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More info?)
Some CD/DVD drive manufacturer purposely places a RIP SPEED limit in their
drive. They "seem" to think that no one will want to RIP faster. Check
with the "The Firmware Page" for more info.
"Janus" <janus@no.spam> wrote in message
news:e57sAaOjFHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Actually WMP 10 does rip CD audio to MP3 if one has an mp3 pack
> installed.
>
> I do, but honestly cannot remember where I got mine from. It was online on
> some Windows XP Tweak website, AFAIR.
>
> Janus
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> "Sparda" <UseLinkToEmail@WindowsForumz.com> wrote in message
> news:3_1313970_1230e390337a74993ce366d1b988b247@windowsforumz.com...
>> "" wrote:
>> > I am having problems ripping with WMA to my hard drive for
>> > storing music
>> > files in MP3. It is a Dell running XP home. Sometimes the CD
>> > rips like
>> > nobodys business, but other times its like a snail pace,
>> > almost 2 X
>> > longer to rip than it takes to play. Is this disc, machine or
>> > software
>> > or operator?
>> >
>> > Any help would be appreciated.
>> >
>> > buster
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > buster66
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>> "I am having problems ripping with WMA to my hard drive for storing
>> music files in MP3."
>>
>> Sorry for been so pedantic (again) but you must be ripping them in WMA
>> as WMP dose not alow for MP3 ripping, unless of course you use a
>> diffrent program to convert the WMAs tp MP3s. ANy way, you should try
>> using a diffrent program to rip them, you should try Real Player, plus
>> real player actualy alows you to save then as MP3 whihc is supported
>> by all MP3 players, where as WMA is not always supported as companies
>> that want to use WMA have to pay microsoft royalies.
>>
>> FREE version of Real Player:
>>
http://uk.real.com/player/?&src=ZG.uk.rp.rp.hd.def
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