Error 4261

Please could any one help every time i try to burn cds it comes up with error code 4261. Its driving me crazy. Ive tried changing the speed but no luck also renstalled itunes.

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Dell Inc. Dell DXP051
iTunes 7.1.1.5
CD Driver 2.0.6.1
CD Driver DLL 2.0.6.2
LowerFilters: PxHelp20 (2.0.0.0), drvmcdb (1.0.0.1), sscdbhk5 (1.0.0.1),
UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.0.6.1),
Found aspi32 running.
Current user is an administrator.
Video Display Information:
RADEON X600 256MB HyperMemory
RADEON X600 256MB HyperMemory Secondary
Connected Device Information:
DiskDrive, Maxtor 7L250S0, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
DiskDrive, TEAC USB HS-CF Card USB Device, Bus Type USB
DiskDrive, TEAC USB HS-MS Card USB Device, Bus Type USB
DiskDrive, TEAC USB HS-SD Card USB Device, Bus Type USB
DiskDrive, TEAC USB HS-xD/SM USB Device, Bus Type USB
CDROM, HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GWA4164B, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [1,0]
CDROM, HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8164B, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
If you have multiple drives on the same IDE or SCSI bus, these drives may interfere with each other.
Some computers need an update to the ATA or IDE bus driver, or Intel chipset. If iTunes has problems recognizing CDs or hanging or crashing while importing or burning CDs, check the support site for the manufacturer of your computer or motherboard.
D: HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8164B, Rev 0D08
Drive is empty.
E: HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GWA4164B, Rev E113
Media in drive is blank.
Get drive speed succeeded.
The drive CDR speeds are: 16 24 40 48.
The drive CDRW speeds are: 16.
The drive DVDR speeds are: 16.
The drive DVDRW speeds are: 16.
Force Optical Power Calibration before burn is turned on in the preferences.
The last failed audio CD burn had error code 4261(0x000010a5). It happened on drive E: HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GWA4164B on CDR media at speed 16X.

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  • Error 4261 - failed disc burn

    DIAGNOSTICS
    Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
    Sony Corporation VGN-S360
    iTunes 7.2.0.35
    CD Driver 2.0.6.1
    CD Driver DLL 2.0.6.2
    LowerFilters: PxHelp20 (2.0.0.0),
    UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.0.6.1),
    Current user is an administrator.
    Video Display Information:
    ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9700
    MOBILITY RADEON 9200
    Connected Device Information:
    DiskDrive, MemoryStick or MemoryStickPro Device, Bus Type SSA
    DiskDrive, FUJITSU MHT2080AT, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
    CDROM, MATSHITA UJDA765aDVD/CDRW, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
    If you have multiple drives on the same IDE or SCSI bus, these drives may interfere with each other.
    Some computers need an update to the ATA or IDE bus driver, or Intel chipset. If iTunes has problems recognizing CDs or hanging or crashing while importing or burning CDs, check the support site for the manufacturer of your computer or motherboard.
    E: MATSHITA UJDA765aDVD/CDRW, Rev 1.00
    Audio CD in drive.
    Found 15 songs on CD, playing time 69:01 on Audio CD.
    Track 1, start time 00:02:00
    Track 2, start time 03:33:15
    Track 3, start time 07:50:65
    Track 4, start time 13:19:07
    Track 5, start time 17:07:73
    Track 6, start time 20:35:36
    Track 7, start time 25:05:29
    Track 8, start time 33:11:44
    Track 9, start time 37:44:71
    Track 10, start time 42:35:13
    Track 11, start time 46:24:19
    Track 12, start time 49:47:65
    Track 13, start time 55:25:34
    Track 14, start time 60:10:55
    Track 15, start time 64:15:63
    Audio CD reading succeeded.
    Get drive speed succeeded.
    The drive CDR speeds are: 4 8 16 24.
    The drive CDRW speeds are: 4.
    Force Optical Power Calibration before burn is turned on in the preferences.
    The last failed audio CD burn had error code 4261(0x000010a5). It happened on drive E: MATSHITA UJDA765aDVD/CDRW on CDR media at speed 16X.
    ~~~
    I would appreciate an answer, since some older posts on this subject have been met with impolite and dismissive responses. If anyone has anything constructive to add, please post in response.
    Sony VAIO   Windows XP  

