There are quite a few free, easy to use downloads available. I rather like Music Match Jukebox - does a lot more than just ripping CDs to mp3, but it's fairly easy to use. I also believe (although I haven't used it) that Windows Media Player versions 10 or 11 will also let you rip straight to mp3 (unlike earlier versions which stupidly forced you to use Windows own wma format). Hope this helps.