Burning CDs doesn't work?

Burn settings are on Audio/max speed possible, with iTunes 8 for Windows. Using TDK CD-R discs. Verified that the CD device both reads & writes using other media and CDs. iTunes command to Burn Disc works fine, full disc burns, is "finished." But then -- the new CD won't play anywhere -- not in Windows Media, not on another CD player. It doesn't even show as having anything on it in Windows Explorer, and a straight CD player can't find any tracks. It plays just fine in iTunes, though, and shows all the tracks. Anybody?

Hello,
Have you done a PRAM reset, CMD+Option+p+r...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
In fact, do 3 in a row, takes a bit of time.
Might try Burn.app...
http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/Pages/English/home.html
Safe Boot , (holding Shift key down at bootup), use Disk Utility from there to Repair Permissions, test if things work OK in Safe Mode.
Then move these files to the Desktop for now...
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences.plist
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.desktop.plist
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.recentitems.plist
Reboot & test.
PS. Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive.

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http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/optical-drives/

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