XPS 1530 Not Burning

So im trying to put some pictures onto a CD, but it doesnt work. I was doing it just fine about a onth ago, but tryin to it now proves to be impossible. It just doesnt write anything. I tried to make a music CD and that also failed. I tried using all three types of writable CD's with the same result.

Any tips. What should i do?

 

First off what software are you using?

 

Try CD Burner XP - which is free.

Don't worry about the name, if you're using Vista. It still works

 

Is it not writing at all, or is it writing and you're getting failed disks? If you're getting failed disks, it might be the disks you're using.

 

It said failed disk, but ive literally used over a dozen disks and of differnet types. Im using Roxio and just using vistas program to burn these CD'S. I t didt used to be a hassle. i just draged the file to the window and it was burned on there.

 

So i just tried to use Roxia creator premier. I inserted a blank CD (CD-R) and choose to make a CD using Roxio media creator 9. I draged my picture file in to the indicated window and pushed the button to finalize and burn CD. The a window poped up telling me to instert a blank CD and that the one i just put in is not blank. Im 100% sure its blank. Pushing the eject button on the XPS media bar wonr make the CD eject so i have to go to MY computer, left click on the DVD RW-drive and select eject. The a small buble comes up sayig it i preparing disck to be ejected so it can be used on another computer. Now a windows comes out saying there was a problem ejecting the disk. The disks are brand new, Sony CD-R disks, picked a random one out of a spindle of 50. Is my drive busted?

 

Looks like a bad drive. I'd call dell support and get a new one.

Edit: Have you been having this problem since you bought the computer? Or is it a recent thing?