error code 0x80004005 trying to burn a cd

illbeatz2g wrote:

Can I do this without losing my playlists?

Yes, although you really ought to have a backup of your library. See Backup your iTunes for Windows library with SyncToy for a suggested method.

tt2

I am glad someone tested the issue on both WIN7 and WIN10. if the issue was the system, it would be surprising that WIN7 and WIN10 have the problem at the same time. Myself, I have four WIN7 computers and I got the error on two of them, DELL desktop and TECRA laptop, so this is not machine related.

Thank you, this did the trick. After wasting far more than a dozen blank discs and several hours fretting over non issues (thought my lossless files might be the problem) this 10 minute fix got me burning a few presents for friends at work.

I've included direct links to the iTunes 12.7.1.14 installers in my posts on this topic such as the one quoted above. Use the blue links to iTunesSetup.exe or iTunes64Setup.exe. You'll be downloading directly from Apple's secure servers.

tt2

Holy Cow!!!! I can not thank you enough. I have been so frustrated and have tried everything with iTunes to burn for my spin cycle classes. You are a life saver! Perfectly worked the way you so clearly described!

I must have the latest version since i cant seem to burn cds. I tried the WMP way but the cd i have just purchased is not in my list of music. Everything else from itunes is there but not that one. Any idea on why? I dont really feel like reinstalling itunes.

Thanks

Ok - I rang Apple support there - now I wasn't having the problem (they weren't impressed) but apparently this is a known issue recently and they are investigating. They suggested burning an mp3 format or a data disc or using other programs and tt2's idea of reverting software they weren't keen on but said should work for most users with the issue. They also said make sure windows is up to date too.

This Windows Media Player tip was extremely helpful. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You.

This saved me a bundle of time.

Surprisingly, it took only a couple minutes to download my music from ITunes to Media player using the info you provided and I was able to burn a CD very quickly.

I can't believe Apple has done this but oh well, they are the big boys I guess.

I am a musician in a cover band and have a machine that only plays CDs which can change the key and slow things down, making it very simple to learn a new song quickly....we are always adding new material.

After I buy my songs from ITunes, I always make a CD with a couple songs I am learning. Apple has now made that impossible, by not allowing CD burning. It would be nice if they would have at least told people. so they don't waste money trying to burn CDs. Very poor customer relations.

Thanks Again for the info

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. I ruined 5 CD's trying to burn a disc through iTunes. You think these guys would tell you this stuff so you didn't have to waste so much time screwing around and ruining discs. Progress, I guess. Yea Rignt!!! Anyway, followed your 4 steps and it worked like a charm. Thank you again.

Just encountered this problem with version 12.7.2.60 (haven't burnt a disc in a while) so I am pleased to read the new version corrects it. Funny thing is when I do Check for Updates it tells me "This version is the current version"! 😕

I got this error after updating ITunes on my Dell desktop. I burned CDs last week and now after updating I get error 0x80004005.

Same problem, same system (Dell laptop, running windows 10). Absolutely NO problems with burning a cd from a playlist until last iTunes update.

Same problem with a DELL desktop computer, WIN 7.

I scraped many CD and tried to get help from Apple.

I got the same basic answer indicated above.

I was able to burn the music directly from WIN7.

Answer from Apple does not help at all. People were already making CD before the problem happened with the newer versions of Itunes.

If it's suddenly a problem with copyright issues, does this mean they won't fix it and we can't burn CDs from iTunes anymore?