Cannot burn audio CD - Error 4261

Please help. I downloaded the new version of iTunes & now I can't burn CDs. I had no problem before.
When I try to burn I get the error "The attempt to burn a disc failed. An unknown error occurred. (4261)."
How do I tell what this error means?

According to Toonz, 4261 is "Track following error"
Top fixes for any burn issue in iTUnes is...
1) Goto the PC makers site and manually look for updates for your PC, especailly BIOs and chipset/IDE controller updates and firmware updates for the CD ROM (If it came with your PC when you bought it)
2) Slow the burn speed from "Max" to something like 12x 8x or 4x. you do this by going to edit>preferences>advanced tab>burn sub tab
3) Try a different brand or type of Blank CD
You can also goto Help>run CD diagnostic and copy/paste the whole report here (So we can help you) and on apples site here (So they recieve feedback about the issue and help them build a better CD burn engine in future versions of iTunes) http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/windows/cddiagnostics/

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Never had a problem burning disks. Just downloaded a new cd from itunes, and when I try to burn it onto a disk, part way through the burn I get a message "canceling disk burn" then an error message pops on "Attempt to burn disk failed, unknown error 4261". This has happened 4 times, and I am only allowed 7 burns on this new cd.
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Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Dell Inc. Dell DV051
iTunes 6.0.2.23
CD Driver 2.0.4.3
CD Driver DLL 2.0.3.2
LowerFilters: PxHelp20 (2.0.0.0), drvmcdb (1.0.0.1), sscdbhk5 (1.0.0.1), Cdr4_xp (7.0.0.162),
UpperFilters: Cdralw2k (7.0.0.162), pwd_2k (7.0.0.162), GEARAspiWDM (2.0.4.3),
Video Driver: Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family\Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset
IDE\DiskST3160828AS____________________________8.03___, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
IDE\CdRomHL-DT-STDVD+-RW_GWA4164B_______________D108___, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
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D: HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GWA4164B, Rev D108
Audio CD in drive.
Found 11 songs on CD, playing time 64:37 on Audio CD.
Track 1, start time 00:02:32
Track 2, start time 05:15:10
Track 3, start time 12:43:37
Track 4, start time 17:42:52
Track 5, start time 26:47:65
Track 6, start time 29:53:15
Track 7, start time 36:04:72
Track 8, start time 41:36:10
Track 9, start time 42:24:25
Track 10, start time 48:12:12
Track 11, start time 53:05:35
Audio CD reading succeeded.
Get drive speed succeeded.
The drive CDR speeds are: 8 10 16 40 48.
The drive CDRW speeds are: 8.
The drive DVDR speeds are: 8.
The drive DVDRW speeds are: 8.
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when trying to burn a CD i receive the error code (2131)
Attached i copied the diagnostics run for the CD/DVD test drive:
Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 6002)
Dell Inc. Inspiron 1520
iTunes 9.2.1.5
QuickTime 7.6.6
FairPlay 1.8.20
Apple Application Support 1.3.1
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Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.49.0.0
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Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
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Track 6, start time 18:39:20
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Track 9, start time 30:20:47
Track 10, start time 34:04:37
Track 11, start time 37:31:57
Track 12, start time 41:29:07
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