try to do something and try doing something

[zoobinshid]

Hello my dear masters,
Would you please tell me the difference between these two sentences?

1)Try doing something.
2)Try to do something.

Thanks in advance,

[Szymon]

Yes, I`d like to know it too, and here is my understanding of it, if it`s ok, confirm that it really is, if it`s not please help.

try doing:
Let`s say there is a girl who wants a man to fall for her. She`s tried everything but it didn`t work, now she asks her friend what to do and her friend says to her: Try making a cake for him, if he likes it he will maybe fall in love with you.

try to do:
in the same situation if her friend gave her a piece of advice to `try to make` a cake it would probably mean that they both want the man to focus on the efforts of the girl, not on the cake as such. `Try to make a cake`- if he sees it (the efforts, not the cake) he will fall for you

It would be better to understand it if someone for example underestimated somoeone else`s skills and the underestimated person would say then: if you are so good try to do it yourself

That is how I understand it, that would be funny if there is no difference though

[Tdol]

Try making a cake = make a cake to see if it gets you the man
try to make a cake= go into the kitchen and attempt to produce a cake, without any guarantee of success

[cuongmits]

Thanks for very useful information I have read.
I've learnt english for a long time, then I have been studying russian so my english got down so so and I forgot some grammar like this.
Would you tell me please how to use stop/regret/go on/remember + to do sth/doing sth??
I have done this test but the result was not so good :(
This is test link http://www.usingenglish.com/handouts/268.html
Thanks so much.