Hi David, You don't mention which version of Nero you are using. Has this happened after some major event, such as installing XP Service Pack 2 perhaps? Or even installing any other software? George. > -----Original Message----- > From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20 > [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Eagle > Sent: 16 June 2005 00:44 > To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [ddots-l] cd burning problem >=20 > Hi! I have a problem with my cd burner. When I put a cd in,=20 > nero will only allow me to burn at 4x. When it tries to write=20 > a cd at this speed it fails at about six per cent. When I=20 > take the cd out it goes to the maximum I can burn at with my=20 > laptop cd burner, 24x. Everytime I can burn sucessfully at > 24x but not 4x. similarly, when I use a propper audio=20 > recordable disc instead of cdr, it always burns at 16x and > then fails. The problem has got increasingly worse. I think=20 > my cd drive has gone totally wrong now. I just wondered if > any one knew what I could do to get audio cds successfully > burning again. I've finally finished recording my album and=20 > its all on my laptop waiting to be burned to cd and the damn=20 > thing won't do it.=20 > I find it quite weird to think that I can record and produce=20 > a whole album on a computer but then not do something simple=20 > like burn on to cd. The world truelly is weird!=20 > But nowhere nearly as weird as my dream I had last night!=20 > cliff hanger!=20 >=20 > Dave > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dunsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dfaq] > ** or send a message, to > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >=20 >=20 ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq