Unable to format CD-RW disc on Satellite P series notebook

I am trying to format a batch of CD-RW discs.
Laptop almost seems to complete the formatting but an eventual icon appears stating Windows was unable to complete formatting the disc.
Any suggestions would be a help and also an explanation as to why i was able to format a standard CD-R disc no problem.

Hi,
Thanks for your reply.
I have a Satellite P200.
After inserting the disc I picked 'Burn To Disc'...the laptop appears to go through the entire process of formatting the disc only to fail right at the end with a prompt that said...Windows failed to complete the format.

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