IBook G4 not reading blank discs due to user ID corruption

My iBook G4 is not reading blank discs. It reads ones with files just fine. It doesn't matter the brand or if it is CD-R or CD-RW. I realized this when I tried to save a Word document to a disc. I called the Word tech support and they said it was a corruption in my user ID. We created a test user ID and sure enough, it worked just fine. Now I need to know how to either troubleshoot my user ID so that it reads blank discs or to transfer all of my files from my current user ID to a new one. My iBook doesn't spit the disc out, it just doesn't read it. Anyone know how to fix my user ID or transfer the files? Thanks in advance for the help! It is very appreciated.

Open the CDs & DVDs pane of System Preferences and check what the computer is set to do when a blank CD is inserted.
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