It is every cd that Ive tried.

For example, the day I originally posted I had about 20 I was putting
on my hd so I could put some on my mp3 for a 25 mile hike. Each
one had the same problem.

I thought of the drive too. I have a brand new one for a pc build
that Im doing for a client - so I swapped them out - same thing.
My son has the same computer and components (built at the same
time.) and we dont have any trouble there (though he is on XP)