hi hbeelner,
could you please state the programs you have tried?
i am familiar with windows media player 10, i will give you a walkthru on how to burn a cd using that.
1. open songs you would like to burn in windows media player 10 (WMP10)
2. on the right hand side of WMP10 you should see the "now playing list". if not, enable it by clicking the < icon just below the butterfly.
3. click the song on the top of the list, then scroll down to the bottom of the list and hit shift + left mouse button. the entire list should now be highlited.
4. right click on the now highlited list and select "add to" then "burn list".
5. select the "burn" tab on the top of WMP10. the songs you selected should now be under "burn list".
6. on the right hand side of WMP10 you will see a drop down menu bar. (above where it says insert a blank cd into the drive".) select whatever drive your cd burner is on.
7. insert a blank cd
8. click the "start burn" icon above the burn list
9. your done!!!!
P.S. make sure you are using a CD-R or a CD-RW.
P.S.S. if you are using a CD-R, make sure it is brand new, once a CD-R has been copied to, nothing more can be copied to it. it "locks" itself.