nun isses möglich mit dem Mediaplayer 8 doch mp3 zu encodieren. Das Programm gibt es unter:
http://www.riphelp.com/downloads/radium_codec.html und eine Anleitung steht hier:
Windows media player on XP can encode mp3 and you can do it for free, instead of those $10. programs.
Here is how.
Install the mp3 codec - find this where you will ....
http://www.riphelp.com/downloads/radium_codec.html
second make this registry change.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Settings\M P3Encoding
"LowRate"=dword:0000dac0
"MediumRate"=dword:0001f400
"MediumHighRate"=dword:0003e800
"HighRate"=dword:0004e200
Reboot and changes will be evident in media player options.
have fun