CD To MP3 Problems

[VCDHunter]

I am now unable to rip audio CDs to MP3. I have no idea as to what I could have done to cause this but I have. Using a freeware MP3 ripper yesterday it would identify only 1 of 3 of my optical drives, my NEC2500a, but wouldn't open any tracks on it, infact it didn't even display any. I've noticed, also, that audio CDs don't play on my system. On a side note VCDEasy will no longer recognise any of my CDWriters. I can read from these drives without a hitch and my NEC DVD burner and my LiteOn CDRW both work fine under Nero. I have that ASPI thing installed and the diagnostic tool tells me its working fine.

[teegee420]

Kind of risky, but you might want to try uninstalling the IDE controller in question(using Device Manager). Plug-and-play should re-install all the necessary drivers on the next startup. Worked for me in the past.

[VCDHunter]

The drives work fine - except when I am trying to rip CDs to MP3. I think I'm looking at a reinstall here. Strangely a trial version of MP3 Workshop actually will rip from any drive, but its the only one so far.

[gastorgrab]

I heard something a while back about Roxio installs that interfere with normal CD function. I guess a few different applications use the Adaptec file; "CDRAL.dll" (i think was the name).

Basically it puts itself between Windows and your hardware.

Also check here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320553

also:
http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=87060