i have Win. ME, Mitsumi Cd-4804te and on options i have checked disconnect, sync datta transfer, and dma and the hard disk on read ahead otimization i put it on none and when i try to burn i disable all the things a have running (ctrl + alt + delete)... but i was reading else where that they maybe things running and not shown by pressing (ctrl + alt + delete) i have taken some time to look for what maybe causeing this but... nothing yet, maybe i need to find that one prog. wintask2000...