    Had trouble posting entire messaage on first attempts. Hopes this works for you. Pardon if this is a duplication.
    I got an Error 4261 message on my computer some months ago while attempting to backup my iTunes music ---about Dec. 2006. Hopefully, the problem is now solved. This was a difficult and time consuming issue to resolve. I shall provide some details of this resolution (worked for me) as I know some others are having the same problem. I hope to post this message to others with 4261 errors.
    I have a Dimension E510 computer bought in 2006. I am using Windows XP. My CD ROM burner is as follows: HL-DT-ST DVD +-RW GWA4164B. I wonder if you have the same type CD ROM.
    At first, several thoughts came to mind. Google? Never listen to music again. Invest in a sledge hammer? I decided to try and fix the problem and would work on this for the next eight months. Recently, I decided that this problem had to go away. I tried various things to correct the problem often with technical assistance as the following indicate:
    Changed copy speed//Did a restore on my computer (no help)// reversed restore
    Updated iTunes files//Did virus scans
    Contacted a company techie—Discovered my warranty was still good. Cdrom driver was updated. We got the iTunes program to copy a disk. Problem solved?? Time passes.
    The problem reoccurs. I contacted a techie again. He was able to get another program to copy on the cdrom I was using to copy iTunes music. I was told that I should contact an iTunes rep. $$. (One can save files (ex. photos) to a new file created on the desk top and copy them to a cdrom---a test method used.)
    I read suggestions about updating my BIOS and chipset on the iTunes message board. Not being a techie I wasn’t so sure about this. Time passes.
    I didn’t buy music.
    I read messages saying that I should backup my iTunes music.
    Called techie again. Updated cdrom driver. We were able to copy data using the same cdrom used for the iTunes copy. (Again this was not a fix. It was indicative of an intermittent cdrom failure occurring over time, and one manifesting itself in iTunes.) I asked him to try to copy another. Amazingly, this copy failed. Something was wrong. Now we’re getting somewhere. Techie eliminated select startup files to try to determine source of a software error, if one. This did not fix the problem.
    Techie deleted a couple registry files. (I don’t like deleting registry files because they serve a valuable purpose, but I’ not a techie. Later I would have to do a file repair on iTunes and a photo program. iTunes has a repair feature which was on my desktop—a holdover from a previous attempt to fix things with an iTunes update. I ran this without harming my music files, and this repaired the program.)
    Techie said I may have a problem with my current brands of CD-R disks. I bought and tried other brands---four all total. This did not work.
    I happened to attempt to copy some pictures as I was interested in having some developed. To my surprise, my computer stopped the copy citing an error with the copy process. The problem now manifested itself with another software program. Heretofore, I could successfully copy pictures using the same cdrom but not iTunes music.
    I called the techie again. I told him what I had done and new error in copying other files to the cdrom. We attempted to use other programs to copy music and picture files on the cdrom. (My thinking is, if they had worked, then the cdrom was OK, and the problem was a software problem and likely involving iTunes.) We could not get any software programs to copy files to the cdrom in question. This was a clear indication that the cdrom was defective. We likely used up ten CD-R disks in these latest attempts.
    Looking back, there was a subtle indication of a problem with the cdrom. There was a problem with one of the songs I had copied to a new disk (No. 24 of 24 songs on a disk). The song was copied with errors. This shouldn’t happen.
    The company replaced cdrom free of charge the next morning. Wow!
    I tried the new cdrom and began burning iTunes music right away. No 4261 error message. I also copied pictures to the same cdrom without any error messages. I also successfully used other brands of CD-R disks.
    Replacing the cdrom on my computer fixed the 4261 error on my computer. I hope something here will be of help to some of you who have the same problem.
    As I mentioned earlier I had problems with iTunes and a photo program after cdrom installation but fixed them. I also experienced problems with Windows Media Player and Roxio/Sonic. They didn’t want to recognize the new drive (E:). Restore made things worst so I undid this. I spoke to a tech again about these issues as I wasn’t certain of the scope/nature of problem. We updated both programs with updates from company support pages. This seems to have fixed the problem. Point made here was the need to keep files updated with the latest and greatest. Having had Windows ME in the past, I was reluctant to change my files too often. Now I have no choice but to do this. Many thanks to Techie.
    The thought in my mind now is whether performing updates and specifically on Windows Media Player would have fixed the error to begin with. I don’t know, but I did run an update on my iTunes, and there are no updates for my photo program . Looking back I would have tried the updates first before I replaced the cdrom.
    Kindest regards. 08/13/07

  • I can't burn a cd of my own created music. I either get the error 4261, or after "Checking media" the process stops and nothing further happens. Have tried different burn speeds and cds. Have re-installed iTunes.Any suggestions please?

