Can't burn CD from iTunes

Back in mid April I successfully burned a CD. In late May I have not been so lucky. I got one successful burn out of 6-8 tries. The error message says' failure to calibrate laser power level for this media'. The discussion forum shows other folks having the same problem and the consensus seems to be that it is related to the latest iTunes update 7.6.2. I am adding this item in hopes that Apple will recognise the problem and fix it since there have been no solutions presented to date in the discussion forum.

tombirdd wrote:
I have since found out this is not an itunes problem as I could not burn data either. At the suggestion of some of you and other experts I experimented with burn speed. My original setting 'maximum possible' was not working so I tried 8 and got 2 successful burns out of 2 attempts. I went to 12 and got a burn but at 16 it failed. Going back to 12 failed also but at 8 it works, 6 of 6. I don't know what this means. I assume the faster the better but I cannot detect any quality deficiency at 8.
Haven't you ever heard that *'Speed KILLS'* ! (just joking)
And I'm sorry to tell you that experimenting with burn speeds just wasted your time.
But the facts are ...
Faster *is not* better, it just 'burns' quicker.
Slower is better, it just takes longer to 'burn'.
Always select the slowest burn speed to insure the best quality.
Always verify the 'burn'. This doubles the 'burn' time but it's worth the 'piece of mind'.
If your 'burning' music use blank CD's labeled 'Music', 'Digital Audio' or 'DA'.
Higher burn speeds will slightly degrade the sound timbre.
(You may not be able to detect any deficiencies but I can proved that it does. If you don't believe me I'll can E-Mail you the proof.)
And I must be the *ONLY ONE* that knows that your Mac can tell you the burn speeds of a blank CD/DVD. After it's mounted in the Super Drive and your ready to 'burn' it, open the 'System Profiler' Application and select 'Disc Burning'. The 'burning speeds' of that CD/DVD is listed under 'Media'.
I hope this helps and may you always be a happy burner
Good Luck.
!http://homepage.mac.com/buzzlightgear/Buzz.tiff!
Buzz

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hi TwinMom!
hmmmm. was this the solution you used?
(MS) CD-ROM access is missing and messages cite error Code 31, Code 32, Code 19, Code 39, or Code 41 after you remove Easy CD Creator in Windows XP
i've seen a few follow up problems after applying that technique ... but usually they tend to involve this error message:
"Warning! The registry settings used by the iTunes drivers for importing and burning CDs & DVDs are missing. This can happen as a result of installing other CD burning software. Please reinstall iTunes."
what you're getting is still consistent with that (in a sense), because you don't have any itunes-related filter entries showing up in your diagnostics.
so, let's start trying some techniques that have a reasonable track record against that error -43 that's showing up in your CD diagnostics.
first, try a reboot and repair. reboot the PC (very important), and then do a repair install of itunes. go to your Add/Remove programs, select itunes, click "change/remove" and then select "repair".
does that get rid of the -43?
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love, b

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