ITunes burning error-4261

in the past, burning cds has been sucessfull. but recently i have been getting an error code, 4261 and i cant burn cds please help!
thanks
-Kyle

is the diagnostics I ran
Microsoft Windows 7 x64 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (Build 7601)
ASUSTeK Computer Inc. K60IJ
iTunes 11.0.3.42
QuickTime 7.7.4
FairPlay 2.4.14
Apple Application Support 2.3.4
iPod Updater Library 10.0d2
CD Driver 2.2.3.0
CD Driver DLL 2.1.3.1
Apple Mobile Device 6.1.0.13
Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.63.0.0
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 0029B3C00A91F5D8
Current user is not an administrator.
The current local date and time is 2013-05-31 19:07:11.
iTunes is not running in safe mode.
WebKit accelerated compositing is enabled.
HDCP is supported.
Core Media is supported.
Video Display Information
Intel Corporation, Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
Intel Corporation, Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
**** External Plug-ins Information ****
No external plug-ins installed.
iPodService 11.0.3.42 (x64) is currently running.
iTunesHelper 11.0.3.42 is currently running.
Apple Mobile Device service 3.3.0.0 is currently running.
**** CD/DVD Drive Tests ****
No drivers in LowerFilters.
UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.2.3.0),
E: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GT10N, Rev 1.02
Media in drive is blank.
Get drive speed succeeded.
The drive CDR speeds are:   10 16.
The drive CDRW speeds are:   10.
The drive DVDR speeds are:   10.
The drive DVDRW speeds are:   10.
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 DVDRAM GT10N on CDR media at speed 10X.

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When i am trying to burn a cd on itunes getting error 4261?

hi i always use to burn cds on itunes until latest update.
i google the issue and seems to be a a massive issues.
when i am burning cd saying cancelling cd burn and error 4261.
on all the other dicussions i have tried using few different balnk cds changing the speed of the burn.
nothing is workin !!
how do i get hold of apple to make a complaint or can anyone help in SIMPLE terms???
thanks

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Freeline Freeline Series
iTunes 10.2.2.14
QuickTime 7.6.9
FairPlay 1.11.17
Apple Application Support 1.5.1
iPod Updater Library 10.0d2
CD Driver 2.2.0.1
CD Driver DLL 2.1.1.1
Apple Mobile Device 3.4.0.25
Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.55.0.0
Bonjour 2.0.5.0 (214.3)
Gracenote SDK 1.8.2.457
Gracenote MusicID 1.8.2.89
Gracenote Submit 1.8.2.123
Gracenote DSP 1.8.2.34
iTunes Serial Number 0012AB30077CFFD0
Current user is an administrator.
The current local date and time is 2011-05-29 14:40:36.
iTunes is not running in safe mode.
WebKit-accelerated compositing is enabled.
HDCP is not supported.
Core Media is supported.
Video Display Information
RADEON X600 Series
RADEON X600 Series
RADEON X600 Series Secondary
**** External Plug-ins Information ****
No external plug-ins installed.
iPodService 10.2.2.14 is currently running.
iTunesHelper 10.2.2.14 is currently running.
Apple Mobile Device service 3.3.0.0 is currently running.
**** CD/DVD Drive Tests ****
LowerFilters: PxHelp20 (2.0.0.0),
UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.2.0.1),
F: PHILIPS PBDV1640P, Rev B3.4
Media in drive is blank.
Get drive speed succeeded.
The drive CDR speeds are:   8 12 16 24 32 40.
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 F: PHILIPS PBDV1640P on CDR media at speed 8X.

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

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.
I tried kicking down the burn speed to 4x -- even though it's always been set at ''maximum possible'' -- and same thing.
A similar thing happened when I tried Windows Media Player.
But I was able to burn a CD using Roxio.
Trouble is, I want access to my downloaded music on iTunes.
Any ideas?

UGH Burning Error 4261

SDoes any bodeeeeeeeeee know how to fix this? The Apple techs tell me it's because I'm burning a song too often. This is not true. I have created playlists from scratch and continually am unable to burn due to this Error 4261.
So frustrating. Millions of people all across the world can burn, and I can't. What is it????

