Windows 10: Ripping a CD to my Computer's Windows Media Player

Windows Media Player won't rip CD to my WMP music library. This is a Windows 7 WMP program transferred with a Windows 10 upgrade. Haven't used WMP rip up until now. I put the CD into my laptop and had always got immediate processing under Windows 7,but now the CD is entered for rip,sets up to rip,showing rip in progress,first two songs on CD ripped,then process stopped with Windows Media Player pop-up message(not error message) "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."....So what the #@&% ?

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MEDIA PLAYER- unable to play or rip cd's

Hi Christine,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

We regret the inconvenience caused to you. We will be glad to assist you with the issue.

• Did you check if you are able to play using other CD'S?
• What is the exact error message or code you receive when you try to play the cd or try to Rip?

For now let's try the below steps and check if it helps:

Method 1:

I suggest you to check if the rip settings are set correctly as mentioned in this article:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/change-settings-for-ripping-music

Method 2:

I suggest you to uninstall and reinstall the Windows Media player and check if the issue persists. Refer to these steps to uninstall and reinstall Windows Media player:

• Press Window key + F, select “Settings’ tab below the search box.
• Type “Turn Windows features ON or OFF” and click on the tile with the same name.
• Now, expand the “Media features” and uncheck the box against “Windows Media player”.
• Restart the computer.
• Now follow the same steps and check the box against “Windows Media player” and
  restart the computer to reinstall.
• Check if the issue persists.

Hope it helps. Please do let us know if you need further assistance, we’ll be glad to assist you.

Thank you.

 

Unable to rip CD's from Windows Media Player asking for Media rights to cds

Hi Jerrie,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

I understand your concern about ripping CD's on Windows Media Player.

I suggest you to run Windows Media Player Settings troubleshooter and check.

Windows Media Player Settings troubleshooter find and fix problems with settings in Windows Media Player.

Steps:

• Press Windows key, type troubleshooting
  and select it.
• Click on View all in the left pane.
• Click onWindows Media Player Settings and follow the onscreen instructions.

Also refer to the Microsoft article to know more about:

Burn and rip CDs

Note: The steps in the above article applies to Windows 10 also.

Hope it helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of this issue, we will be happy to assist you further.

 

Windows 10 Media Player Not Ripping Music CDs to MP3

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

Let's try the below steps and check if it helps to resolve the issue.

Method 1: You might be able to complete the rip by turning on error correction.

> In Windows Media Player ->Click on Tools -> Options -> Devices, click the CD burner, choose> Advanced, and set the error correction to On.

Method 2: There are two ways to change rip settings while in the Player Library. You can insert a CD into your CD drive and click Rip settings, or you can click the Rip Music tab in the Options dialog box.

The Rip Music tab in the Options dialog box offers additional options that aren't available on the Rip settings menu.

To rip music from a CD, do the following:

• For best results, make sure that you are connected to the Internet before you begin.
  
  When your computer is connected to the Internet, the Player attempts to retrieve media information about the tracks being ripped from an online database. The Player then adds the information to the files during ripping.
  
  Note: you can rip a CD when your computer isn't connected to the Internet. However, the Player won't be able to identify the name of the CD, the artist who created it, or the names of the songs until you go online.
  
• Insert an audio CD into the CD drive.
  
• (Optional) If you want to select a different format (for example, MP3 instead of WMA) or bit rate (for example, 192 Kbps instead of 128 Kbps) for the files created during ripping, in the Player Library, click the Rip settings menu, and then click Format
  or Audio Quality.
  
• (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.
• Click the Rip CD button in Now Playing mode or Rip CD in the Player Library to begin ripping.

Keep us informed if the issue is resolved. We are glad to help you further.