Memorex is undoubtedly a huge part of your original problem... We recommend TY and Verbs because they have the best reputation and, as far as our tests go, produce the best result for your money. It does the consumer no good to buy cheaper media and then wind up with a high failure rate. If you do the math, the wasted cost of the media, your time and your frustration work out to be a hell of a lot more, per disc, than buying the recommended media and eliminating the major problem faced by members...crap media.