I was able to burn from my ITunes playlist for the first time. I went online and bought a program called regcure, which fixes the registries. first I set a point in the recovery to go back to if it didn't work. I downloaded and ran the program which said it fixed over 800 registry problems. However the first time I tried to burn a CD it gave the same error. so I contacted paretologic support and they want to see error and log from my scan of the REGCure. So i was just going to waste another CD to send them the information. However, today I put the speed at the max. possible and it burned the Cd I've been trying to burn for weeks. will try another later will let you know.
panther72

Burning error 4261

have problem with burning error 4261

I was able to burn from my ITunes playlist for the first time. I went online and bought a program called regcure, which fixes the registries. first I set a point in the recovery to go back to if it didn't work. I downloaded and ran the program which said it fixed over 800 registry problems. However the first time I tried to burn a CD it gave the same error. so I contacted paretologic support and they want to see error and log from my scan of the REGCure. So i was just going to waste another CD to send them the information. However, today I put the speed at the max. possible and it burned the Cd I've been trying to burn for weeks. will try another later will let you know.
panther72

Burn error 4261

every time i try to burn a CD with music off of iTunes it only burns one track then comes up with "The attempt to burn a disc failed. An unknown error occured(4261)" what does this mean and how can i get it fixed?
i've tried switchin Cd's and changing the burning speed but none of it has worked. and its not the cd's because my friends have no problem burning with them.

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (Build 2600)
HP Pavilion 061 EL466AA-ABA a1330n
iTunes 10.2.1.1
QuickTime 7.6.9
FairPlay 1.11.16
Apple Application Support 1.5
iPod Updater Library 10.0d2
CD Driver 2.2.0.1
CD Driver DLL 2.1.1.1
Apple Mobile Device 3.4.0.25
Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.55.0.0
Bonjour 2.0.4.0 (214.3)
Gracenote SDK 1.8.2.457
Gracenote MusicID 1.8.2.89
Gracenote Submit 1.8.2.123
Gracenote DSP 1.8.2.34
iTunes Serial Number 0012A8D00B0A6430
Current user is an administrator.
The current local date and time is 2011-04-06 21:42:36.
iTunes is not running in safe mode.
WebKit accelerated compositing is enabled.
HDCP is not supported.
Core Media is supported.
Video Display Information
ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 Series
** External Plug-ins Information **
No external plug-ins installed.
iPodService 10.2.1.1 is currently running.
iTunesHelper 10.2.1.1 is currently running.
Apple Mobile Device service 3.3.0.0 is currently running.
** CD/DVD Drive Tests **
LowerFilters: PxHelp20 (2.0.0.0),
UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.2.0.1),
E: HP DVD Writer 740b, Rev HI24
Audio CD in drive.
Found 21 songs on CD, playing time 78:42 on Audio CD.
Track 1, start time 00:02:00
Track 2, start time 05:11:05
Track 3, start time 09:13:31
Track 4, start time 14:01:52
Track 5, start time 17:42:02
Track 6, start time 21:52:30
Track 7, start time 26:09:06
Track 8, start time 29:45:48
Track 9, start time 32:20:16
Track 10, start time 36:04:03
Track 11, start time 40:01:31
Track 12, start time 43:23:56
Track 13, start time 45:59:05
Track 14, start time 48:19:72
Track 15, start time 52:54:49
Track 16, start time 56:31:52
Track 17, start time 59:41:13
Track 18, start time 62:22:27
Track 19, start time 67:14:51
Track 20, start time 71:58:09
Track 21, start time 75:28:51
Audio CD reading succeeded.
Get drive speed succeeded.
The drive CDR speeds are: 16 24 40.
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: HP DVD Writer 740b on CDR media at speed 16X.

CD Burn Error 4261

I bought a new computer, now I can't burn CDs. When I had this problem before, I fixed it by slowing the burn rate. That hasn't worked this time. The disk starts to burn, then after about 30 seconds I see, "Cancelling disk burn...this may take a minute or two" followed by "The attempt to burn a disk failed. An unknown error occurred (4261). How can I fix this?

