I installed a whole new system (Win XP SP3) yesterday evening because of this issue.
I just copied a DVD with CloneDVD 2 - works.
I wrote a DVD with Nero using 16x - took 5 minutes 45 seconds - works.
I tried to burn a DVD with CDBurnerXP - freezes.
I tried to burn a DVD with ImgBurn - freezes.
Don't you think there might be a bug in ImgBurn? I can show you screenshots of the successful burns with Nero and CloneDVD, if you want proof.