in "Settings" you have "General Settings" and then "Directory to store files in" with a "BROWSE"
in het nederlands: in "Opties" en "Algemene instellingen" vind je "Map voor het opslaan van bestanden" alsook "BLADEREN"
Try to install our mp3 plugin for AG. This should automatically configure LAME as an internal encoder, so no DOS window pops up!
http://www.audiograbber.org/download.html
Should be entirely based on CPU speed. The slower the computer - the less the ability to run other programs while ripping. Bring up Task Manager and look at the "Performance" tab. If you are seeing high CPU usage - running another program might not be a good idea.