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Why can't Windows Media Player Rip to mp3 ?

 
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WH
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Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 6:03 am    Post subject: Why can't Windows Media Player Rip to mp3 ? Reply with quote
I have Windows 2000 and Windows media player 9. It will rip a CD to .wma
but not .mp3. Does anyone know why this is? Are there any free encoders
from Microsoft that adds .mp3 support. It will play mp3 just fine but not
rip. Thanks.

-WH

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Sanman
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Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 12:08 pm    Post subject: Re: Why can't Windows Media Player Rip to mp3 ? Reply with quote
Windows media player 10 allows mp3 ripping. You have to configure it.

Sanman

"WH" <user@server.com> wrote in message
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I have Windows 2000 and Windows media player 9. It will rip a CD to .wma
but not .mp3. Does anyone know why this is? Are there any free encoders
from Microsoft that adds .mp3 support. It will play mp3 just fine but not
rip. Thanks.

-WH

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text.news.ntlworld.com
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Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2004 1:10 am    Post subject: Re: Why can't Windows Media Player Rip to mp3 ? Reply with quote
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Are there any free encoders

cdex - http://www.cdex.n3.net/
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John H
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Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2004 1:02 pm    Post subject: Re: Why can't Windows Media Player Rip to mp3 ? Reply with quote
I've only just seen this posting, so the question may already have
been answered.

Windows Media Player certainly does rip to mp3 files (well 9 and 10 do
at least). Go to the menu Tools>Options and select the Rip Music tab,
and then unjder Rip Settings select Mp3 from the Format drop down menu

John.



On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 20:48:47 GMT, "text.news.ntlworld.com"
<nah@nah.nah.nah.nah.com> wrote:

Quote:
Are there any free encoders

cdex - http://www.cdex.n3.net/
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stankley
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Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2004 1:02 pm    Post subject: Re: Why can't Windows Media Player Rip to mp3 ? Reply with quote
"WH" <user@server.com> wrote in message news:<3HBkd.38289$T02.32118@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com>...
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I have Windows 2000 and Windows media player 9. It will rip a CD to .wma
but not .mp3. Does anyone know why this is? Are there any free encoders
from Microsoft that adds .mp3 support. It will play mp3 just fine but not
rip. Thanks.

-WH

Install Media Player 10 - this supports mp3 ripping. I think MS
didn't support mp3 ripping in earlier versions because they were
pushing .wma. I guess they now figure that:

a) most 'mp3 players' also not support wma files
b) they view wma as superior in quality to mp3 (which I believe it is)

and hence believe that most users will use .wma ripping rather than
mp3 (which of course is the default when you install MP10).
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