How to burn a MP3 file to CD?

I tried the easiest way - drag it to Windows media player (on right) but it did not work. It said 'have errors or missing burning right'. Some website said we need to download decoding software first but some just said the drag and burn method.

If I clicked the cross next to the file, it would say 'too large to fit a disc'. It is a simple sound recording of about 1 hr. -- 41.7 MB

Advice please

by the way, i found this Best Free CD-DVD Burning Software... Not sure if it will help?

IMGBURN is the best and simplest to use.

I always burn at 8x or less - best results.

CD Burner XP is another good one.

I use ImgBurn, but it requires you to make a playlist. I don't think CD Burner XP does. It's a minor difference. Either would work.

A blank CD will hold 700 MB, so I have no idea about that size warning you got.

Thank you everyone. I did not even think about Nero even though I've got it so I thought there was no need to do download (as I do not usually do this task). However, when I used Nero, it said the disc was not big enough even though the file itself is only 41.7 MB.

It is not essential to do this. So I think I will leave it.

Thanks for all your help anyway. :)

There are three things to create a CD from MP3 files :

1. You need to download the MP3 files you want to listen to onto your computer.
2. As described in How MP3 Files Work, an MP3 file is a compressed version of a CD track. You need to expand the MP3 file back into a full-size CD track. This process is known as decoding, and you need to have decoding software on your computer to do it. You can download free or trial software from the Internet.
3. Collect all of the CD tracks together in a directory and write them to a writable CD. When you write out the audio tracks, you have to be sure to tell the software that you wish to create an audio CD rather than a CD-ROM.