Hello Steve and list: I think I saw that "now playing" thing, but it didn't sound like this was what I wanted! Would be nice if these programs would say it how they mean it! Before, there was a definite "start rip" button (or something that clearly indicated that this is what you wanted to do if you wanted to rip) in case you missed it before, am running Jaws 15 with Windows Home Premium. When I first put the CD in, it gave me choices; one of those was "play CD using Winamp. At the time, I wanted to hear the CD, so this is what I chose; problem is that, now when I put the CD in, it just brings up Winamp and starts playing! There seems to be no way to get around it; at least not as far as I can tell! But thanks for your explanation and will try to put your instructions to use! Tom Kaufman
-----Original Message----- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Steve Jacobson Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 6:28 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Ripping CDs With Windows Media Tom, You can rip them in the version of Windows Media Player that I use, and I think it is the latest. You can rip from the "Now Playing" window which is accessed with CONTROL-3, or is probably the window that has focus if Windows Media Player starts automatically when you put in a CD. Some screen readers don't read the controls, though. Another approach is to go to the Tools and Options menu and choose the rip tab. You can choose which format you want them ripped to there, and you can also check a box that will rip a cd automatically when you start Windows Media Player. Unfortunately, how a lot of this works depends upon your "autoplay" settings and even your screen reader, but it's worth exploring before you get another program. If your screen reader doesn't read the controls on the now playing window, NVDA should work. Best regards, Steve Jacobson On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 15:37:22 -0500, Tom Kaufman wrote: >Hello list: Is it still possible, using Windows Media Player to rip a CD? >I've just tried to rip my first one with this new computer, using Windows >Media Player! However I see nothing that says "Rip" in the menus! I am >running Windows 7 (64 bit) running Jaws 15; is it still possible to do this? >Or will I need to use another program to rip my CDs? >Tom Kaufman
