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Windows Media Player 10 CD Ripping

Rip CDs Automatically

SUMMARY: Automatically rip CDs with Windows Media Player 10 just by placing them in the drive.

Windows Media Player 10 can be configured to automatically rip CDs (copy the contents to your hard drive using a compression format) whenever they are inserted into your computer's CD-ROM drive. Plus, to make things even easier, Media Player can also eject CDs as soon as the ripping is complete, allowing you to more quickly convert your music collection to digital.

1. Right click on the Windows Media Player title bar, choosing "Tools" then "Options". If you are in Skin mode, just select "Options".
2. When the "Options" multi-tabbed dialog box appears, select the "Rip Music" tab.
3. Check "Rip CD when inserted".
4. Check "Eject CD when ripping is complete".
5. Click "OK" to close the dialog box.