    I can't burn a cd of my own created music. I either get the error 4261, or after "Checking media" the process stops and nothing further happens. Have tried different burn speeds and cds. Have re-installed iTunes.Any suggestions please?
    wm0203

    Sounds like the CD drive died. Luckily they cost next to nothing to replace. Or get an external LaCie instead. I have a dual G4 1.25 and the CD drive was always so anemic I use a LaCie Porsche with it.

  • Can't burn - error 4261 - please help!

    I keep getting error 4261 when I try to burn audio CDs. I was able to do it for awhile just fine and then it stopped working and each time I try now I get partway through burning when it stops, the disk is ejected, and I get error 4261 message.
    Here's what I have tried so far with no luck:
    1. Decreased burn speed to 2x, on both iTunes and my CD burner
    2. Turned off my virus scanning software (Live One)
    3. Tried various makes of disks
    4. Tried burning a new mix with just songs that I had ripped from my own CDs (i.e., no "protected" iTunes)
    5. Updated to latest version of iTunes (7.3)
    6. Tried going back to version 7.2
    7. Ran diagnostics:
    Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
    Dell Inc. Dell DM051
    iTunes 7.2.0.34
    CD Driver 2.0.6.1
    CD Driver DLL 2.0.6.2
    LowerFilters: PxHelp20 (2.0.0.0), DRVMCDB (1.0.0.1), DLACDBHM (1.0.0.1),
    UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.0.6.1),
    Current user is an administrator.
    Video Display Information:
    RADEON X300 SE 128MB HyperMemory
    RADEON X300 SE 128MB HyperMemory Secondary
    Connected Device Information:
    DiskDrive, WDC WD2500JS-75NCB1, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
    CDROM, HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GWA4164B, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
    If you have multiple drives on the same IDE or SCSI bus, these drives may interfere with each other.
    Some computers need an update to the ATA or IDE bus driver, or Intel chipset. If iTunes has problems recognizing CDs or hanging or crashing while importing or burning CDs, check the support site for the manufacturer of your computer or motherboard.
    D: HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GWA4164B, Rev D108
    Audio CD in drive.
    Found 13 songs on CD, playing time 56:25 on Audio CD.
    Track 1, start time 00:02:00
    Track 2, start time 04:20:25
    Track 3, start time 09:03:00
    Track 4, start time 12:43:17
    Track 5, start time 16:09:07
    Track 6, start time 20:03:02
    Track 7, start time 24:53:57
    Track 8, start time 29:09:72
    Track 9, start time 33:22:52
    Track 10, start time 38:01:52
    Track 11, start time 42:28:17
    Track 12, start time 47:01:25
    Track 13, start time 52:02:35
    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.
    Force Optical Power Calibration before burn is turned on in the preferences.
    The last failed audio CD burn had error code 4261(0x000010a5). It happened on drive D: HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GWA4164B on CDR media at speed 16X.
    Any suggestions???
    Dell E510   Windows XP Pro  