CD Diagnostics posted below. Please advise. Thanks.
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Dell Inc. Dell DV051
iTunes 6.0.2.23
CD Driver 2.0.4.3
CD Driver DLL 2.0.3.2
LowerFilters: PxHelp20 (2.0.0.0), drvmcdb (1.0.0.1), sscdbhk5 (1.0.0.1), Cdr4_xp (7.0.0.162),
UpperFilters: Cdralw2k (7.0.0.162), pwd_2k (7.0.0.162), GEARAspiWDM (2.0.4.3),
Video Driver: Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family\Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset
IDE\DiskST3160828AS____________________________8.03___, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
IDE\CdRomHL-DT-STDVD+-RW_GWA4164B_______________D108___, 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 administrator.
D: HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GWA4164B, Rev D108
Audio CD in drive.
Found 11 songs on CD, playing time 64:37 on Audio CD.
Track 1, start time 00:02:32
Track 2, start time 05:15:10
Track 3, start time 12:43:37
Track 4, start time 17:42:52
Track 5, start time 26:47:65
Track 6, start time 29:53:15
Track 7, start time 36:04:72
Track 8, start time 41:36:10
Track 9, start time 42:24:25
Track 10, start time 48:12:12
Track 11, start time 53:05:35
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.
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.

Getting iTunes Burning Error

First, this is a Windows Vista 64-Bit HP Computer with the latest version and Updates from iTunes.
2nd, I've used iTunes since it was first introduced and consider myself an iTunes expert.
3rd, I've burned discs, CDs and MP3 discs too, for a while. I know exactly what I am doing.
4th, This computer was purchased just in the summer of 2009. It has a 750GB HD, quick processing speeds, memory, etc is all modern.
5th, My CD/DVD burner drive has worked since I bought the computer and this problem is new.
SO... suddenly, when I try to burn any Disc, CD or MP3, I get this error:
"The Attempt to Burn a CD failed. An Unknown Error occured (4261)" Not sure about the 4261 #, but I think that was it.
Here's what I have tried so far:
1 - Update software/firmware for drive. Update completed successfully, issue persists.
2 - Deleted iTunes and QuickTime. Re-installed Both, latest versions for Windows 64-Bit, etc.
3 - Recalibrated disc drive.
4 - Tried LightScribe Discs from TDK, from Memorex (failed and failed)
Switched to different brand of CD-Rs, NON-LightScribe (Failed)

Here is an apple article on that.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1374
The easiest things to try are
1) See if you can burn using a different burning program (my PC came with Nero, for example)
2) Use a different brand disc (Maxell instead of Sony, for example)

ITunes Burning Error 4200 - Windows XP

I recently purchased an HPa1130n running iTunes 4.9. It was working fine up until a week ago when I started getting errors that say "cancelling burn... unknown error 4200". I have read a few posts in this forum and would like for someone to help me get my system back up and burning. I've done the obvious (slowing the speed, trying different disks, etc). I've also checked my DMA settings to ensure that they are correct. From what I have read so far, I think iTunes is having trouble communicating with my CD Burner.
Help me obi-wan-kenobi.. you're my only hope...
Here is some of my info:
Hardware Information
CPU : AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3500+ 2190 MHz
Bus Speed : 199 MHz
Motherboard : MSI ALBACORE
System : HP a1130n
BIOS : Phoenix 3.12
Memory : 1024 MB (129ns)
Sound : Realtek AC97 Audio
Video : ATI RADEON Xpress 200 Series
Drive Information
Drive : HL-DT-ST DVDRRW GWA-4166B
Type : DVD±R/RW DL Recorder
Firmware Version : 1823
Buffer Size : 2 MB
Lower Filters
Driver : PxHelp20
Description : Px Engine Device Driver for Windows 2000/XP
Version : 2.03.27a
Company : Sonic Solutions
Upper Filters
Driver : GEARAspiWDM
Description : CDRom Class Filter Driver
Version : 2.0.4.0
Company : GEAR Software Inc.

