I'm thinking about creating a menu driven VCD and I hope to add normal music files onto the disc so that when the user inserts the disc into a normal CD player it will play the music files.
Before I start I would just like to know if anyone else has tried this or if it is possible to do this.
To summarise I want to create a Mixed Data CD.
VCD's
First off - I've never done that. In fact, I've never made a VCD! 
I believe you'll need another program. AFAIK, Workshop can't make an audio CD. Perhaps DVD Movie Factory can do it all???
You should be able to make the VCD part with Workshop (or Movie Factory). Just select Create DVD Folders and un-check Create Disc when you get to the burn step. That will put the VCD data on your hard drive.
Then, create an audio CD (with whatever software you want) and add the VCD files as additional "data" files.
I believe you'll need another program. AFAIK, Workshop can't make an audio CD. Perhaps DVD Movie Factory can do it all???
You should be able to make the VCD part with Workshop (or Movie Factory). Just select Create DVD Folders and un-check Create Disc when you get to the burn step. That will put the VCD data on your hard drive.
Then, create an audio CD (with whatever software you want) and add the VCD files as additional "data" files.
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Nope won't work 
a VCD is a Video CD with Video files on it.
a CD Player plays audio files
If you are looking for something to take hold of your music collection and create your own mix so that you can listen to it in the car on the way to work, there is nothing simpler than Windows Media Player which is built into the Windows Operating system.
A VCD can be regarded as the fore runner of the DVD.
When CD's were first introduced (before that we had the 5.25" floppy disc, then the 3.5" and then zip discs) a whole new world emerged. The boffins in the computer world realised they could now place up to a hours worth of video onto a CD. This was the first step towards replacing the VHS tape.
At the time you were however restricted to 1 hour per disc and a simpler menu than the ones you see on a DVD. (Though I have seen a CD with 2 hours on it and was amazed at the quality).
Video on a disc became an every day reality when the DVD disc came onto the scene. A standard DVD disc holds the equivalent of 6 x CD's, now you could get 3 hours onto a disc with a decent menu, extra sound tracks, subtitles and so on.
You can of course make Audio DVD's but in effect these are like Video DVD discs without a moving picture but with a still image - probably a solid black colour! the lack of thousands of pictures (PAL 25 frames per second, NTSC just under 30) means that the Audio DVD has more room for more audio. It is however essentially a DVD Video disc and you need a player that can play movies.
a VCD is a Video CD with Video files on it.
a CD Player plays audio files
If you are looking for something to take hold of your music collection and create your own mix so that you can listen to it in the car on the way to work, there is nothing simpler than Windows Media Player which is built into the Windows Operating system.
A VCD can be regarded as the fore runner of the DVD.
When CD's were first introduced (before that we had the 5.25" floppy disc, then the 3.5" and then zip discs) a whole new world emerged. The boffins in the computer world realised they could now place up to a hours worth of video onto a CD. This was the first step towards replacing the VHS tape.
At the time you were however restricted to 1 hour per disc and a simpler menu than the ones you see on a DVD. (Though I have seen a CD with 2 hours on it and was amazed at the quality).
Video on a disc became an every day reality when the DVD disc came onto the scene. A standard DVD disc holds the equivalent of 6 x CD's, now you could get 3 hours onto a disc with a decent menu, extra sound tracks, subtitles and so on.
You can of course make Audio DVD's but in effect these are like Video DVD discs without a moving picture but with a still image - probably a solid black colour! the lack of thousands of pictures (PAL 25 frames per second, NTSC just under 30) means that the Audio DVD has more room for more audio. It is however essentially a DVD Video disc and you need a player that can play movies.