    I got an Error 4261 message on my computer some months ago while attempting to backup my iTunes music ---about Dec. 2006. Hopefully, the problem is now solved. This was a difficult and time consuming issue to resolve. I shall provide some details of this resolution (worked for me) as I know some others are having the same problem. I hope to post this message to others with 4261 errors.
    I have a Dimension E510 computer bought in 2006. I am using Windows XP. My CD ROM burner is as follows: HL-DT-ST DVD +-RW GWA4164B. I wonder if you have the same type CD ROM.
    At first, several thoughts came to mind. Google? Never listen to music again. Invest in a sledge hammer? I decided to try and fix the problem and would work on this for the next eight months. Recently, I decided that this problem had to go away. I tried various things to correct the problem often with technical assistance as the following indicate:
    Changed copy speed//Did a restore on my computer (no help)// reversed restore
    Updated iTunes files//Did virus scans
    Contacted a company techie—Discovered my warranty was still good. Cdrom driver was updated. We got the iTunes program to copy a disk. Problem solved?? Time passes.
    The problem reoccurs. I contacted a techie again. He was able to get another program to copy on the cdrom I was using to copy iTunes music. I was told that I should contact an iTunes rep. $$. Says cdrom hardware is OK. (One can save files (ex. photos) to a new file created on the desk top and copy them to a cdrom---a test method used.)
    I read suggestions about updating my BIOS and chipset on the iTunes message board. Not being a techie I wasn’t so sure about this. (Also Techies did not go in this direction.) Time passes.
    I didn’t buy music.
    I read messages saying that I should backup my iTunes music.
    Called techie again. Updated cdrom driver. We were able to copy data using the same cdrom used for the iTunes copy. (Again this was not a fix. It was indicative of an intermittent/partial cdrom failure which occurred over time, and one manifesting itself in iTunes.) I asked him to try to copy another. Amazingly, this copy failed. Something was wrong. Now we’re getting somewhere. Techie eliminated some startup files to try to determine source of a software error, if one. This did not fix the problem.
    Techie deleted a couple registry files. I don’t like deleting registry files because they serve a valuable purpose, but I’m not a techie. Later I was told that this is a routine test procedure. (After the fix I would have to do an update of my iTunes program. iTunes has a repair feature which was on my desktop—a holdover from a previous attempt to fix things with an iTunes update. I ran this repair without harming my music files, and this repaired the program.)
    Techie said I may have a problem with my current brands of CD-R disks. I bought and tried other brands---four all total. This did not work.
    I happened to attempt to copy some pictures as I was interested in having some developed. To my surprise, my computer stopped the copy citing an error with the copy process. The problem now manifested itself with another software program. Heretofore, I could successfully copy pictures using the same cdrom but not iTunes music.
    I called the techie again. I told him what I had done and new error in copying other files to the cdrom. We attempted to use other programs to copy music and picture files on the cdrom. (My thinking is, if they had worked, then the cdrom was OK, and the problem was a software problem and likely involving iTunes---software and not hardware Obviously I wanted a cdrom replacement as this would be easier for me than pursuing imbedded software program issues.) We could not get any software programs to copy files to the cdrom in question. This was a clear indication that the cdrom was defective. We likely used up ten CD-R disks in these latest attempts.
    Looking back, there was a subtle indication of a problem with the cdrom. There was a problem with one of the songs I had copied to a new disk (No. 24 of 24 songs on a disk). The song was copied with errors. This shouldn’t have happened.
    The company replaced cdrom free of charge the next morning in about 5 minutes. Wow!
    I tried the new cdrom and began burning iTunes music right away. No 4261 error message. I also copied pictures to the same cdrom without any error messages. I also successfully used other brands of CD-R disks.
    I had problems with iTunes and a photo program after cdrom installation but fixed them with updates. I also experienced problems with Windows Media Player and Roxio/Sonic. They didn’t want to recognize the new cdrom in drive (E:). Restore made things worst so I undid this. I spoke to a tech again about these issues as I wasn’t certain of the scope/nature of problem. Issue of ownership of problem came up again. Software vs hardware. We updated both programs with updates from company support pages. This fixed the problem. Point learned here was the need to keep files updated with the latest and greatest. I am skeptical of too many changes because of risk of problems. Now, it seems, I have no choice but to do this---critical changes at least. Many thanks to Techie.
    The thought in my mind now is whether performing updates and specifically on Windows Media Player would have fixed the error to begin with. Well, I did run an update on my iTunes prior to, and there are no updates for my photo program. Looking back I would try the updates/repair first (the easy stuff) before I replaced the cdrom. I spent about 9 hours on phone with techies(caution not to delete music). Without warranty, I couldn’t have afforded this. Luckily for me it was a hardware issue.
    Replacing the cdrom on my computer fixed the 4261 error on my computer. I hope something here will be of help to some of you who have the same problem.
    Kindest regards. 08/14/07

