Exact Audio Copy has been touted as the only freeware that really, really gets a bit-perfect copy of a CD. Tom, I too though that it was EAC's fault that I was encountering errors. Turned out to be a failing CD drive in the computer. None of my other methods of ripping a CD were nearly as picky as EAC. Windows Media Player and Adobe Audition all read the subject CD's without complaining. So EAC may REALLY be trying to tell you something about your CD player. "Don't shoot the messenger." Rhett McMahon