Originally Posted By: crazyplums

2), which prog would you recommend for use with XP pro, for ripping disks and converting to proper mp3,

3), i read a lot about tagging, many of my mp3 tracks ( a loan from a pal ;]) are alreadt tagged, but is there a specific way to do this?

I'd recommend http://dbpoweramp.com/ for ripping and encoding to MP3. It isn't free, but it as good as the best free ripper (EAC) but much easier to use, gets better quality tag data, downloads album art and is quicker on problem disks.

A good ripper/encoder will make a good attempt at getting tag data. You just need to give them a quick check and correct any errors.

If you have the disk space, rip and encode to FLAC and MP3 (dbpoweramp can encode to both at the same time). Then you have lossless files which you can convert to any other format in the future.
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