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| Thread ID: 72543 | 2006-09-16 12:10:00 | Problems ripping with Cdex | Billy T (70) | Press F1 |
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| 485174 | 2006-09-16 12:10:00 | Hi Team I finally got around to ripping some CDs to Mp3 so I downloaded Cdex on the basis of past recommendations. OS is Win 2000 and is a very stable installation. Cdex is not overly inuitive to setup, the instructions don't match the screen display, and it studiously ignored my selected download folder, but those are minor irritations and easily overcome, however I have bigger problems than those: The biggest problem is that at various times during ripping, it simply shuts down the computer. Sometimes it gets to the end of the CD, but others it shuts down after random numbers of tracks . There are no error messages and no drama, the computer simply launches into what looks like a normal shutdown procedure and that's the end of that. The other problem is that it occasionally loses the CD rom and you just have to wait until it decides to find it again. I have also downloaded x-cd-ripper but it doesn't seem to be the full program. When you open it it wants to download the rest of the files, and judging by the screen displays, it looks like that is normal behaviour so that one is off my list. I would be grateful for any advice on Cdex, which came highly recommended, or for suggestions on an alternative free program that has proven easy to use, reliable and crash-free. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 485175 | 2006-09-16 12:34:00 | Does the CD drive/machine exhibit such behaviour when you are copying large amounts of data off normal CDs? | Jen (38) | ||
| 485176 | 2006-09-16 15:02:00 | First thing I'd try is uninstall it and reinstall. Also see if you can eliminate the CD drive itself as being the problem. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 485177 | 2006-09-16 23:40:00 | 1) Did you install a beta version or a stable one? 2) Have you got 'Automatic Restart on Errors' turned on in Startup and Recovery of My Computer properties? |
E|im (87) | ||
| 485178 | 2006-09-17 00:38:00 | Does the CD drive/machine exhibit such behaviour when you are copying large amounts of data off normal CDs? No, I have zero problems burning CDs or DVDs, it is a reasonably new LG GSA-4167-B. E|im It is not a beta version, but yes, on checking I find reboot is enabled. It must be the default option because I've never strayed there in the past. If I disable that feature, will just get an option to reboot/proceed. I'm no better off than the auto-reboot if all I can do is manually reboot to get past the error. I'm currently looking at some optional ripping programs, one is "cdtomp3freeware.exe" and the other is "MEDA-CDRipper" so any comments on thiose would be appreciated. They seem to have fairly clean and professional looking interfaces, but that's just the showy side. :( Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 485179 | 2006-09-17 02:54:00 | I prefer cdex but unsure what is causing the issues you are having, however I know my daughter uses Windows Media Player as it is very simple to use and it is already there. | sam m (517) | ||
| 485180 | 2006-09-17 03:06:00 | I know windows users think itunes is bloated, but give it a try anyway | plod (107) | ||
| 485181 | 2006-09-17 03:46:00 | I prefer cdex but unsure what is causing the issues you are having, however I know my daughter uses Windows Media Player as it is very simple to use and it is already there. I've used WMP before, and it is easy once you know how, but I've forgotten and there is no assistance in the help files. It is the most obscure program I've ever seen. IIRC it won't pick up the playlist either so you have to name the tracks manually. That's enough to put me off using it again, but I am using V9, and V10 or 11 may well be better but they apparently run only on XP. cdtomp3freeware worked reasonably well, but the interface is clunky and it corrupts some mp3 files (they jump forward suddenly) so that has now been uninstalled. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 485182 | 2006-09-17 04:09:00 | Get the version of cdex without the installer, or an older version produced before they started packaging it with the installer. If memory serves me Cdex is now primarly designed for XP and Ive seen her spit the dummy on any older OS's. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 485183 | 2006-09-17 07:00:00 | Downloaded Cdex Beta 1.71 (unicode version, whatever that means) and it is working a treat. It hung on one track but when I reopened it I was able to restart where I left off. I also tried MEDA CD Ripper which has a sweet and simple interface, and seems to work very well. There was alittle uncertaint about setting bitrates but apart from that it works ok and is well worth a try. Look Here (www.softpicks.net) Thanks to all for help and suggestions. Cheers Billy 8-{) :thumbs: |
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