Hey Tony,

Don't know if this is too late...IF you have Windows Media Player 10, you can "rip" CD audio tracks and convert them to mp3 with the built in encoder. Fire up Media Player, click on the Rip tab up at the top, it will tell you to insert audio CD and select tracks to rip (click on the appropriate check box). Check your boxes and click on the Rip Music button at the top to the right. If this is your first rip, you'll get the setup box to pick a format. If not, you can go to Tools, then Options and click on the Rip Music tab for setup options. The last choice in the drop-down menu under Format is MP3. Here you can also select your file destination.

Happy ripping!

-mike