You da man - To be safe I dl'd/installed the latest version and rebooted - burn went as smooth as owl poop - absolutely no problems - will test it tomorrow (later today in daylight hrs - lol) but everything appears slick and well done. Just for info below is the burn log:
I 04:16:39 ImgBurn Version 1.2.0.0 started!
I 04:16:39 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 1)
I 04:16:39 Initialising SPTI...
I 04:16:39 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
I 04:16:39 Found 1 CD-RW and 1 DVD?RW!
I 04:17:55 Operation Started!
I 04:17:55 Source File: C:\Darkwatch_Work\clr-darkwx.iso
I 04:17:55 Source File Sectors: 1,909,504 (MODE1/2048)
I 04:17:55 Source File Size: 3,910,664,192 bytes
I 04:17:55 Destination Device: [0:0:0] SONY DVD RW DRU-510A 1.0c (D:) (ATA)
I 04:17:55 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: CMC MAG. AE1) (Speeds: 1x, 2x, 4x)
I 04:17:56 Destination Media Sectors: 2,297,888
I 04:17:56 Write Mode: DVD
I 04:17:56 Write Type: DAO
I 04:17:56 Write Speed: 2x
I 04:17:56 Link Size: Auto
I 04:17:56 Test Mode: No
I 04:17:56 BURN-Proof: Enabled
I 04:17:57 Filling Buffer...
I 04:17:57 Writing LeadIn...
I 04:19:06 Writing Image...
I 04:42:48 Synchronising Cache...
I 04:44:11 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:26:15
I 04:44:11 Average Write Rate: 2,687 KB/s (1.9x) - Maximum Write Rate: 2,865 KB/s (2.1x)
I 04:44:49 Close Request Acknowledged
I 04:44:49 Closing Down...
I 04:44:49 Shutting down SPTI...
I 04:44:49 ImgBurn closed!
Like I said, you is da man and many thanks for help and making me a extremely happy camper...