The attempt to burn disc has failed. Unknown error has occured (-50)

I just updated Itunes to 11.2.2.3 and there was never a problem before. Now I made a mix and it states that (-50) error. I tried burning a regular cd and it let me that I copied to my itunes which i bought. When I made a mix of songs it stated that. Can you please help me.

I found the answer. When you create the songs and edit them. Some songs took to long to start so I changed the seconds on when they should start. You need to make it normal. Whalah and it works.

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    same deal.
    acer 4752, windows 8 x64, less than 1 year old.. used to burn CD's ok in iTunes but now gets error 4310.
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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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  • The Attempt to burn disc failed.  The burn failed because of a medium write error.

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  • I am getting an error every time i try to burn a playlist. The error reads The Attempt to burn disc failed. The burn failed because of a medium write error.

    Can somebody help me. I used to be able to burn with no problem. But now while finishing discs, I get the following message.
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  • The attempt to burn a disk failed. An unknown error occurred (4000).

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    Several Apple technicians have tried but been unable to assist me. They have pointed me to articles at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93360 and http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93286 but none of the suggested solutions solve the problem.
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    I am having the same problem. I get an error 4450 - unknown. I have purchased several songs but it appears I will not be able to burn them to CD.

  • "The attempt to burn disc failed."

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    Burn Underrun Protection DVD: Yes
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    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.
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  • "The Attempt to burn disc failed. The device failed to calibrate the laser

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  • Im trying to burn a cd from itunes, I keep getting a message that says "the attempt to burn a CD failed because of a medium write error" any help would be appreciated

    hello, I'm trying to burn a playlist from itunes to a cd, but I keep getting a message saying "the attempt to burn a CD failed because of a medium write error" can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong. I'm not so tech savvy so any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks

    I'm not familiar with this error, but check the following:
    -Is your disc a CD or a DVD? You want a CD, not a DVD.
    -Is the CD blank? You'll want a blank one.
    -Maybe the disc is scratched and cannot be used. Try another CD.
    -Maybe your disc burner is broken. If you have another, try it.

  • The attempt to burn disc failed. An unknown error occurred (4310).

    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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    QuickTime 7.7.4
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    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.
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    Genius ID: aa9b92XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXf7c05d85c
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    LowerFilters: UBHelper (2.0.0.14),
    UpperFilters: NTIDrvr (1.0.0.10), GEARAspiWDM (2.2.3.0),
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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
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    Get drive speed succeeded.
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    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).
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    Microsoft Windows 8 x64 Home Premium Edition (Build 9200)
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    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
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    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.
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    LowerFilters: UBHelper (2.0.0.14),
    UpperFilters: NTIDrvr (1.0.0.10), GEARAspiWDM (2.2.3.0),
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    Found 16 songs on CD, playing time 27:35 on Audio CD.
    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.

  • The attempt to burn disc failed.  An unknown error occurred (4450).

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    iTunes 9.0.3.15
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    I get the same message but the number is 4000. Ever since I upgraded to iTunes 7.5 I have been unable to burn CDs. Do you have a solution yet?

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    Anybody have this issue?  Everytime I try to burn a disc, I get the following message " The attempt to burn a cd failed.  An unknown error has occurred 4450."  I tried slowing down the burn speed to as little as 4x.  Please help!

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    The following articles can help get iTunes back to burning.
    Can't burn a CD in iTunes for Windows
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