Hello. i take it your pc is fairly old.i had this same problem problem until last week,then i upgraded,my rip speeds have gone from 3 hrs to 45 minutes(none compressed=10 mins!)totalall depends on what movie it isif it has to be heavily compressed,it will take longerturn off any dvd,turn off anything you are not using,internet,anti vir etc etc.join me,and other members here,on the "unofficial" afterdawn live chat channel ->