Cannot create audio CDs

Since upgrading to v. 7, there is no way to burn an audio CD of my playlists. I get a message that says either I can't burn music purchased from the iTunes store to CD, or a message that tells me my aiff files can't be burned to an mp3 cd. HELP.
imac g5 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Go to iTunes prefs>Advanced>Burning and set yur burning preferences. The only way to burn mix files types is to burn a Data CD/DVD.
To burn iTS purchases you can burn a data CD/DVD or an audio CD. They you can re-rip (import) the resulting audio CD in what ever format you have set in your importing preferences.
To burn AIFF to mp3 CD you will first have to convert the AIFF to an mp3.
MJ

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