ITunes backup disks will not burn

I really need to backup my music somehow, because I have way too much music to lose if my computer dies anytime soon.
I selected 'Backup to CDs' from File, and it openewd the disk drive, asking me to insert a blank CD. I put the blank CD in and closed it. Then it said 'Checking Media...' and after it was done with that, the apple icon appeared again and it did nothing.
I tried using another CD. It still did not work.
Help?
Or is there another way to backup my music WITHOUT making thousands of audio cds?

Okay, well I got tired of waiting for someone to answer my plead. So I took a chance in trusting the itunes update. I downloaded it and installed it, and now it seems to be able to back up disks. Right now it just says 'Checking items for backup' which is what it's supposed to say.
I have a huge library, so this is taking forever. I will let people know whether or not it works or not.

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System manufacturer System Product Name
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FairPlay 1.13.35
Apple Application Support 2.1.5
iPod Updater Library 10.0d2
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Gracenote MusicID 1.9.3.106
Gracenote Submit 1.9.3.136
Gracenote DSP 1.9.3.44
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**** External Plug-ins Information ****
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iTunesHelper 10.5.0.142 is currently running.
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Track 2, start time 02:57:29
Track 3, start time 07:15:42
Track 4, start time 11:14:32
Track 5, start time 15:31:65
Track 6, start time 18:07:38
Track 7, start time 21:10:55
Track 8, start time 24:25:15
Track 9, start time 28:10:66
Track 10, start time 31:00:04
Track 11, start time 34:48:61
Track 12, start time 38:26:67
Track 13, start time 44:06:13
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Track 15, start time 51:46:37
Track 16, start time 54:25:14
Track 17, start time 57:44:50
Track 18, start time 62:22:03
Track 19, start time 65:06:48
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