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

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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

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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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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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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Anonymous

2013-05-21T23:18:56+00:00

that pun was "Tear-able"

anyway, i'm having trouble, and my comp seems to like my taste in music so much it won't share. drive doesn't open, can't rip CDs, but a reboot does temporarily fix it. I'm so confused.
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