I'm new to this whole limewire/downloading experience. I have all these great songs now, but how do I burn them onto a cd? Any idea or helpful hints would be awesome!!!

Have a look at this thread in the Open Section Sticky: Burning a audio CD from your MP3's

thanks i'll have a look.
can i ask u a question? why do the files download better when "quality->connecting, not good,fair or turbo?

Because the LW is still trying to establish a reliable connection thru a peer. LW Basic connects thru 3 peers & Pro thru 5. You should allow LW to settle down before doing anything with it. Don't just jump on & search ... etc. Let it establish a reliable connection thru the peers & also properly load both the incomplete & shared files.