Can't burn Cds on Itunes

follow these steps 1)Clearing upper and lower registry filters If you do not want to uninstall iTunes, or if the drive is still not functioning after uninstalling or updating iTunes, clear the registry filters as follows: NOTE: You may need to uninstall and reinstall software applications that are able to burn CDs after performing these steps.

1. Unplug all non-essential external plug and play devices, especially cameras.
2. Click Start , and enter " regedit " into the Start Search field. The registry editor window appears.
3. Select Computer in the main window.
4. Click File , Export , type a filename that is easy for you to remember, and click Save . A copy of the registry has saved for back-up purposes to the Documents folder. If problems occur after using these steps, browse to the file and double-click it to restore the registry.
5. Click the plus sign ( + ) next to the following items in the list:
   • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
   • SYSTEM
   • CurrentControlSet
   • Control
   • Class
6. Select 4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318 . Make sure you have selected this exact key name.
7. Select the LowerFilters value and press the Delete key. Confirm the deletion by clicking Yes . Figure 3: Registry Editor: LowerFilter key
8. If an UpperFilters value is also listed, select UpperFilters in the right window and press the Delete key. Confirm the deletion by clicking Yes .
9. Delete all other UpperFilter and LowerFilter values within the 4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318 key if they exist.

1. Close the registry editor and restart the computer. The disc drive should now be recognized by Windows. You may need to reinstall the CD/DVD writing software if the software no longer recognizes the drive.

-Reinstall the driver of the cd dvd drive from the device manager

Please try steps I am giving below :

Step 1: Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK. Registry Editor starts.

Step 2: Delete the UpperFilters registry entry
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1. In Registry Editor, expand My Computer, and then expand HKEYLOCALMACHINE.
2. Expand SYSTEM, and then expand CurrentControlSet.
3. Expand Control, and then expand Class.
4.Under Class, click {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}.
5.In the right pane (topic area), click UpperFilters.

Note An UpperFilters.bak registry entry may also appear. To delete the UpperFilters registry entry, you must click UpperFilters and not UpperFilters.bak.

6. On the Edit menu, click Delete.
7.When you receive the following message, click Yes to confirm the deletion of the UpperFilters registry entry:
Are you sure you want to delete this value?The UpperFilters registry entry is removed from the {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} registry subkey.

Note Do not exit Registry Editor. You must have this program for the next step.

Step 3: Delete the LowerFilters registry entry
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1. In Registry Editor, expand My Computer, and then expand HKEYLOCALMACHINE.

2. Expand SYSTEM, and then expand CurrentControlSet.

3. Expand Control, and then expand Class.

4. Under Class, click {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}.

5. In the right pane (topic area), click LowerFilters.

Note An LowerFilters.bak registry entry may also appear. To delete the LowerFilters registry entry, you must click LowerFilters and not LowerFilters.bak.

6. On the Edit menu, click Delete.
7.When you receive the following message, click Yes to confirm the deletion of the LowerFilters registry entry:
Are you sure you want to delete this value?The LowerFilters registry entry is removed from the {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} registry subkey.
8. Exit Registry Editor.

Step 4: Restart the computer
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Hope this helps You !

Hi, I have gone through the same issue in past. It all starts when you have installed a new cd/dvd burning software on your computer. All you need to do is uninstall Sonic and iTunes and re-install them so that they take all default settings that has been changed by Nero. In my case it worked like a charm.

wilson: Reinstall or change the application you use in burning, or change your CD Rom.

It seems that some users installing iTunes 8 on Windows systems are encountering an error message:

“ERROR: The registry settings used by the iTunes drivers for importing and burning cds and dvds are missing… Please re-install iTunes”

iTunes uses GEAR software drivers for importing and burning CD’s & DVD’s. Re-installing (or installing the latest GEAR drivers seems to fix this problem. No reboot required for this install.

You can get the current GEAR drivers here: http://www.gearsoftware.com/support/drivers.cfm

If this does not fix your problem download a fresh installer for iTunes here: http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

Uninstall iTunes, reboot, & then do a fresh install of iTunes.

Hope This Help You

Try totally uninstalling this program (not deleting) then do a fresh install. This should recitfy this problem.

Hope this helps

Install NERO software for burning. It has all the capabilities, specially ver 8 onwards......sodeep

This fix is from:
http://getsatisfaction.com/apple/topics/registry_settings_missing

K replied on April 14, 2009 00:27 // Good news!!!!I have had the same problem as you and have been dealing with it the last 2 days-uninstalling itunes,quicktime and then reinstalling and installing gearproduct download??Anyway to make a long story SHORT:
1. Do a search for a file -GEARAspiWDM.inf in C drive
2. Right click and install
3. Reboot the computer
4. itunes should be working without the error-I hope, it worked for me!!!!!!
good luck, K

I found the solution at Gearsoftware.com
The Audio FIle System (AFS ) driver is not compatible with Windows Vista.
I changed the driver file name as instructed and TaDa...it fixed my problem with itunes and Windows.
Hope this helps you.

are u on vista what kinda cds any or or burned is ther firmware update for yours