In this tutorial we will show you how to rip music from an audio CD so you can have it on your computer and listen to it at any time. As you will see, the process is very simple. Everyone can do it if these steps are followed.

This is the first and the shortest article of a series that will show you how to play, rip and burn audio CD's in Windows Vista. Even if these are three different activities, all of them can be done using only one application: Windows Media Player 11, which is included by default in your installation of Windows Vista. Even though Windows Media Player doesn't have the performance or features offered by more specialized third party solutions, it can get the job done. So, if you do not want to invest more money on software, Windows Media Player is the solution for you.