Lagging WMP Ripping

[heapatrouble]

So, recently, I've been having problems with WMP being excuciatingly slow ripping CD's - literally taking hours to do a 320kbps rip of a 40-minute cd. I don't believe I have added software which has created a conflict that causes this glacial pace, but, before I lose it and do a clean install of the OS, I thought I would see if anyone else has experienced the same issue and might have a fix for it. I am using a Vista Home Premium 32-bit and the hardware config is as follows:

Silverstone CW02 case,
Silverstone Strider 650-watt power supply
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum
AMD Socket 939 Athlon x2 3800 (2.0 GHz)
2 GB DDR Memory (corsair, I think)
Seagate 500 GB HDD
LG Bluray Burner
Diamond Radeon 3870 Video Card
Diamond TV Wonder 650 HD Tuner card.

I know there are some obvious upgrade paths possible (Mobo, CPU, Memory), but am hoping to resolve the WMP issue before I commit to the upgrade.

Thank you,
David

[Alaric]

I would run some bug-killers , like Spybot or AdAware first , then a good anti-virus. If all else fails , you don't have to reinstall the OS for WMP. Just copy the library to the My Music folder , delete the WMP from the Change Or Remove Programs section of Set Program Access and Defaults. Then go the MS website and download a clean copy of WMP for free. If you can still find WMP 10 , it doesn't have the DRM fits v.11 does.

[heapatrouble]

Thanks for the reply. I will give that a shot. Actually, I am using Norton 360 right now,which takes care of alot of the security issues, but I really think that the issue is solely with WMP.

I appreciate the input.

David