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Vista 64 Bit - Will attempt to rip music but will produce 'Error' message everytime - Some Data/Information on CD's will not run???
When inserting a music CD and attempting to rip it to the hard drive either through iTunes or Media Player Vista attempts to rip then after 10 seconds or so will produce an error message with the result being that the CD was not ripped. I have even tried these music CD's on a different PC and it was fine and have even purchased a new CD Drive and have the same problem.
I also have a CD with lots of Exam Questions on that needs to be accessed via the CD in order to view them. Vista will attempt to run the disk but the software will not run??

I have been able to install many other things on my computer e.g games other software applications but cannot get the above two scenarios to work? I have even formatted the hard drive and re-installed Vista and have the same problem?!

Has anyone ever had or heard of this problem?? Please help! I need to access the questions for a big exam in next few weeks!! :(

Thanks