  • Error 4261 and Error 4280

    Well....Like many others iTunes worked flawlessly for me for a couple years then just became a huge pain in the behind. When I first upgraded to 7.xx I lost the ability to burn cds on my dvd-ram drive (error 4280). I was still able to burn using my extremely slow combo drive though so it was annoying but not unlivable. I tried all the fixes ....slowed down speed, turned everything off, update firmware, unpluded drives, tried different brands of media, blah blah blah. Nothing worked. But I had faith that someone would eventually come up with a fix so I endured.
    Then the second 7.xx update came along and I was excited. Would I be able to use my faster drive again? Unfortunately the answer was no. But it didn't stop there I was now blessed with the inabilty to burn disks on my combo drive as well (error 4261). Yipee!!! So once again I started the hunt for a solution and found nothing.
    Since both my drives are fairly common (one Samsung and one LG) I figured there would be a fix soon on the way. So I checked daily at first. Then every few days. Then once a week. Still no new answers. I thought, surely with the holiday season coming there will be a fix somewhere. I, myself, was planning on buying ipods for my wife, my 2 sons, my sister and my neice as well as a mac laptop for one of my sons (he likes the commercials).
    Mid-November there was still no fix to be found and my frustrations grew. with no cure in sight I altered my shopping and my purchases turned in to 6 new Zunes (I got myself one) and a Sony Vaio. I realize the $3000 is nothing to Apple but my dicision was based solely on these to iTunes errors!
    Anyway I have approximatly 300 iTunes purchsed songs that I would at least like to save to CD before I completely obliterate this program from my computer. If anyone could help I'll give you my first 2 grandchildren.
    Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
    INTELR AWRDACPI
    iTunes 7.0.2.16
    CD Driver 2.0.6.1
    CD Driver DLL 2.0.6.1
    LowerFilters: PxHelp20 (2.0.0.0), dvd43llh (3.5.0.0), Pfc (2.5.0.204),
    UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.0.6.1),
    Video Driver: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT \GeForce 6800 XT
    IDE\DiskST313021A______________________________3.03___, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [1,0]
    IDE\DiskWDCWD400BB-00DEA0_____________________05.03E05, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
    IDE\DiskWDCWD800JD-55JRC0_____________________05.01C05, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
    IDE\CdRomHL-DT-STDVDRRW_GSA-4166B_______________1.02___, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [1,0]
    IDE\CdRomSAMSUNGCDRW/DVD_SM-308B________________t101___, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
    If you have multiple drives on the same IDE or SCSI bus, these drives may interfere with each other.
    Some computers need an update to the ATA or IDE bus driver, or Intel chipset. If iTunes has problems recognizing CDs or hanging or crashing while importing or burning CDs, check the support site for the manufacturer of your computer or motherboard.
    Current user is an administrator.
    G: HL-DT-ST DVDRRW GSA-4166B, Rev 1.02
    Drive is empty.
    H: SAMSUNG CDRW/DVD SM-308B, Rev t101
    Drive is empty.
    Writing CD text is turned on in the preferences. If you're having problems burning CDs, try turning this preference off.
    The last failed audio CD burn had error code 4280(0x000010b8). It happened on drive H: SAMSUNG CDRW/DVD SM-308B on CDR media at speed 8X.

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  • CD burn error a.k.a. error 4261

    i make a playlist of about 20 songs then put in my disc (which i know can hold 20 songs because media player can burn even more songs onto it) and then click burn disc. it burns the first two songs fine and then after that either error 4261 or 4260 comes up or it finishes burning the disc and plays the first two songs fine then the rest are just clicks and fuzzes. please help me out. why won't it burn the discs properly. p.s. it used to burn discs fine and then it just stopped burning them all teh sudded a few weeks ago. i also have an optorite cd burner. please help.

    can you post your DVD/CD diagnostics for us?
    in itunes, go "help > run diagnostics", select DVD/CD diagnostics, and paste the complete results into a reply.

  • Burn error 4261 - solved! (?)

    Hello All-
    I feel your pain. I have been working on this for a week. I got it working tonight. I believe the key was updating the firmware for the burner. I have a dell xps400 and found an update r143730 for the hl-dt-st dvd+-rw gsa-h21n drive on the dell website. I had to download it, extract it, then 'flash' the firmware. It was tricky to find..I had to go to drivers/downloads, enter my service tag, and look carefully for a download that had a slightly differently named device, but appeared to be the right one. I'm now burning.
    Not following a very good scientific process, here were the other changes I made...It's possible one of these or some combo did the trick:
    -new discs
    -slow burn speed to 16x
    -used a totally new disc that I had never failed to write on.
    -enabled DLA in properties of the drive.
    -updated some sonic software from some clicks off the drive properties near where I enabled DLA.
    -tried to burn through media player.
    Hope this helps.

