saving songs from cd to usb flash drive tip

i used itunes.  first you want to make sure the files convert to mp3 format.

•Launch iTunes – You can launch it from the Start Menu Programs
•Select ‘Edit > Preferences > General, and press Import Settings’.
•Change the ‘Import Using’ to ‘MP3 Encoder’.
•Save the settings.
•Go to the library and right-click on a music track and choose the option which reads ‘Convert Selection to MP3′. If the track is not protected then you’ll be able to convert it to MP3 format. However, if the track is a protected one then iTunes will pop-up a window telling you that the protected track cannot be converted to other formats

Simplest method is this.

1) Press “Control” and “A” to select all songs

2) Push “Advanced” at the top

3) Choose “Create MP3 Version” option

4) wait for the conversion to complete.

then you put in your cd and your usb.  on the bottom right, click on "import cd" to import whole thing.  if you don't want the whole cd, then uncheck the boxes next to the individual tracks.  the import is pretty fast.  then you go to your music folder (start-->music) -->itunes-->itunes media-->music-->compilation.  so . . . somewhere thereabouts should be your cd songs.  then you drag and drop the folder with your cd songs into the usb window.

now i'm guessing there are other ways of doing it, but this is how i did it.