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Can't burn a music cd

I'm trying to burn a cd from songs I have in my Windows Media Player library.  I have inserted a Memorex CD-R and the auto-play comes up showing it is a blank disc.  In Windows Media Player it shows CD drive (D:) Audio CD 79:57 remaining. I've dragged my songs into the burn list, but the "Start Burn" button won't let me select it. When I go under "my computer" it shows it as a DVD RW Drive (D:) with 702 MB of 702 MB free.  Do I need to use a different type of disc because it's a DVD RW drive or is there another reason it won't let me burn to the disc? 
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I'm trying to burn a cd from songs I have in my Windows Media Player library.  I have inserted a Memorex CD-R and the auto-play comes up showing it is a blank disc.  In Windows Media Player it shows CD drive (D:) Audio CD 79:57 remaining. I've dragged my songs into the burn list, but the "Start Burn" button won't let me select it. When I go under "my computer" it shows it as a DVD RW Drive (D:) with 702 MB of 702 MB free.  Do I need to use a different type of disc because it's a DVD RW drive or is there another reason it won't let me burn to the disc? 
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When the AutoPlay screen pops up...close it.

Everything you reported sounds correct...and no...
I don't think you need a different type of CD.

Maybe some or all of your files are protected. Look
at the following article:

Windows Vista - Windows Media Player
DRM: frequently asked questions
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/7e241b1f-1019-43c1-868d-cafc718d16011033.mspx

Have a look at the following article and expand
the section that says: 'Burn an audio CD'...

Windows Media Player 11 for Windows Vista
Burn Your Own Customized Audio CDs
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/30ffa641-b682-4315-8c7e-8a29f383a7131033.mspx

Also the following article may be useful:

Burn a CD or DVD in Windows Media Player:
frequently asked questions
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/51a88740-abda-4144-9176-cec79cca31e81033.mspx




John Inzer - MS-MVP - Digital Media Experience
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