hi, i do have a cd in the drive. it is a maxell cd-r and i can copy other files to these without any problems e.g. audio, mpeg etc.
i have upgraded to sp2 and here is the new log file:
I 15:44:13 ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 started!
I 15:44:13 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Edition (6.0, Build 6002 : Service Pack 2)
I 15:44:13 Total Physical Memory: 1,038,872 KB - Available: 321,012 KB
W 15:44:13 Drive G:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB in size.
W 15:44:13 Duplex Secure's SPTD driver can have a detrimental effect on drive performance.
I 15:44:13 Initialising SPTI...
I 15:44:13 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
I 15:44:14 -> Drive 1 - Info: Optiarc DVD RW AD-7561A GH09 (D:) (ATA)
I 15:44:14 -> Drive 2 - Info: XUHGHWP 9I3OTQJ0PM 1.03 (F:) (SCSI)
I 15:44:14 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM and 1 BD-ROM/HD DVD-ROM!
i still get the same error message.