If your computer’s disc drive doesn’t have “DVD” on it, it isn’t the proper type of disc drive and thus cannot be used to rip or burn a CD. If Windows Media Player opens when you insert the CD, skip the next two steps. If an autorun window or a different program opens, close it before proceeding.
If you don’t see Windows Media Player at the top of the Start menu, it isn’t installed on your computer. Windows Media Player doesn’t come installed on some versions of Windows 10, though clean-installing Windows 10 can add Windows Media Player to your computer.
If you don’t see Windows Media Player at the top of the Start menu, it isn’t installed on your computer. Windows Media Player doesn’t come installed on some versions of Windows 10, though clean-installing Windows 10 can add Windows Media Player to your computer.
Click Rip settings at the top of the window. Click More options. . . in the drop-down menu. Click Change. . . in the upper-right side of the window. Select a new folder, then click OK at the bottom of the pop-up window. Click OK at the bottom of the window.
Ripping can take as long as a minute (or more) per standard song. To stop the CD from ripping at any time, click Stop rip at the top of the window.
You can view the CD’s files by opening the folder into which you ripped the CD, double-clicking the artist’s name (or Unknown artist), and double-clicking the album folder.
If your computer’s disc drive doesn’t have “DVD” on it, it isn’t the proper type of disc drive and thus cannot be used to rip or burn a CD. If Windows Media Player opens when you insert the CD, skip the next two steps. If an autorun window or a different program opens, close it before proceeding.
If you don’t see Windows Media Player at the top of the Start menu, it isn’t installed on your computer. Windows Media Player doesn’t come installed on some versions of Windows 10, though clean-installing Windows 10 can add Windows Media Player to your computer.
If you don’t see Windows Media Player at the top of the Start menu, it isn’t installed on your computer. Windows Media Player doesn’t come installed on some versions of Windows 10, though clean-installing Windows 10 can add Windows Media Player to your computer.
Click the “Burn options” checklist icon at the top of the “Burn” section. Click Audio CD for a playable audio CD or Data CD or DVD for a file storage CD.
If you’re creating a data CD, you can add videos and photos to the CD as well.
Skip this step for a data CD.
The burning process will take several minutes depending on the selected CD format and how many songs you’re burning.
