relating to my crashing problem mentioned above...
this still occurs when CDDB look-up is disabled (unless disabling requires a restart of MJ...i just unchecked it and tried again...)
Also, and perhaps more relevantly, the error message coming up on the blue screen says something about a "BAD_POOL_(something)". i'll try to get the last word when it happens again. for now, i put the cd in my dvd drive to get the info in the database, then i place it in the HP drive for ripping. this is the only way to avoid a crash, it seems.