ITunes CD Burning Help Pleeeease!!!

Hi Chaps!
I really hope you can help me.
I've got a problem burning CDs using iTunes.
I can play any media CD using iTunes and the CD icon appears on the left iTunes pane, but when I insert a *BLANK CD* the the icon that always used to appear on the left pane of iTunes, no longer appears. In other words I can no longer burn using iTunes as it doesn't five me the burn option due to not recognising my blank discs!
I've tried using Google to find a solution but I'm totaly stuck.
GOD!!!!!!
Please help me guys!
CG

The burning process has changed a little bit since previous versions of iTunes. I suggest you read this:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iTunesWin/7.6/en/15323.html

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