PSE8 Burn data cd/dvd error

Hi,
Had a search and couldnt find anything for this particular scenario but saw a few other burn issues mainly movies.
I have PSE8,Windows 7,new Toshiba Satelellite A500,dont have any cd/dvd burning issues in general,however when I try to use the PSE8 Burn data CD function it goes through the motions of writing the images to the cd then in what seems like the last steps it issues "An error has occurred whilst writing the disc....recommend contact d/drive manufacturer....result 13,command 0 sense:6 asc:40 ascq:0"...the aborts the process.....resultant cd is not readable if placed in another pc.
I can then quit PSE8 and copy images to cd using the provided cd/dvd software that came with the laptop,no errors.
So it looks like there is not a cd/dvd drive issue.
I've uninstalled the cd/dvd device,reinstalled,reloaded drivers etc sometimes this will fix the problem,then I find the next time I try to burn a disc it will return.
Option is obv not to use PSE8 to burn cds of images but its annoying.
Saw the thread on Photo Album and the advice was to disable auto running cd/dvd software at startup on laptop before using PSE8 - which is not my preferred option orr downloading latest Photo Album 1.0.1 - shouldnt PSE8 contain latest software to perfrom this simple task of burning cd/dvd.
ANy ideas?? thks,Nigel

Hi,
thks for getting back to me,to answer your suggestions:
1) I tried this however after making the suggested change I was unable to launch the Organiser
2)This was a recently created new catalog and only has a few images in it,problem occurs with my new catalog and older catalog.
3)This is using a simple RW CD/DvD,tried two different manufacturers Sony and TDK ,same result
Process does seem to go through the motions of writing to the disc......its when it appears the end that theerror message is given indicating a 'process' failure rather than a media issue.
The dics can be burnt if I select copy/move to removable disc option from organiser drop down option from File.However it wont reliably work using the Share/Burn CD/DVD option.
I have no problems using discs for any other application,laptop is only a few months old and has minimal applications on it....works flawlessly for everything else.
thks,Nigel

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