Please help...iTunes burn error!

[stuart162]

Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me? Basically, iTunes keeps rejecting my CDR disc just towards the end of burning an Audio CD with a playlist of around 10, 14 or 16 standard size tracks with the message ‘The attempt to burn a disc failed. An unknown error occurred (4450)’. I've tried everything I can think of, including: updating iTunes to the very latest version; re-installing iTunes several times; changing the brand of CDR disc used; updating Windows XP with the latest patches/downloads; and creating a new playlist with a mix of similar tracks (to avoid the “can't burn the same play list more than seven times” rule). However, I'm not sure how I update my laptop's CD drive drivers (it's a DVD R/RW drive which, until recently, was burning the playlists fine until this problem suddenly started). The songs I'm trying to burn onto disc are a mixture of tracks purchased from iTunes and ripped from original CDs. I honestly don't know what the problem is - any ideas? I’ve already gone through 10 CDR discs, so any help would be appreciated!

Thanks.
:)

[honeybee1236]

Welcome. Try using Google search for 'error 4450' and see what comes up.
- Have you done the CD Diagnostics option yet? If not do this.
-Try setting your write speed to a slower speed.
-Does this happen when attempting to burn a data disk as well?
-If your using other software/programs when burning then close all and only burn to disk. First restart your computer.
-Have you upgrade your drives drivers? If not do so and see if it will burn properly. I had problems with iTunes one time after updating and this solution solved my problem. If you do the CD Diagnostics it will show this information and you can use it to search the web for the drivers for your particular drive.

[stuart162]

Hi honeybee1236, thanks very much for your reply, and for the suggestions, which I will try out shortly. I will post my findings.

Thank you.
:D

[stuart162]

Hi again honeybee1236 - doing a Google search for the error message I was getting resulted in some very useful pieces of information about this issue, and trying your suggestion of reducing the write/burn speed seemed to be the thing that (hopefully) resolved the issue.

Thank you very much for your help.
:D