Here below is a whole thread discussing using windows Media to rip and burn cd's.
As usual, in windows, there is more than one way to do things. I am in the habit of opening my cd drive in My Computer and opening the folder containing my files to be burned in another My Computer window. I then copy the files into the cd drive window, attempting to get them in the right order. Once this is finished, I hit alt-f, t, to begin the burn process. (One can also arrow to the 'write these files to cd' option.) this launches the cd-writing wizard. The first step is to name the cd. At this point, there needs to be a cd in the drive. You then choose whether you are burning a data or music cd. Data cd's can contain music or other files, but will only play in a computer or mp3 player. Music cd's play in computers and also cd players. Once you make this choice, if you are burning a data cd, burning starts. If you are burning a music cd, windows Media Player opens. You cn hit alt-b to begin the burn process at this point, but I recommend tabbing many times to get to the list of songs to be burned to verify that they are in the right order. If they aren't, highlight one you want to move and use the context menu with options to move up or move down. then hit alt-b. this all assumes you are running xp and have windows Media Player 10. Here, from earlier pc-audio discussions, are other takes and other information. Dean From: "Kat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: RE: Media Player: Ripping/Burning Thread-Index: AcY1zyKAQid7zwNMRDagozgXS1u3pAAFtdMg To clear the burn list: 1. Select the entire list of files using Control and the letter "a". 2. Press the Application Key. 3. Arrow to the option for removing the selected items, and press enter. HTH Katrina-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brent Harding Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 10:38 PM To: PC audio discussion list. Subject: Re: Media Player: Ripping/Burning How do you clear the burn list after the disk is burned? I really need to get Nero 6, way too many controls in that media player thing, but it works in a pinch. I wonder if files from yahoo music unlimited would burn good? ----- Original Message ----- From: "nick danger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 2:07 PM Subject: Re: Media Player: Ripping/Burning > Hi Katrina, > > Glad I could help. Unfortunately I don't have I tunes so I can't help ya > there. > > Tony > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 12:49 PM > Subject: RE: Media Player: Ripping/Burning > > >>I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped guide >>me >> through the process of burning/ripping, especially Tony and Kevin. Your >> most recent messages were extremely helpful, and I so appreciate the easy >> to >> follow instructions. Although I am not an expert, I can honestly say >> that >> the burning/ripping challenge has been met. (big smile) It has been a >> month of time consuming/frustrating trial and error, but the pay off is >> certainly rewarding. (thumbs up) >> >> FYI: The problem was that I used a MP3 format to burn the files. It was >> confusing, because the CD played just fine in a commercial CD player >> and/or >> in a computer, and actually allowed me to rip them on to a different >> computer. I could never get the files to show in Media Player's >> burn/play >> list. However, thanks to Kevin I tried using the Audio CD format. >> >> The files appeared properly in the list view. Actually I'm burning with >> Media Player, rather than iTunes, as the software is easier to use for >> sorting files in the list view. I don't suppose anybody out there has an >> easy way to sort files in iTunes? Other than that issue, iTunes is a >> pretty >> good program. >> >> It is so frustrating! When I open a folder of songs in the iTunes >> library, >> the order is completely rearranged. The iTunes documentation said that >> the >> files could be copied into the play list and/or resorted in the library, >> but >> I simply can't figure out how to use JFW to do that. Fortunately Media >> Player doesn't rearrange the files so I'll stick with it unless somebody >> can >> help. >> >> Thanks again, >> Katrina >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> On Behalf Of nick danger >> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 7:15 PM >> To: PC audio discussion list. >> Subject: Re: Media Player: Ripping/Burning >> >> Hi Katrina, >> >> Here's how to burn cd's using the media player. >> >> First from your my music folder, select the tracks you want to burn and >> add >> each one you want to burn to the burn list. The add option is in the >> file >> menu. Once you have the files you want, hit alt-tab to your focus is in >> the >> media player program. from there, press tab to get to the first of the >> burn >> buttons and hit space on it. Then hit the tab key about 9 times to reach >> the >> second of the buttons which is the start burn button. Once you're on >> that, >> press enter on it and you should be in business. Hop this helps. >> >> Tony >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "nick danger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 7:06 PM >> Subject: Re: Media Player: Ripping/Burning >> >> >>> Hi Katrina, >>> >>> First, you'll need to upgrade your media player to the latest version >>> which >>> is 10.0 >>> >>> Once you have that, you can follow these instructions for ripping cd's >>> with >>> it. >>> >>> Ripping a cd to your hard drive using the windows media player >>> Perhaps the easiest way to do this is to insert the cd into the hard >>> drive. >>> A dialog box will then come up and prompt you to take an action. These >>> will >>> range from exploring the files on the cd with the windows explorer, to >>> burning a cd with your preferred rom burning program to ripping the cd >>> with >>> the >>> windows media player or simply to take no action. Once you've chosen the >>> rip >>> action press enter and the cd will rip to the following folder: >>> c:\documents >>> and settings\my documents\my music location. >>> If you choose to take no action and want to perform the rip manually, >>> select >>> the windows media player application, then tab to the firsst of the rip >>> music >>> buttons and press space to activate it. From this point, hit tab about 9 >>> times to access the second rip music button and hit space on that. The >>> tracks >>> will be ripped to the folder named above. >>> To perform a selective rip, once you tab to the second of the rip >>> buttons, >>> hit the tab key once more and you will be in the tracks listbox. By >>> default >>> you are at the top of it and the tracks appear in a vertical order so >>> the >>> down arrow moves you to each corresponding track. all of the tracks are >>> checked >>> by default at first. Simply uncheck the tracks you don't want to rip by >>> hitting the down arrow and spacebar then shift-tab once to the rip >>> button >>> and >>> press space on it and the selected tracks will be ripped into the my >>> music >>> folder. Hopefully this explanation makes sense. _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
