HELP! Windows media player

[Joe_Fox]

HELP!
I'm getting well pissed off with this computer.
I have got windows media player 9 and I want to rip some cd's but the cd information is not being displayed. This computer is on broadband so it should just display the info shouldn't it?

First person to tell me how to get it to display the info gets a prize.

Thanks

 

[Melton Fox]

Are you ripping as MP3's or WMA's?

 

[Melton Fox]

When it's ripping, have you clicked "Find Album Info"?

 

[Joe_Fox]

Either Melto, it just says page cannot be displayed instead of all the track names, etc

 

[joe501]

use CD trustee, it should automatically find the name, artist, etc of the song using gracenote.

http://www.gracenote.com/partners/software/

 

[Melton Fox]

Although you are online, does WMP know you are online?

 

[Melton Fox]

use CD trustee, it should automatically find the name, artist, etc of the song using gracenote.

http://www.gracenote.com/partners/software/

So does Media Player, but uses another file info site

 

[Joe_Fox]

Although you are online, does WMP know you are online?

maybe not - how do I get it to know i'm online?

 

[Melton Fox]

File - Is the Work Offline option highlighted?

 

[Melton Fox]

Also Tools - Options - Player

There is a "connect to the internet" box, try highlighting this

 

[Joe_Fox]

no

 

[Melton Fox]

When you try and play a CD without ripping it, does it display the info then?

 

[Joe_Fox]

Also Tools - Options - Player

There is a "connect to the internet" box, try highlighting this

already done that. just says unknown artist, etc.

 

[Joe_Fox]

When you try and play a CD without ripping it, does it display the info then?

no, it has never displayed any album info, its doing my head in.

 

[Melton Fox]

already done that. just says unknown artist, etc.

Have you tried a different CD, some it doesn't recognise

Try a popular one

 

[Melton Fox]

Failing all else, upgrade to Media Player 10

 

[Joe_Fox]

yep, tried a few cd's - no joy, its like it doesnt see the internet but its obviously connected because i am posting on here.

 

[joe501]

So does Media Player, but uses another file info site

yeh, gracenote finds every CD I use

 

[Melton Fox]

I've just tried a CD that I don't have on my hard drive and that worked, so the server isn't down. If you check for updates, does it recognise you as online?

 

[Joe_Fox]

Failing all else, upgrade to Media Player 10

I have just upgraded to media 9 though - I thought this would solve the problem but it hasn't.