ITunes cancels DVD backup

Here's my variation on iTunes for Windows failure to burn data backup DVDs.
I try to backup my smallish music library to DVD as a data disk but after iTunes initializes the DVD, it abruptly cancels the burn. An error message appears informing me I need to insert a disk that can be written to. I've tried a variety of DVD disks (DVD-R and DVD-RW) and different brands, but iTunes still fails to burn the DVD. I also updated the firmware for the drive on my Sony Vaio but this didn't solve the problem.
Any similar experiences or potential solutions?
Thanks in advance.

To answer my own message, I updated to the latest version of iTunes 7.7.1.11 and used DVD-Rs manufactured by the same company that made the drive (Sony), and surprisingly I was able to burn a backup DVD.

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