Permission err mounting blank DVD in finder, works fine in other apps

Hi I have an intel Mac Mini running OSX 10.4.9 fully patched.
I can not mount a blank DVD disk in the finder, if I insert one I get the following error message: "The operation could not be completed because you do not have enough access privileges".
Blank DVDs work fine with iDVD. Non blank DVDs also work just fine for playing movies or reading data.
I have tried repairing permissions with both Disk Utility and Onyx, neither makes any difference.
I have logged in as System Administrator (root) and the blank DVD works exactly as it is supposed to and I can create data disks.
So it seems like I really do have a permission problem, but not one that is fixed by Disk Utility.
Anyone have any ideas?
Mac Mini (intel) Mac OS X (10.4.9)

This error is listed several times in discussions archived issues. The solution is always the same: trash com.apple.finder.plist from your home /Library /Preferences. I hope it works for you but as for me, that is impossible. The com.apple.finder.plist DOES NOT EXIST!!! By the way, I noticed this error and also the error "No mountable file system" when trying to open any disk image immediately after Software Updates took me to 10.4.9 and it occurs in other admin users also, so it is not a user issue for me.

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