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[jsaboo]

I amusing Media Center the latest edition.  I love the product - however I am having trouble RIPPING MP3s,.  I get the following error "Open Drive Failed.  Parameter is Out of Range".  I get this error whether I try to RIP MP3 or MP3 VBR.  If I use any other software such as Pinnacle etc., the problem does not exist.  Also, I have the SAME problem on two different computers?  

I am running Windows XP Pro.  Any idea what could be going on?  This is a huge bummer for me....a great software otherwise but if I can't use it to RIP, then.....

[xen-uno]

Copy & paste your info from MC>Help>System Info. Sounds like (possibly) your drive isn't supported.

R_x

[jsaboo]

Actually, that may not be true.  This is a Windows Xp Pro machine on a network.  If I log in using Administrator (local or domain), the Ripping etc works just fine.  If I log in as a Power User, then it does NOT work.  The problem is occuring on three different computers - one 2 yr old Dell, one 6 month old Dell and an IBM Thinkpad which is a month old.  THis furhter lends credibility to the fact that may NOT be a hardware problem.

[xen-uno]

You hit it...it is not a hardware problem. Apparently MC still needs absolute rights to the system that only an administrator account can fulfill. I thought power user was enough...apparently not. This may be addressed in later builds of 9.1, or surely by V10. This has been posted about in the past, though not lately.

R_x

[jsaboo]

Well, that's pretty dumb, especially for a software such as MC which otherwise is far and above its competition.  Even really really sucky MP3 software doesn't have this problem so it makes me wonder why MC does.