Windows Media Player 11 says disc not empty when you try to burn

When you try to burn on my home computer with Vista and also computer work with XP, two media players say that the disc is not empty when you try to burn and put back a white disc.  Sometimes, it will finally work after multiple attempts; sometimes not!

Hi doodle75,

You try to add data to a multisession CD - R or CD - RW in Windows Media Player 11?

If you attempt this task, this problem occurs because Windows Media Player 11 does not support multisession recording. You receive this message if the CD you are trying to record already contains data.

To resolve this problem, save the data to a new CD - R or CD - RW.

Reference:

You are prompted to insert a blank disc when you try to add data to a multisession CD - R or CD - RW in Windows Media Player 11

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/930370

Error message when you try to burn data to a DVD-RAM disc in Windows Media Center in Windows Vista or in Windows Media Player 11: "insert media".

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/927814

Please see the link below for more information

Burn a CD or DVD in Windows Media Player

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/burn-a-CD-or-DVD-in-Windows-Media-Player-frequently-asked-questions

Solve problems in Windows Media Player

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/troubleshoot-problems-in-Windows-Media-Player

Thank you, and in what concerns:

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