CD-R won't burn (unknown error occurred 4450)

I have been having trouble burning CD's for some months now. I know it's not my hard drive because that was just replaced for another reason. It starts to burn the first song and then it cancels the burn saying 'The attempt to burn a disc failed. An unknown error occurred (4450). I tried reducing the burn speed to as low as 2X, but it doesn't work. Odd thing is, a CD-RW will work, but that doesn't help me as my car stereo won't play that type of media. Help?!?!?! I'm so frustrated. I don't know why this new itunes gives me so many headaches. I keep ruining CD's. It *****!

I'm getting the same error. I've reduced the burn speed, uninstalled and reinstalled, upgraded to latest version, tried different media but no luck.
Thank you for any help you can provide.

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Hello rcrown01,
The following articles can help get iTunes back to burning.
Can't burn a CD in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1436
iTunes for Windows: Additional troubleshooting tips for burning issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1374
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Allen

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Since I upgraded to iTunes 7.5, I can no longer burn CDs using this or any other burn app. It progresses 25-40% and then returns a 4450 error. I have tried slowing the burn rate down and the error still comes into play after a couple of songs. The diagnotics from Apple and Dell state the drive is working fine.

I get the same message but the number is 4000. Ever since I upgraded to iTunes 7.5 I have been unable to burn CDs. Do you have a solution yet?

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iTunes 9.0.3.15
QuickTime 7.6.5
FairPlay 1.6.16
Apple Application Support 1.1.0
iPod Updater Library 9.0d11
CD Driver 2.2.0.1
CD Driver DLL 2.1.1.1
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Apple Mobile Device Driver not found.
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This PC IS authorized.
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This is a new Dell Dimension 9100 DVD/RW
I've burned CDs successfully on my laptop. So not sure why I can't do it on my new desktop?
Help?

hi neocat!
sometimes this message also shows up when your PC doesn't like a particular type of media. See:
william nehart, "4450 Error while burning" #17, 07:24pm Jul 19, 2005 CDT
love, b

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Hi insectsurfer,
If you are having issues burning a playlist to a CD in iTunes on your Windows machine, you may find the following articles helpful:
Apple Support: Can't burn a CD in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1436
iTunes for Windows: Troubleshooting CD issues caused by device filters
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2372
iTunes for Windows: Additional troubleshooting tips for burning issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1374
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- Brenden

The attempt to burn a disc failed. An unknown error occurred (-50)

Hey Guys,
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I'm just trying to burn a few audio CDs.
Running most current verison of Mavericks, all software up to date.
I've tried changing the burning speeds from Maximum Possible, to 12x, 8x, 4x. Still get the error.
I've tried 3 brands of CD-Rs get the error on all 3.
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CD

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The article below will get you on your way to isolate the issue.
iTunes for Windows: iTunes Diagnostics, CD/DVD Drive Tests
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1567
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Can't burn a CD in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1436
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Hi, I'e never heard of that error before!???
Is this purchased music, or your own music files?

The attempt to burn a disk failed. An unknown error occurred (4000).

Whenever I try to burn a CD from iTunes, the burning process starts and continues for about two minutes, cancels automatically and then displays the following statement: "The attempt to burn a disk failed. An unknown error occurred (4000)."
Several Apple technicians have tried but been unable to assist me. They have pointed me to articles at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93360 and http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93286 but none of the suggested solutions solve the problem.
1. I have the most recent version of iTunes (6.0.1).
2. All of the songs that I am trying to burn are authorized. For example, they include the Complete U2 Collection, which I recently downloaded from the iTunes Music Store.
3. I am not trying to burn a CD with the same Playlist more than seven times.
4. My CD burner works perfectly fine using other CD burning software, such as Windows Media Player or Roxio Easy Media Creator. However, these programs are not compatible with any of the many pieces of music that I have purchased and downloaded from the iTunes Music Store.
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Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
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I am having the same problem. I get an error 4450 - unknown. I have purchased several songs but it appears I will not be able to burn them to CD.

Attempt to burn a disc failed. An unknown error occurred (4280).

I put a blank CD in. I open iTunes. I click on a play list and attempt to burn. It checks the play list like everything is fine and seems like it begins to burn the first track. Then after a few seconds it says *_canceling disc_*. It ejects the CD and an error message comes up: "_*The attempt to burn a disc failed. An unknown error occurred (4280).*_" I thought that the new update (7.6.2) might include a fix for this. No such luck of course! Have had this problem for awhile and have researched it on the internet. I am not the only one with this problem and people have been posting about this error since 2005! CDs burn fine and Media player. What's the deal? I thought Mac was supposed to be superior to Windows? I have a Slimtype DVDRW SSM-8515S drive. I have tried HP's solutions, lower burn speed, clicking this and that, ect. Please help. This problem makes me wish I didn't have an iPod. The only reason I started using iTunes was because of the iPod. +Not happy with this or Mac at all+. I don't care how cool their commercials are!
P.S. Have tried all of the suggestions from the following site:
http://www.smokeandashes.net/2005/01/burnbaby_burn.html
These suggestions have worked for some people, but not me. Maybe they will help others who are experiencing the same unfortunate problems.

Hello ubbm10,
The article linked below provides some useful troubleshooting steps that can help get your computer burning music again.
Burning disc in iTunes for Windows using a Sony CD-RW/DVD CRX830E model drive fails with 4280 error
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA38101
Cheers,
Allen

CAN SOMEONE HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE; the attempt to burn a disc failed. an unknown error occurred 4221

CAN SOMEONE HELP WITH THIS ISSUE:
THE ATTEMPT TO BURN A DISC FAILED. AN UNKNOWN ERROR OCCURRED (4221)

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (Build 2600)
IBM 18308TU
iTunes 10.6.3.25
QuickTime 7.7.2
FairPlay 1.14.43
Apple Application Support 2.1.9
iPod Updater Library 10.0d2
CD Driver 2.2.0.1
CD Driver DLL 2.1.1.1
Apple Mobile Device 5.2.0.6
Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.59.0.0
Bonjour 3.0.0.10 (333.10)
Gracenote SDK 1.9.6.502
Gracenote MusicID 1.9.6.115
Gracenote Submit 1.9.6.143
Gracenote DSP 1.9.6.45
iTunes Serial Number 0012A7CC0B5F78F0
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**** External Plug-ins Information ****
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UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.2.0.1),
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Found 11 songs on CD, playing time 41:38 on Audio CD.
Track 1, start time 00:02:00
Track 2, start time 04:00:20
Track 3, start time 08:00:35
Track 4, start time 11:08:15
Track 5, start time 14:14:50
Track 6, start time 19:11:15
Track 7, start time 22:28:38
Track 8, start time 25:48:38
Track 9, start time 29:54:28
Track 10, start time 34:03:35
Track 11, start time 38:03:25
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Get drive speed succeeded.
The drive CDR speeds are:   4 8 12 16 24.
The drive CDRW speeds are:   4.
The drive DVDR speeds are:   4.
The drive DVDRW speeds are:   4.
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