CD Ripper 2025-11-12 issue - Error writing audio data to StdIn Pipe

[allyn22]

Upgraded CD Ripper today to 2025-11-12 (not sure if that is relevant). I did not make any changes to my normal settings (multi encoder - FLAC and m3) and tried to rip a CD, but got the same error on every track:

Error writing audio data to StdIn Pipe [clEncoder::EncodeBlock]

Watching the Output directory, I could see a .tmp and a .tmp1 file created for every track, but they'd disappear when the ripper reached the end of ripping all the tracks.

After a second or third reboot/retry, I noticed that Norton 360 popped up asking to block cdgrab.exe, but I allowed it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Spoon]

It is norton which is blocking CD ripper and other components (coreconverter.exe).

[allyn22]

Allowed all exes from dBpoweramp and PerfectTUNES - rebooted and even turned smart firewall off for a while - no change in behavior.
Windows 11 Version 24H2 (OS Build 26100.7171)

Also disabled auto protect and smart firewall for 10 minutes and relaunched dBpoweramp, but no change.

[Spoon]

Restart windows in safemode with networking, then run cd ripper, does it work?

Also what exact settings are you using for mp3 and FLAC?

[allyn22]

Entered safe mode with networking (5) and ran CD Ripper - same error message

Error ripping to mp3 (Lame), 'Track 3' to 'C:\Users\ <...>.mp3
Error writing audio data to StdIn Pipe [clEncoder::EncodeBlock]
Encoder created a blank file: C:\Users\ <...> .tmp1







Never got as far as FLAC, but here are those settings: