

Rip Music Tab in Windows Media Player Options WindowĬheck "Rip CD when Inserted" and, optionally, "Eject CD when ripping is complete." Select the "Rip Music" tab and you should see the settings below. This will bring up the Options dialog box. Start Windows Media Player and select the "Options." menu item from the "Tools" menu. If you want truly automatic audio CD ripping, there are two more settings to configure. Rip Music Options in Windows Media Player You have now configured Windows to automatically rip audio CDs to your hard drive. Finally, select "Copy Music from CD" and click the "OK" button. Now click the "Select an action to perform" radio button. Look closely: The default is "Music Files" and that's the wrong choice! In the AutoPlay tab of the CD-ROM Properties window, choose "Music CD" from the dropdown list at the top. Now select the "AutoPlay" tab to configure the action to take when an music CD is inserted.Ĭhoose "Music CD" from the dropdown list and select "Copy Music from CD."

Let's get to it! First, bring up "My Computer" (found on the Start Menu). Right-click your CD-ROM drive and click "Properties." to bring up the AutoPlay settings for the drive. All are capable of ripping audio CDs.Ĭontext Menu for CD-ROM in My Computer Window It doesn't matter if your drive is a CD-ROM, aĝVD-ROM, a CD burner or a DVD burner. If you have more than one drive, you can make this change to all of them or you can designate one of your drives to be your CD ripping drive. This is done by changing your AutoPlay setting for the CD-ROM drive. The first step is to tell Windows what to do when an audio CD is inserted into your CD-ROM drive. If the CD has already been copied, it will let you know.īefore getting started, make sure you have configured Windows Media Player for CD ripping by following the Knowzy step-by-step guide.
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This article will show you how to rip your CDs without pressing a single key.Īfter following these steps, any time you insert an audio CD into your computer, Windows Media Player will automatically copy it to the library on your hard drive. Our step-by-step guide shows how making MP3s from your CDs is convenient and easy with Windows Media Player. Step-by-Step Automatically Ripping an Audio CD
