Audio CD to MP3 Windows Media Player

iwanttosave_2

wonderfullife wrote:

Hi
Just had a look at WMP, Go to Tools, Options, Rip Music, Change Format to MP3, you can also decide what quality you want, and move bar accordingly and don't forget to click Apply.
Should work now, hopefully

beat me to it i was going to say the same

wonderfullife_2

iwanttosave wrote:

beat me to it i was going to say the same

That usually happens to me :rolleyes:

Is it just us people from Manchester that are up late!!!

charlieheard

wonderfullife wrote:

Just had a look at WMP, Go to Tools, Options, Rip Music, Change Format to MP3, you can also decide what quality you want, and move bar accordingly and don't forget to click Apply.
Should work now, hopefully

I've been helping my brother-in-law with a brand new Dell Media Centre PC, and he gets the same error. I set the options on first startup of WMP10, including the rip options as described above. I tried downloading, reinstalling and rebooting without success. He is currently using his daughter's iTunes as his default ripper, but would prefer to use WMP as its tightly wrapped into the Media Centre programme.

I think the problem is that his son got in there first with the software for his Sony MP3 player before the BiL started using WMP10, and that has registered something incorrectly in the registry. (This is after scouring the M$ tech areas, which suggest the problem without a solution :mad: ).

I'm happy browsing and updating the registry (after taking the appropriate precautions), but the problem is I can't find anything obvious that looks wrong. Anyone got any ideas...?

Fairwinds

wonderfullife wrote:

Hi
Just had a look at WMP, Go to Tools, Options, Rip Music, Change Format to MP3, you can also decide what quality you want, and move bar accordingly and don't forget to click Apply.
Should work now, hopefully

Thanks for trying, I had already changed the option under tools, so I guess my issue must be something similar to charlieheard's

shopbot

You could try uninstalling MediaPlayer and any MP3 player software etc. Then run CCleaner in 'scan for issues' mode in addition to normal mode. This should remove any traces of the programs that might be left behind. Then do a fresh install of WMP and afterwards any additional MP3 software you might have.

espresso

Stop wasting your time with M$ WMP!

You can download one of the best rippers from here for FREE :j

Full step by step instructions how to use it here



If you use this download link to version 10, it is free.

:rolleyes:

Instructions link should now work!

:doh:

Fairwinds

From earlier in the thread dbpoweramp is what I am using but now runs out in 3 days.
Can't get your full instructions link to work

GordonD wrote:

I have been using that, but my free trial runs out in 4 days, so I thought I'd investigate the free one first.

I can't rememebr what I need to pay for the dbpoweramp one.

How do you get it as free?

Wonderfullife - from your link " ** mp3 encoder on 30 day trial license"

wonderfullife_2

Hi
Try here http://www.free-codecs.com/download/dBpowerAMP_Music_Converter.htm this should be free, but you will have to unistall the trial version first before you install this.

intel

I use this.. pop a CD in and wallop converts in moments.

http://www.eusing.com/CDRipper/CDRipper.htm

wolfman

CDex is another very good and free ripper. It comes with the LAME encoder inbuilt, which is one of the better (or best) mp3 encoder to use.

You simply put the cd in, click the get cddb info (as it'll tag your tracks upon ripping) and click go.

http://www.cdex.n3.net/