Burned 3 cds but could not burn fourth

A friend is moving so I was burning a few CDs to listen to while driving. Had no problem with the first three. Have been trying for 3 days to burn the fourth. Sometimes when I click to burn it instantly ejects the disc. Sometimes it initializes and begins burning the first sometimes the second or third song and then ejects the disc. "The attempt to burn a disc failed. An unknown error occured (Error code 4450). Sometimes it says I need to insert a blank CD. I tried to burn a copy of a song that I had just downloaded so I know it had not been copied too many times.
Also how can you tell how many times you have burned a song?

Click the start button
Click Administrative Tools
Click Component Services
Click Services (Local)
Click on IMAPI CD-Burning COM Services
Make sure start up type is set to Automatic
Check Service Status: If Stopped click on Start
Click Apply
Click Ok
I figured this out accidently by checking everything I could because I've been going crazy not being able to burn discs.
It worked immediately.

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