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

Anonymous
2010-03-20T06:51:09+00:00

I just got Windows 7 a few weeks ago and have had no trouble until now to rip cds.

It now however shows "windows media player cannot rip one or more tracks from the cd"

I have gone into TOOLS - OPTIONS - DEVICES - DRIVE , clicked Use error connection (both playback and rip are defaulted to digital) No change

I have gone to RIP MUSIC tab and tried to slide the Audio Quality bar and/or change the rip format, but when I do I get "the settings for ripping music could not be suppied" and they reset to original settings.

I have gone into Registry Editor and deleted the low rate MP3 encoding rate and still no change - it just keeps giving me the  "windows media player cannot rip one or more tracks from the cd".

any ideas??????????

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Music, photos, and video

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Anonymous
2010-04-11T00:41:53+00:00

Open WMP

Go into Tools - Options - Rip Music and see if you have a location the music is being ripped to. I didn't when I looked, it was blank.

then go to Organise - Manage Libraries - Music, there should be a music folder location here, if there isn't press "add" and add the music folder.

Now do the same for the other 3 libraries, Videos, Pictures and Recorded tv, all should have locations, delete the ones without a location.

try to rip again.

hopefully like me you will be off and running again.

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-03-29T08:11:19+00:00

    Hey,

    This is what worked for Schleke. Hopefully the same resolution helps for you as well.

    ripping from a CD

    http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7music/thread/36d8062e-a7f4-4c9e-b98b-a63923fc9e72/#828f3cb6-a3c1-4221-bbd2-6cf4b20e1fb8

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-03-28T22:46:06+00:00

    can you post the resolution? I am having the same issue. thanks in advance!

    Brian

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-03-27T23:44:06+00:00

    Dear Schleke,

    I am having the same problems with my WMA and the rip music issue.  Could you please help me out?  Maybe you could give me the help that Andy gave you?  This would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks so much.

    mdpk_kremer

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  4. Anonymous
    2010-03-27T15:31:36+00:00

    Hi Schleke,

    I am having the same problem as you, can you share what the solution was from 'Andy'. Thanks.

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