Try using System Restore to return your system to a date prior to the updates and see if that fixes the problem.

Thanks Janine, I haven't used that brand before and now I never will :)

Did you try the other ones again to see if they still don't work? If they don't, I'd like to know what brand they are so I can avoid buying them :)

Good point! If you look at the package your CD's came in it should tell you what the maximum speed is.

Someone else here is having a similar problem, they are able to burn to CD-RW, but not to CD-R (they get the same message you get).

This isn't a solution, but it may be a work-around -- if you're...

Try posting your problems in the Windows XP forum or Windows Software forum, maybe someone will be able to help.