I installed the Nero 6 suite that came with a Sony DVD writer and MC 10 stopped ripping CD's. I had to do a system restore to a date prior to when I installed Nero 6 (for getting rid of subsequently loaded adware . . . kids, ya gotta love'em) and installed the lastest update to MC 10 after the system restore. When I re-installed Nero 6 off the application CD and wrote over the previous Nero folders I expected the same problem, but no! MC 10 is ripping fine.
Tonight I may try burning with MC 10 just to push my luck.
What I know for sure: Nero 6 & MC 10 have a conflict. Nero 6 stops MC 10 from ripping.
What I don't know: Why what I did fixed the problem.
What's going to srew things up next: Nero has released a major update (6606).
I hope people keep testing MC 10 for compatablity with Nero because MC 10 doesn't do it all! We need Nero for writing DVD and playing DVD movies (Nero Showtime is awesome). Sonic sucks!