Thanks for the prompt response b.
Here are some of the things you asked about:
(1) - The diagnostic log:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
iTunes 4.9.0.17
CD Driver 2.0.4.3
CD Driver DLL 2.0.3.1
LowerFilters: PxHelp20 (2.0.0.0),
UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.0.4.3),
Video Driver: VisionTek XTASY X300 SE Hypermemory
IDE\DiskST3250823AS____________________________3.03___, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
USBSTOR\DiskGenericUSB_CF_Reader__1.01, Bus Type USB
USBSTOR\DiskGenericUSB_MS_Reader__1.03, Bus Type USB
USBSTOR\DiskGenericUSB_SD_Reader__1.00, Bus Type USB
USBSTOR\DiskGenericUSB_SM_Reader__1.02, Bus Type USB
IDE\CdRomHL-DT-STDVDRRW_GWA-4166B_______________1823___, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
IDE\CdRomIDE-DVDDROM6216________________________HD07___, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [1,0]
If you have multiple drives on the same IDE or SCSI bus, these drives may interfere with each other.
Some Dell computers need an update to the ATA bus driver before iTunes recognizes CDs. If you have a Dell computer, check the Dell support website for details.
E: HL-DT-ST DVDRRW GWA-4166B, Rev 1823
Drive is empty.
F: IDE-DVD DROM6216, Rev HD07
Drive is empty.
(2) New software added
I recently installed NERO then updated to 6.6 trial. I suspect that this has something to do with it as the last time i burned a CD sucessfully was a day before I installed/updated NERO.
(3) I tried to alternatively burn in windows media player and was also unsucessful.
(4) I see a ton of 7 or 8 events ranging from 100, 101, 102, 103 that are related to database engines but nothing related to iTunes. I see two ACEEventLogs from today:
0000000001: 2005-09-03 12:40:07:203 Systemtray cannot start - ACE Runtime not detected
Error Called by: ATI.ACE.CLI.EXE.CLI::Main processID:00348 threadID:(CLISystemtray ) domainName:(CLI.exe ) assemblyName:(CLI, Version=1.2.2006.283, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=90ba9c70f846762e)
(5) It just got worse. I attempted to burn another disk and now I don't even get the error. When prompted to insert a blank disk and after clicking the burn icon, the top grey screen just blinks "checking media" a bunch of times then it times out. I don't even get to the "preparing to write" stage.
Thanks again!
RR

Itunes Burn Error Occurred.

Every time I try to burn a CD, it never works. It would start burning the first song, and then suddenly, Itunes would cancel the disk burn and then a little thing would pop up:
"The attempt to burn a disk failed. An unknown error occurred (4000)."
Anyone know why this is happening?

Correction: I cannot burn CDs or DVDs of playlists in iTunes 6.0.1. I have no problem burning CDs in other applications and could burn CDs prior to updating to iTunes 6.

ITunes Burn Error 4251-NEED HELP!

I am having problems completing a burn with my Itunes playlist that I have created with in my Itunes player; I have set my preferences, set a lower speed, etc. to try to correct this but still get the Error 4251 popup everytime I try to burn. The audio CD will eject after Itunes says CANCELLING BURN-THIS MAY TAKE A MINUTE OR TWO.
If there anyone on here who can help with this, please post a reply.
I have copied a copy of my diagnostics for you to see:
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
HP Pavilion 05 P9919A-ABA 513c
iTunes 7.1.1.5
CD Driver 2.0.6.1
CD Driver DLL 2.0.6.2
LowerFilters: DRVMCDB (1.0.0.1), SSCDBHK5 (1.0.0.1), PXHELP20 (2.0.0.0), MXLW2K (1.0.1.104), PFC (2.5.0.196), AFS2K (3.1.21.0),
UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.0.6.1),
Current user is an administrator.
Video Display Information:
SiS 650651_M650740
NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400
NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS
NVIDIA GeForce2 Integrated GPU
S3 Graphics ProSavageDDR
S3 Graphics ProSavageDDR
Intel(R) 82845G/GL Graphics Controller
Intel(R) 82845G/GL Graphics Controller
Intel(R) 82845G/GL Graphics Controller
Intel(R) 82845G/GL Graphics Controller
Intel(R) 82845G/GL Graphics Controller
Intel(R) 82810E Graphics Controller
Intel(R) 82810E Graphics Controller
Connected Device Information:
DiskDrive, SAMSUNG SV4002H, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
CDROM, MITSUMI CR-48XATE, 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: MITSUMI CR-48XATE, Rev 5.0F
Drive is empty.
Force Optical Power Calibration before burn is turned on in the preferences.
The last failed audio CD burn had error code 4251(0x0000109b). It happened on drive E: MITSUMI CR-48XATE on CDR media at speed 4X.
HP Pavilion 513c Windows XP

Crikey.
C:\\program'files\iTunes\iTunes.resources\pt.lpro\duplicatesplacard.nb\objects.x ib
That one's consistent with disk/file damage. The first thing I'd try with that is running a disk check (chkdsk) over your C drive.
XP instructions in the following document: How to perform disk error checking in Windows XP
Vista instructions in the following document: Check your hard disk for errors
Windows 7 instructions in the following document: How to use CHKDSK (Check Disk)
Select both Automatically fix file system errors and Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors, or use chkdsk /r (depending on which way you decide to go about doing this). You'll almost certainly have to schedule the chkdsk to run on startup. The scan should take quite a while ... if it quits after a few minutes or seconds, something's interfering with the scan.
Does the chkdsk find/repair any damage? If so, can you get an install to go through properly afterwards?

