Enhanced cd won't rip to my zen touch

i have an enhanced cd, a real copy from HMV it is Gang Starr - The Ownerz, it has videos on it and MediaSource won't rip it to my pc or Zen Touch, Media Player won't rip it either.
help!!
how do i make it rip?

EAC or AudioGrabber (google the obvious)
Both are lame front ends so you will end up with better quality encodes as a result of your efforts.
jake

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