Whenever I burn CDs using WMP, I just let it burn. I don't try listening to the music. Only when the burn is finished do I listen to the CD, since I'm checking to make sure my burn turned out ok. I have had some problems with some burns I did in the past (not from LW, but from other sources), but I found that WMP is the best for CD burns, imo. Originally, I was burning LW songs in .wma format, but now I burn 'em in .mp3 format (after downloading the WMP bonus pack).