"The attempt to burn disc failed."

Hi,
I have an older MBP, from July of the first year they were sold...2006? Can't remember. Anyway. I am running tiger still and everything is up to date. 10.4.11, iTunes 7.6 etc etc....
Anyway. My problem is, I can't get anything to burn!! Extended hardware test does not reveal any problems...
Here is what is happening..
I want to burn music so that I can play it in my car. I had a stack of 2 year old Sony CD-R's that I was using and they were perfectly, except I ran out of them. So I bought the same exact thing again...and iTunes spits out the cd and says "The attempt to burn disc failed. The burn failed because of a medium write error." Ok so I tried another disc. Same issue. Then I went and took one of my brothers 2 year old Sony CD-Rs and it worked perfectly. So I exchanged my new stack of cds for the same thing, same issue and returned them.
Since then I have burned a couple of movie DVDs on Sony DVD-Rs and they work fine. I have even burned data DVDs on Playo DVD-Rs.
This evening I purchased a stack of HP Music CD-Rs and guess what! My computer spit them out and said the same exact error message!!!
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Is it a Tiger issue?
It can't be hardware related because I have proven it can burn with no problem (just on older cds). Is it maybe a cd issue? Are newer cds somehow formated in a different way that will not work with my combination of hardware and software?
Maybe I should just spend the $300 and get an ipod adapter installed in my car...
Thanks
Adam
Other info...
MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-857:
Firmware Revision: HAEA
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipped/Supported)
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -RW, +R, +RW
Burn Underrun Protection CD: Yes
Burn Underrun Protection DVD: Yes
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, DVD-DAO
Media: No

Hi ASal,
If your Optical drive is reading correctly then the report suggests that there is already data on that disc and it cannot be written to again. Needless to say, only a CD/RW can be burned to more than once. Your info suggests that it is definitely a CD-R.
Double click your disc mounted on the desktop and see if there is any data on it. If there is then you cannot burn to it again. (Not without burning the data in "Sessions."-- A CD-R can have multiple burns in different sessions, but it cannot write over the top of already existing data. You will need a CD/RW if you wish to be able to completely erase and write again. See how you go. Hope this helps.
It appears that your profiler is well able to SEE the CD-R, but you still might have CD Burn issues. Have you tried just burning data to a CD-R through the Finder to see if burns successfully..? If it does, then you should be able to burn audio through iTunes too. Make sure youre not trying to fit too much data on the disc too. That is a common error with people...
Make sure the discs you are using are completely blank.
Regards,
Ben.

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The first is to reset pram
at boot up hold four keys down till you hear 3 chimes:
command(apple)=option+p+r
release keys and it will now reboot.
The second is to reset nvram
at boot up hold four keys down:
command(apple)+option+o+f
a black screen will appear
now type: reset-nvram
click enter
now type: reset-all
click enter
it will now reboot
The third is to open system preferences.
go to international
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Trying to burn audio CD for first time using new acer computer with windows 8, and get the following message:
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using compatibility mode with windows 7 and windows XP. not only did both not help, but XP mode crashed iTunes. --> fail.
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This is a fairly brand new Windows 8 laptop with all hardware and most software out of the box. I did have Virtual Clone Drive installed, but I unistalled it to rule it out as a culprit.
Every time I try to burn a disk, it briefly says "Initializing..." then "Cancelling..." then the error in the subject. This happens at every speed (down to 4x), and regardless of audio or MP3 CD option chosen. Below are the diagnostics results.
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Acer Aspire V5-571P
iTunes 11.1.3.8
QuickTime 7.7.4
FairPlay 2.5.16
Apple Application Support 2.3.6
iPod Updater Library 11.1f5
CD Driver 2.2.3.0
CD Driver DLL 2.1.3.1
Apple Mobile Device 7.0.0.117
Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.64.0.0
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 00CXXXXXXXXXX58
Current user is not an administrator.
The current local date and time is 2013-12-29 21:08:21.
iTunes is not running in safe mode.
WebKit accelerated compositing is enabled.
HDCP is supported.
Core Media is supported.
**** External Plug-ins Information ****
No external plug-ins installed.
Genius ID: aa9b92XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXf7c05d85c
iPodService 11.1.3.8 (x64) is currently running.
iTunesHelper 11.1.3.8 is currently running.
Apple Mobile Device service 3.3.0.0 is currently running.
**** CD/DVD Drive Tests ****
LowerFilters: UBHelper (2.0.0.14),
UpperFilters: NTIDrvr (1.0.0.10), GEARAspiWDM (2.2.3.0),
D:   HL-DT-ST DVDRAM, Rev
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Track 1, start time 00:02:00
Track 2, start time 00:44:72
Track 3, start time 02:43:63
Track 4, start time 04:00:68
Track 5, start time 05:39:62
Track 6, start time 08:03:65
Track 7, start time 10:09:68
Track 8, start time 12:29:18
Track 9, start time 14:28:73
Track 10, start time 15:32:42
Track 11, start time 17:16:09
Track 12, start time 18:53:09
Track 13, start time 19:32:32
Track 14, start time 21:22:06
Track 15, start time 23:42:29
Track 16, start time 26:02:18
Audio CD reading succeeded.
Get drive speed succeeded.
The drive CDR speeds are:   10 16 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 4310(0x000010d6). It happened on drive D:   HL-DT-ST DVDRAM on CDR media at speed 24X.

