On 14/11/2017 13:46, Bob Latham wrote:
Over several years I have ripped 2400 CDs. Two I couldn't rip because
they were protected and not red book standard.

Just for once Linux _is_ the answer... it sees straight through the copy
protection schemes. Microsoft played ball, and deliberately did NOT
bypass the copy protection. Since the Sony rootkit scandal things may
have changed, so it may be worth giving them another go.

Andy