It's been a while since I looked at the settings but it's in there somewhere.
Stay well, Laz On 5/16/20, Tom Kaufman <[email protected]> wrote: > LAZ: Pardon my ignorance, but can you (or someone) tell me how I "point > Cdex" to my external CD-DVD drive? > Thanks, > Tom Kaufman > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Laz > Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2020 6:34 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Seemingly Not Able To Rip CDs With Portable CD/DVD > Drive > > I believe the problem is that you need to point CDEx to the external > CD drive as you're no longer using the internal CD drive. > > Laz > > On 5/16/20, Tom Kaufman <[email protected]> wrote: >> I don't know; I tried a second CD...no soap! Cdex comes up empty! >> Tom Kaufman >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Hamit >> Campos >> Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2020 5:50 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Seemingly Not Able To Rip CDs With Portable >> CD/DVD >> Drive >> >> Yeah Tom cause that's how it should be. I just find this new one odd. >> Maybe Dell bent the knee to the music guys. >> >> On 5/16/2020 5:48 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: >>> Hamit: Okay...will give that a try; had actually thought of that; all I >>> know is, usually when I put a CD in (then bring up Cdex) it'll populate >>> itself with the tracks that are on the CD! But you may be on to >>> something! >>> Tom >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >>> Hamit >>> Campos >>> Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2020 5:46 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Seemingly Not Able To Rip CDs With Portable >>> CD/DVD Drive >>> >>> Do you have another CD you've tried before Thom? I'd tri that first. >>> Just because that seems strange that the CD won't show like it's >>> supposed to. Maybe it's 1 of those lame as in stupid anti coppy tricks. >>> But let us know if a trusted CD does the same. >>> >>> On 5/16/2020 5:42 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: >>>> Hello list: Don't know as I can provide enough information here, but >>>> will >>>> try: recently, the CD-DVD drive on my Dell desk top died on me! So I >>>> called >>>> my computer guy, who in turn came and took a look; he said, sure >>>> enough, >>>> that the CD-DVD Burner drive had died, but that he could get me a new >>>> one >>>> in >>>> a few days! Unfortunately, the Coronavirus screwed everything up >>>> (still >>>> have not heard from the computer guy) in the meantime, I was told that >>>> Amazon had USB CD-DVD drives that would do the same thing! So with the >>>> help >>>> of a good friend of mine, I found one on Amazon (is a Dell, but don't >>>> remember the model number) is supposed to be able to play CDs, burn CDs >>>> and >>>> rip.the whole thing! I got the new CD-DVD drive a couple of days ago; >>>> this >>>> afternoon, a friend of mine who helps take care of my yard came by to >>>> cut >>>> the grass; he had this CD that he wanted me to listen to! So I decided >>>> I'd >>>> put this new drive through its paces and see what it'd do; I put the CD >>>> into >>>> the drive and.Winamp did come up and the CD started to play! So here's >>>> where the "fun" begins: I decided I'd rip it to my computer! I brought >>>> up >>>> Cdex, expecting to see the tracks to be ripped and.nothing! Zero! >>>> What >>>> am >>>> I supposed to do to make Cdex understand that I want to rip this CD? >>>> Am >>>> I >>>> forgetting something? As best as I remember, when I used to rip CDs >>>> with >>>> the original drive that was in the computer, I could just pop that bad >>>> boy >>>> in there, bring up Cdex and it was ready to rock and roll; not so with >>>> this >>>> new CD-DVD drive! Did I buy the wrong thing? I was surely thinking >>>> that >>>> this little USB Drive would do what I needed; it said that it would >>>> burn >>>> and >>>> rip! So what am I missing here? If someone can give me instruction >>>> here, >>>> I'd sure appreciate it! >>>> >>>> Tom Kaufman >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> -- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Affordably priced Accessible Talking MP3 Players, Accessible phones, > Bluetooth devices, and accessories > http://www.talkingmp3players.com/ > Email: [email protected] > Phone: 727-498-0121 > Skype: lazmesa > Personal Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/laz.mesa > Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/Talkingmp3players?_rdr > > > > > > > > -- Affordably priced Accessible Talking MP3 Players, Accessible phones, Bluetooth devices, and accessories http://www.talkingmp3players.com/ Email: [email protected] Phone: 727-498-0121 Skype: lazmesa Personal Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/laz.mesa Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/Talkingmp3players?_rdr -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. 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