp3 in alphabetical order by default then there's no other option. Perhaps there are newer car mp3 players that will let you rearrange songs before you play them but the CD doesn't dictate the order. Regular music CDs don't either except that the tracks are numbered 1 through whatever. It has nothing at all to do on how they're recorded it's how they're read.