CD plays, but I can't extract audio

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I'm trying to get some songs extracted from this cd I have (regular
cd, not cdr), but track number 16 (the last track) is refusing to be
extracted...
I can play the song with any software, winamp, Easy Cd Extractor,
AudioGrabber, but when I try to extract it, or copy it or whatever, it
seems as if the cd-writer is unable to read the disc when it reaches
about 40% of the song. Why does it read it fine when playing back, but
it is unable to extract??

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"U-CDK_CHARLES\Charles" <"Charles Krug"@cdksystems.com> wrote in message
news:49%4d.42$XC.34@trndny08...

> Try Exact Audio Copy for your audio backup needs. It Just Works.
>
> If that fails, try extracting on a Linux box. Sometimes the autorun
> file mungs digital playback under Windows.
>
> As a last resort, it's always possible to do an analog extraction via
> the soundcard input. This usually causes less degradation than the
> final MP3 compression, but YMMV.

Or, if you have an external CD player with a S/PDIF output and a soundcard
with a S/PDIF input, try playing the bad track in the player.

Peace,
Paul