Steps To Rip Music From A CD

Rip music from a CD

You can use Windows Media Player to copy songs from audio CDs to your computer.

 This process is called ripping.During the ripping process, the Player makes a copy of each song, stores it on your hard disk as a Windows Media Audio (WMA), MP3, or WAV file, and then adds it to your Player Library.

After you've ripped your CD collection, you can use the Player to do any of the following:

Find and play any song on your computer with a few quick clicks (no more fumbling with stacks of CDs and CD cases). For more information about finding your music, see Find items in the Windows Media Player Library.