    I got an Error 4261 message on my computer some months ago while attempting to backup my iTunes music ---about Dec. 2006. Hopefully, the problem is now solved. This was a difficult and time consuming issue to resolve. I shall provide some details of this resolution (worked for me) as I know some others are having the same problem. I hope to post this message to others with 4261 errors.
    I have a Dimension E510 computer bought in 2006. I am using Windows XP. My CD ROM burner is as follows: HL-DT-ST DVD +-RW GWA4164B. I wonder if you have the same type CD ROM.
    At first, several thoughts came to mind. Google? Never listen to music again. Invest in a sledge hammer? I decided to try and fix the problem and would work on this for the next eight months. Recently, I decided that this problem had to go away. I tried various things to correct the problem often with technical assistance as the following indicate:
    Changed copy speed//Did a restore on my computer (no help)// reversed restore
    Updated iTunes files//Did virus scans
    Contacted a company techie—Discovered my warranty was still good. Cdrom driver was updated. We got the iTunes program to copy a disk. Problem solved?? Time passes.
    The problem reoccurs. I contacted a techie again. He was able to get another program to copy on the cdrom I was using to copy iTunes music. I was told that I should contact an iTunes rep. $$. Says cdrom hardware is OK. (One can save files (ex. photos) to a new file created on the desk top and copy them to a cdrom---a test method used.)
    I read suggestions about updating my BIOS and chipset on the iTunes message board. Not being a techie I wasn’t so sure about this. (Also Techies did not go in this direction.) Time passes.
    I didn’t buy music.
    I read messages saying that I should backup my iTunes music.
    Called techie again. Updated cdrom driver. We were able to copy data using the same cdrom used for the iTunes copy. (Again this was not a fix. It was indicative of an intermittent/partial cdrom failure which occurred over time, and one manifesting itself in iTunes.) I asked him to try to copy another. Amazingly, this copy failed. Something was wrong. Now we’re getting somewhere. Techie eliminated some startup files to try to determine source of a software error, if one. This did not fix the problem.
    Techie deleted a couple registry files. I don’t like deleting registry files because they serve a valuable purpose, but I’m not a techie. Later I was told that this is a routine test procedure. (After the fix I would have to do an update of my iTunes program. iTunes has a repair feature which was on my desktop—a holdover from a previous attempt to fix things with an iTunes update. I ran this repair without harming my music files, and this repaired the program.)
    Techie said I may have a problem with my current brands of CD-R disks. I bought and tried other brands---four all total. This did not work.
    I happened to attempt to copy some pictures as I was interested in having some developed. To my surprise, my computer stopped the copy citing an error with the copy process. The problem now manifested itself with another software program. Heretofore, I could successfully copy pictures using the same cdrom but not iTunes music.
    I called the techie again. I told him what I had done and new error in copying other files to the cdrom. We attempted to use other programs to copy music and picture files on the cdrom. (My thinking is, if they had worked, then the cdrom was OK, and the problem was a software problem and likely involving iTunes---software and not hardware Obviously I wanted a cdrom replacement as this would be easier for me than pursuing imbedded software program issues.) We could not get any software programs to copy files to the cdrom in question. This was a clear indication that the cdrom was defective. We likely used up ten CD-R disks in these latest attempts.
    Looking back, there was a subtle indication of a problem with the cdrom. There was a problem with one of the songs I had copied to a new disk (No. 24 of 24 songs on a disk). The song was copied with errors. This shouldn’t have happened.
    The company replaced cdrom free of charge the next morning in about 5 minutes. Wow!
    I tried the new cdrom and began burning iTunes music right away. No 4261 error message. I also copied pictures to the same cdrom without any error messages. I also successfully used other brands of CD-R disks.
    I had problems with iTunes and a photo program after cdrom installation but fixed them with updates. I also experienced problems with Windows Media Player and Roxio/Sonic. They didn’t want to recognize the new cdrom in drive (E:). Restore made things worst so I undid this. I spoke to a tech again about these issues as I wasn’t certain of the scope/nature of problem. Issue of ownership of problem came up again. Software vs hardware. We updated both programs with updates from company support pages. This fixed the problem. Point learned here was the need to keep files updated with the latest and greatest. I am skeptical of too many changes because of risk of problems. Now, it seems, I have no choice but to do this---critical changes at least. Many thanks to Techie.
    The thought in my mind now is whether performing updates and specifically on Windows Media Player would have fixed the error to begin with. Well, I did run an update on my iTunes prior to, and there are no updates for my photo program. Looking back I would try the updates/repair first (the easy stuff) before I replaced the cdrom. I spent about 9 hours on phone with techies(caution not to delete music). Without warranty, I couldn’t have afforded this. Luckily for me it was a hardware issue.
    Replacing the cdrom on my computer fixed the 4261 error on my computer. I hope something here will be of help to some of you who have the same problem.
    Kindest regards. 08/14/07

  • CD Burner - Error 4261?!

    Hi
    Everytime I try to burn a cd from a playlist on itunes it get's started but about two minutes in it cancels and gives this message about not being completed due to error 4261.
    What does this mean and how can I fix this?
    HP a1210n   Windows 2000  

    I have been getting 4450.
    Today I burned through 14 discs (three different brands) attempting to copy various playlists. It would kick in for a minute or so and then spit out the CD, saying that the burn speed was too high or giving me error prompt 4450.
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