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??????????

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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
    2013-05-22T08:18:20+00:00

    I've tried everything including this and it did not work for me.  I just can't figure out how to "add" a location for Ripped CDs to go.  The location is now showing blank (nothing) and I know it has to have a location but the software will NOT allow me to add a location??????????????????????????

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-05-22T07:03:01+00:00

    Hi - my name is Lee and I have tried everything that I have read in this thread so far and NOTHING, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING has worked for me.  I'm running Windows 7 Home Premium so I'm really at a loss.  My last attmept was to go to the link you provided (see below) and this didn't work for me either.  Isn't there another way to define a location for ripping?  Im at a total loss ;-(

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    I got the same and it drove me nuts for days!!!!!!

    I got this solution and it worked and all is back to normal now :)

    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.

    many thanks to Andy !!!!!!

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-05-22T06:45:05+00:00

    Hi I'm Lee - tried this too and it didn't work either? ? ?  What do I have to do to add a location folder.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-05-22T00:31:56+00:00

    I've got the same  problem.  I checked and I do have a place where the music is being stored.  I was able to rip this CD in ITunes with no problem, but Windows Media Player can't read it.  How is this possible?  I have most of my music in WMP and don't want to use ITunes.  Help?

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