Error message when you try to burn an audio CD by using Windows Media Player 11 on a Windows Vista-based computer: “Please insert a blank disc”

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SYMPTOMS

When you try to burn an audio CD by using Windows Media Player 11 on a Windows Vista-based computer, you may receive the following error message:

Please insert a blank disc.

This problem may occur if the following conditions are true:

Roxio Easy Media Creator 9.0 is installed on the computer.
The Drag-to-Disc feature in Roxio Easy Media Creator is enabled.
The User Account Control (UAC) feature is enabled.

To work around this problem, disable the Drag-to-Disc feature in Roxio Easy Media Creator 9.0. For more information about how to disable the Drag-to-Disc feature, visit the following Roxio Web site:

http://www.roxio.com/enu/support/ecdc/software_updates.html (http://www.roxio.com/enu/support/ecdc/software_updates.html)

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