Jan 11, 2025 · I'm running Media Player legacy version 12 on Windows 11. With any CD loaded into the device when I hit the Rip CD button a box immediately pops up with the text: Windows Media Player cannot access the file. The file might be in use, you might not have access to the computer where the file is stored, or your proxy settings might not be correct.

Apr 15, 2022 · The new version of Media Player seems to be completely hobbled, without the ability to rip CDs or to access my library in the comprehensive way I could in the past. Microsoft hasn't updated its guidance on how to rip and user posts from beta versions of W11 assume the old Media Player will still be available.

Click the Audio disc in the left pane of the Windows Media Player, then click the Rip CD button at the top of the window. The audio disc, will be ripped to your Music folder (Start > File Explorer > Music). Connect your thumb drive, right click, copy, then browse to …

When you RIP an Audio CD with Windows Media player, that stores those files in the Music Folder in your User Profile folder on your hard drive The first thing to be aware of is, the default format in Windows Media Player is WMA and very few devices can play those files, it is best to set Windows Media Player to RIP a CD to MP3 format

Feb 26, 2016 · I see that you are facing issues while you are trying to RIP cds from Windows Media Player. Please follow the below steps and check if it helps, Windows Media Player DVD troubleshooter. 1. Type Troubleshoot in search bar and then Enter. 2. Select the Windows Media Player DVD. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions. Windows Media Player Settings. 1.

Oct 12, 2018 · Insert the CD It should begin to play automatically in Windows Media Player, once that was opened prior to inserting the Disk Stop the CD Playing and at the top, click the 'RIP' button

Apr 2, 2020 · Great information. You could mention that the Rip CD option becomes clickable after tracks are selected. Also, that all tracks can be selected with a single check mark next to the word Album. I would mention that mp3 files will be created and that folders for artist and album are automatically created in the Windows Music library/folder.

May 19, 2023 · Enable CD ripping in Windows Media Player: Open Windows Media Player and go to "Rip Settings" by clicking the "Rip CD" button. In the Rip settings menu, make sure "Rip CD automatically" is checked. You can also choose your desired audio format and quality settings. Click "OK" to save the changes. Please note: This is a user-to-user community forum.

Mar 6, 2018 · To copy a CD with only one DVD drive, kindly follow these steps: Insert the CD you want to copy into the DVD drive. Create a location folder and copy the contents of the CD to the folder. Remove the CD from the DVD drive. Insert the blank CD, and then burn the contents of the folder into the new CD. For additional information, see Burn and rip ...

d) (Optional) If you don't want to rip every song, in the Player Library, clear the check boxes next to the songs you don't want to rip. e) Click the Rip CD button in Now Playing mode or Rip CD in the Player Library to begin ripping. For more information visit the following link:-