Can't burn a CD with iTunes

I can't burn with iTunes. All of their help files and websites say to "Click the Burn Disc button in the upper-right corner of the iTunes window", but I have no Burn Disc button. The "Burn Playlist to disc" option under file can not be used either.

I did this:
Creating your own audio CDs
If your computer has a CD-RW drive, you can make your own audio CDs containing the songs you add to a playlist. You can listen to the audio CDs you create in iTunes in most consumer CD players and on your computer.

iTunes converts the songs to standard audio files before writing them to the CD. You can fit about 74 minutes of music, or about 20 songs, on a 650 MB CD-R disc. Some discs allow 80 minutes (700 MB) of music.

Choose Edit > Preferences, then click the Advanced tab at the top of the window and click Burning.
Choose Audio CD as the Disc Format.
To have all the songs on the CD play at the same volume level, select the Sound Check checkbox.
Click OK.
Select the playlist containing the songs you want to burn to the CD, and make sure all the songs you want to include on the CD have a checkmark beside them.

You can only burn a CD from the songs in an iTunes playlist (you cannot use a playlist on your iPod), and only checked songs are included. For instructions on creating a playlist, search help for "creating lists of songs."

Click the Burn Disc button in the upper-right corner of the iTunes window.
Insert a blank CD-R disc and click Burn Disc again.

If you plan to play the CD on a consumer CD player, you need to use a blank CD-R disc. If you plan to play the CD only on your computer, you can also use a CD-RW disc.


If the playlist contains more songs than will fit on the CD, iTunes will burn as many songs as will fit on one disc, then ask you to insert another disc to continue burning the remaining songs. (You can see the size of the selected playlist at the bottom of the iTunes window.)


If the playlist contains any songs purchased from the iTunes Music Store, you can only burn the playlist seven times.


If the playlist contains songs purchased from the iTunes Music Store and includes a very long song (longer than a CD), you may see a dialog telling you that you need to put the long song in its own playlist, and then burn that single-song playlist separately.


If the playlist includes Audible spoken word content with chapter markers, the chapters are burned as separate tracks.


It takes several minutes to burn an audio CD. You can cancel the burn by clicking the X next to the progress bar, but if you're burning to a CD-R disc you won't be able to use the CD after canceling.

I tried this:
iTunes for Windows: Additional troubleshooting for burning issues
Learn some additional steps to troubleshoot burning issues.

Using iTunes for Windows, you can easily "burn" audio, data, and MP3 CDs with most major disc drives, including:

CD-R
CD-RW
DVD-R/RW
DVD+R/RW
Here are a few tips you can try to solve common issues burning discs with iTunes for Windows.

Download and install iTunes for Windows version 4.2 or later.

See "iTunes for Windows: Unable to Burn a CD" for basic troubleshooting steps. If you continue to have difficulty, then continue with the additional troubleshooting steps below.
Additional troubleshooting steps
If after following the instructions in the document linked above you still can't read or burn discs, try the following:

Try other software
Open a different music player, such as Windows Media Player, and test if it can play a CD you've burned.
Open the CD burning software that came with your computer or disc drive, and test to see if it can burn a CD.

If you're not able to read or burn discs using other software, there may be a more general issue with your computer or the drive. You should probably contact your computer or drive manufacturer for help. In the mean time, try the tips below.

Use good blank discs
Some brands of blank discs may work better with your drive than others. Check the disc manufacturer's website for the brand of blank discs you are using. Many brands post lists of drives that have issues burning to their discs. They may also publish tips on how to troubleshoot burning issues.

You can use the chart below as a general guideline to assess what types of CD-R media are compatible with different drive types.

Drive Type Drive Type Logo CD-RW Speed Range Media Type Supported
Multi Speed Drive 1x ~ 4x Multi Speed CD-RW media
High Speed Drive 4x ~ 16x Multi Speed CD-RW media
High Speed CD-RW media
Ultra Speed Drive 16x ~ 24x Multi Speed CD-RW media
High Speed CD-RW media
Ultra Speed CD-RW media

Check for software updates
Microsoft or your computer's manufacturer may have released updated software. Check to see if there are updates to Windows or to the software that controls the drive. Check your computer manufacturer's website for updates, particularly for updates to the CD or DVD drive. If you bought the drive separately from the computer, check the drive manufacturer's website.

Check for firmware updates
From time to time manufacturers publish updates to a CD or DVD drive's internal software (known as firmware). Check your computer manufacturer's website for firmware updates first. This is important because the internal drives used by some companies (including Dell) require special firmware. If an update is not available from the computer manufacturer, check with the company that made the drive.

Updating your drive's firmware is a particularly good troubleshooting step if iTunes is showing a 2122 or 2123 error when trying to burn a CD. For optical drives manufactured by Aopen, firmware updates can be downloaded at http://download.aopen.com.tw/.

Important: Use special care when installing firmware updates. Incorrectly installing a firmware update could damage the drive and make it unusable. Always check with the computer manufacturer first before checking with the drive manufacturer.
Tip: If you need help with the next two steps, contact the company that manufactured your computer or drive.

Check hardware configuration
Check if your computer's drive is capable of Direct Memory Access (DMA). If so, turn on that feature and make sure the drive is not set to use Programmed Input Output (PIO). DMA and PIO are two ways a drive can be configured to connect and transfer data to a computer. PIO is the slower method. This could affect the drive's performance. If you have two drives, make sure the other drive is not using PIO either. It could affect the drive you are trying to use with iTunes. Check with the computer or drive manufacturer for additional information.

To turn on DMA:

Open Device Manager (right-click on My Computer and in the shortcut menu, click Manage.
Select Device Manager)
Click the plus sign next to IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers.


Right-click on the IDE bus that contains the optical drive and in the shortcut menu, click Properties.
Click the Advanced Settings tab.
Make sure the Transfer Mode for the devices on the bus is set to DMA if available, not PIO Only.


Some internal drives (such as the MediaStor CD-R/RW 52x24x52x) have a 2- to 4-pin analog audio cable that must be plugged into the main logic board. This is in addition to the wider 40- to 80-pin ATA or IDE cable that connects the drive to the logic board. If the analog audio cable is not plugged in, the drive can behave in erratic ways.

If you connect your iPod to the computer via USB and you use a USB burner, try ejecting and disconnecting the iPod before trying to burn.


I HAVE NO BURN DISC BUTTON AND I HAVE NO BURN PLAYLIST TO DISC OPTION,,HELP PLEASE!!!!!!

 

Thanks Lethal_B, I'm using iTunes version 6.0.5.20. And yes, I have a burner, I can burn with Nero, but iTunes doesn't want to cooperate.