This is a fairly brand new Windows 8 laptop with all hardware and most software out of the box. I did have Virtual Clone Drive installed, but I unistalled it to rule it out as a culprit.
Every time I try to burn a disk, it briefly says "Initializing..." then "Cancelling..." then the error in the subject. This happens at every speed (down to 4x), and regardless of audio or MP3 CD option chosen. Below are the diagnostics results.
P.S. I was able to successfully burn an audio CD from Windows Media Player at 24x (I think).
Please help!
Microsoft Windows 8 x64 Home Premium Edition (Build 9200)
Acer Aspire V5-571P
iTunes 11.1.3.8
QuickTime 7.7.4
FairPlay 2.5.16
Apple Application Support 2.3.6
iPod Updater Library 11.1f5
CD Driver 2.2.3.0
CD Driver DLL 2.1.3.1
Apple Mobile Device 7.0.0.117
Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.64.0.0
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 00CXXXXXXXXXX58
Current user is not an administrator.
The current local date and time is 2013-12-29 21:08:21.
iTunes is not running in safe mode.
WebKit accelerated compositing is enabled.
HDCP is supported.
Core Media is supported.
**** External Plug-ins Information ****
No external plug-ins installed.
Genius ID: aa9b92XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXf7c05d85c
iPodService 11.1.3.8 (x64) is currently running.
iTunesHelper 11.1.3.8 is currently running.
Apple Mobile Device service 3.3.0.0 is currently running.
**** CD/DVD Drive Tests ****
LowerFilters: UBHelper (2.0.0.14),
UpperFilters: NTIDrvr (1.0.0.10), GEARAspiWDM (2.2.3.0),
D:   HL-DT-ST DVDRAM, Rev
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Track 1, start time 00:02:00
Track 2, start time 00:44:72
Track 3, start time 02:43:63
Track 4, start time 04:00:68
Track 5, start time 05:39:62
Track 6, start time 08:03:65
Track 7, start time 10:09:68
Track 8, start time 12:29:18
Track 9, start time 14:28:73
Track 10, start time 15:32:42
Track 11, start time 17:16:09
Track 12, start time 18:53:09
Track 13, start time 19:32:32
Track 14, start time 21:22:06
Track 15, start time 23:42:29
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Audio CD reading succeeded.
Get drive speed succeeded.
The drive CDR speeds are:   10 16 24.
The drive CDRW speeds are:   10.
The drive DVDR speeds are:   10.
The drive DVDRW speeds are:   10.
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Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (Build 2600)
iTunes 9.0.3.15
QuickTime 7.6.5
FairPlay 1.6.16
Apple Application Support 1.1.0
iPod Updater Library 9.0d11
CD Driver 2.2.0.1
CD Driver DLL 2.1.1.1
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Video Display Information
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
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No external plug-ins installed.
iPodService 9.0.3.15 is currently running.
iTunesHelper 9.0.3.15 is currently running.
Apple Mobile Device service 2.50.39.0 is currently running.
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Can't burn a CD in iTunes for Windows - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-ae/HT203173
Find out what to do if you can't burn an audio CD using iTunes for Windows. Sometimes an audio disc may not burn as expected. Here are some things to check.
Update iTunes
Download and install the latest version of iTunes for Windows.Check for unauthorized songs
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Last Modified: Feb 3, 2015
Have a good day ...
- Judy

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The article below will get you on your way to isolate the issue.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1567
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