Cd won't rip using Windows Media Player in windows 7

Hi Schleke,

Information that is stored in the database or the database itself can become corrupted. The Windows Media Player library database can usually recover automatically from database corruption. Here’s how you resolve corrupted library.

1. Exit Windows Media Player.

2. Click Start, click Run, type %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Media Player, and then click OK.

3. Select all the files in the folder, and then click Delete on the File menu.

Note You do not have to delete the folders that are in this folder.

4. Restart Windows Media Player.

Note Windows Media Player automatically rebuilds the database.

5. Run Windows Media Player.

If this does not resolve the problem, clear the Windows Media Player database cache files. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Exit Windows Media Player.

2.  click Start, click Run, type %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft, and then click OK.

3. Select the Media Player folder, and then click Delete on the File menu.

4. Restart Windows Media Player.

Note Windows Media Player automatically rebuilds the database.

This should fix the issue.

Referred link:

You cannot view, add, or delete items in the library in Windows Media Player 11**http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925718**

Note: The information in the article above is equally applicable for Windows Media player 12.

Regards,

Shinmila H - Microsoft Support

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Hi Schleke,

Information that is stored in the database or the database itself can become corrupted. The Windows Media Player library database can usually recover automatically from database corruption. Here’s how you resolve corrupted library.

1. Exit Windows Media Player.

2. Click Start, click Run, type %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Media Player, and then click OK.

3. Select all the files in the folder, and then click Delete on the File menu.

Note You do not have to delete the folders that are in this folder.

4. Restart Windows Media Player.

Note Windows Media Player automatically rebuilds the database.

5. Run Windows Media Player.

If this does not resolve the problem, clear the Windows Media Player database cache files. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Exit Windows Media Player.

2.  click Start, click Run, type %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft, and then click OK.

3. Select the Media Player folder, and then click Delete on the File menu.

4. Restart Windows Media Player.

Note Windows Media Player automatically rebuilds the database.

This should fix the issue.

Referred link:

You cannot view, add, or delete items in the library in Windows Media Player 11**http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925718**

Note: The information in the article above is equally applicable for Windows Media player 12.

Regards,

Shinmila H - Microsoft Support

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Hi Shinmila,

Thanks for that, but you will see from my first post, that I have already tried that approach and it did nothing.

Going into Troubleshooting, it has detected that the media library is corrupted, so now I am stuck as to what I should do next.

I did open up a new user account to see if WMP would work and it did, but I would still like to get my original one working properly again.

Hi Schleke,

The problem could be because the CD could be damaged or scratched. May be try out with a new CD. What say?

If the error still shows up, configuring the following setting might help you in completing the rip.

1. Open Windows Media Player.

2. Go to Tools -> Options -> Devices.

3. Select CD/DVD burner and chooseAdvanced.

4. Place a checkmark on “Use error correction”.

Once you’ve done that, try ripping the CD.

More information on rip settings:

Change settings for ripping music**http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Change-settings-for-ripping-music**

Regards,

Shinmila H - Microsoft Support

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