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Copy Songs from a CD to Your Computer |
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February 2005
This article and the accompanying video describe how you can use Windows Media Player 9 Series to copy (rip) songs from an audio CD to your computer.
To copy songs from a CDStart the Player and connect to the Internet. Connecting to the Internet will display media information about the songs being ripped in the Media Library feature. Insert an audio CD into the CD drive. Click Copy from CD. All songs are selected to be copied if you have not previously copied them from the CD. If there are any songs that you do not want to copy, clear the check box next to them. Note To select or clear all the songs at once, use the check box at the top of the list. - Click Copy Music. The first time you click Copy Music, a message appears asking if you want to copy protect your music. Click one of the following options:
Add copy protection to your music If you select this option, the songs that you copy to your computer cannot be played on any other computer. In some cases, this option also prevents your songs from being played on the same computer once it has been upgraded significantly (for example, by reformatting the hard disk or replacing multiple hardware components). Do not add copy protection to your music (recommended) If you select this option, the songs that you copy to your computer can be played on any computer, such as on your home computer and your work computer.
Read the copyright notice at the bottom of the Copy Options dialog box, select the check box to acknowledge that you have read it, and then click Next. - Click one of the following options:
Change my current format settings If you select this option, you can select different file format and audio-quality-level settings before you copy songs to your computer. Keep my current format settings If you select this option, you can keep your current file format and audio-quality-level settings, and immediately start copying the songs you selected to your computer. To change the file format or audio-quality-level settings later, on the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Copy Music tab.
After you select an option for your format settings, click Finish. If you chose to change your current format settings, you will need to select an item from the Format list, adjust the audio quality using the slider, and then click OK to close the Options dialog box. For more information on any of these settings, click Help.
The Player will begin copying your songs, as shown in the following screen shot.
Once all your songs are copied to your computer, you can just go to Media Library to listen to your music, without having to insert and change CDs.
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