Unable to burn music anymore

wm lopez · 06-27-09, 10:36 PM

I used to be able to burn music on cds with my DELL computer.
But lately I get this message:
Windows Media Player cannot burn the files to the CD. Verify that the disc is clean and not damaged. If necessary, select a slower recording speed or try a different brand of blank discs.
I have used 4 different brands of cds and changed speeds.
I even got a 2009 McAfee thinking I had a virus that was causing it.
I am able to plays cds and watch dvds though.

Nifty03 · 07-24-09, 07:27 AM

Try a different Burning program, CDBurnerXP seems to be recommended often here and I've tried it and like it. Oh, and it's free.

http://cdburnerxp.se/

It that doesn't work there may be a problem with the Burner, it uses a different laser than the Read one to burn so it may be that the Burn laser is broken while the Read Laser is ok.

starman9000 · 07-24-09, 08:14 AM

It's your drive. I have a Dell that does the same thing. I can burn DVD just fine, but not CDs (it won't recognize them). For the most part it won't play CDs any more either (that has slowly been getting worse.)

I looked it up a while ago and saw a lot of people with similar issues with Dells.

06-27-09, 10:36 PM	#1
wm lopez DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,210	Unable to burn music anymore I used to be able to burn music on cds with my DELL computer. But lately I get this message: *Windows Media Player cannot burn the files to the CD. Verify that the disc is clean and not damaged. If necessary, select a slower recording speed or try a different brand of blank discs.* I have used 4 different brands of cds and changed speeds. I even got a 2009 McAfee thinking I had a virus that was causing it. I am able to plays cds and watch dvds though.

07-24-09, 07:27 AM	#2
Nifty03 DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Waiting for the Zombiepocalypse Posts: 1,977	Re: Unable to burn music anymore Try a different Burning program, CDBurnerXP seems to be recommended often here and I've tried it and like it. Oh, and it's free. http://cdburnerxp.se/ It that doesn't work there may be a problem with the Burner, it uses a different laser than the Read one to burn so it may be that the Burn laser is broken while the Read Laser is ok. __________________ Not another funny Signature. Steam Community: Nifty03

07-24-09, 08:14 AM	#3
starman9000 DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: MN Posts: 9,576	Re: Unable to burn music anymore It's your drive. I have a Dell that does the same thing. I can burn DVD just fine, but not CDs (it won't recognize them). For the most part it won't play CDs any more either (that has slowly been getting worse.) I looked it up a while ago and saw a lot of people with similar issues with Dells.