ITunes burning error 2131

Well this is now the 2nd time this has occurred for me. Quite frankly it proves what the people said on overclock.net. Running apple products on a PC is a joke. Error after error...on going nuisances. Really I don't know if I can take much more of this. I'd just like to know 2 things in this little rant/question topic. First being what causes this error. Now before you say its my drive giving me the error. Thats wrong as I've burned CD's with other software and I do have the latest firmware updates for my drive (Samsung). Secondly, can WinAmp serve as iTunes for updating iPods as well as installing songs on. If it's as easy as working with iTunes minus the errors and gives better quality (I've heard it does) then I might as well switch. However would I have to have iTunes on my PC at all if I do this?

I downloaded the link you had posted with no success. I was hoping maybe someone could tell me something regarding the info I pasted from the diagnostics test. Thanks for your time and assistance.
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 6002)
TOSHIBA Satellite A205
iTunes 9.0.2.25
QuickTime 7.6.4
FairPlay 1.5.23
Apple Application Support 1.0.1
iPod Updater Library 9.0d11
CD Driver 2.2.0.1
CD Driver DLL 2.1.1.1
Apple Mobile Device 2.6.0.32
Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.29.0.0
Bonjour 1.0.6.2 (118.5)
iTunes Serial Number B9A212154524AC67
Current user is not an administrator.
The current local date and time is 2009-12-17 18:57:12.
iTunes is not running in safe mode.
Video Display Information
Intel Corporation, Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
Intel Corporation, Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
** External Plug-ins Information **
No external plug-ins installed.
Genius ID: 20f30e192636f4823dbe4d2cf4208b2d
iPodService 9.0.2.25 is currently running.
iTunesHelper 9.0.2.25 is currently running.
Apple Mobile Device service 2.50.39.0 is currently running.
** Network Connectivity Tests **
Network Adapter Information
Adapter Name: {C3CBF7F2-99D0-4ECF-BE3C-9F83A3059E93}
Description: Realtek RTL8187B Wireless 802.11b/g 54Mbps USB 2.0 Network Adapter
IP Address: 192.168.0.155
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1
DHCP Enabled: Yes
DHCP Server: 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained: Thu Dec 17 18:54:02 2009
Lease Expires: Thu Dec 17 19:54:02 2009
DNS Servers: 207.162.160.11
207.162.160.11
207.162.162.11
Adapter Name: {DC597559-583A-44E8-A0E3-B6F65CEEA846}
Description: Marvell Yukon 88E8039 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller
IP Address: 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask: 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway: 0.0.0.0
DHCP Enabled: Yes
DHCP Server:
Lease Obtained: Wed Dec 31 18:00:00 1969
Lease Expires: Wed Dec 31 18:00:00 1969
DNS Servers:
Active Connection: LAN Connection
Connected: Yes
Online: Yes
Using Modem: No
Using LAN: Yes
Using Proxy: No
SSL 3.0 Support: Enabled
TLS 1.0 Support: Enabled
Firewall Information
Windows Firewall is on.
iTunes is enabled in Windows Firewall.
Connection attempt to Apple web site was successful.
Connection attempt to iTunes Store was successful.
Secure connection attempt to iTunes Store was successful.
Secure connection attempt to iPhone activation server was successful.
Last successful store access was 2009-12-17 06:10:31.
** CD/DVD Drive Tests **
LowerFilters: PxHelp20 (2.0.0.0),
UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.2.0.1),
D: TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-L632H, Rev TO02
Data or MP3 CD in drive.
Found 1 songs on CD, playing time 02:58 on CDROM-XA media.
Track 1, start time 00:02:00
Get drive speed succeeded.
The drive CDR speeds are: 10 16 20 24.
The drive CDRW speeds are: 10.
The drive DVDR speeds are: 10.
The drive DVDRW speeds are: 10.
The last failed audio CD burn had error code 2131(0x00000853). It happened on drive D: TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-L632H on CDR media at speed 0X.

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