ITunes 8.0.2 won't back up Library!

I have updated to iTunes 8.0.2.20 the latest version. This seems to be a very buggy version. At first it would insist on backing up via my DVD-rom drive and not the DVD burner. I 'solved' that by attempting to burn a playlist, and that permitted me to select the optical drive. Then iTunes would accept the DVD-burner drive.
However, it will NOT backup the library.
I get one disk recorded then it says 'insert blank disk' and doesn't eject the previous written disk. (It did eject once and I found the second disk was only 1/3 recorded and wouldn't eject or compelte when iTunes said 'insert blank dsk')
I have tried DVD+RW & DVD+R disks.
I have confirmed that the FIRST disk does have a full complement of iTunes library data - it just doesn't eject properly for the subsequent disk. I've seen some similar errors on some of the mac posters but not this exact problem.
All of my library is ripped from my own CDs. Most of my library was loaded under a much earlier iTunes version ~2 years ago. I just bought a new Classic and updated iTunes and ripped new CDs into the library. These new and old songs play just fine and sync to my iPod just fine.
Now I can't back up the library. any ideas what to do?

Hello Everyone,
I had the exact same issue and error messages - been trying to update iTunes for a long time (I think one of the XP updates messed up my system). Anyway, Windows uninstall didn't work, but the utility listed here did - and now I have 8.0.2 which was key since my new iPod touch for X-Mass was not working. I spent hours looking through Apple's support pages for this info on the 25th with no luck. To be fair, they did mention the same utility (without clear guidance though), but when you go to the Windows support page it says watch out for this utility. So I held back. Finding this forum today though, and seeing the past thread, and DuffyDave's success, I decided to give it a try. Thanks to everyone on this page for the fastest fix to a computer problem in ages Happy holidays!

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