I had a similar problem. You can edit the tracks to shave off a few seconds'
silence at each end of each one with Windows Media File Editor Tool (free
download) or Windows Movie Maker (should already be on your computer). I
used Windows Movie Maker. It took a bit of learning how to use it, and then
the editing was took a bit of time, but it worked and I was able to burn
successfully. For more info, go to
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...vice/0070.mspx and look at "How can I reduce the length of an audio track...".

"Modem Ani" wrote:

> There is a certain amount of overhead involved in recording a CD, so an
> 80-minute CD actually holds something less than 80 minutes worth of music.
>
> Modem Ani
>
> "~Lyndsay" <~Lyndsay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1C5F47B6-1222-448E-AC42-4FEE326771AC@microsoft.com...
> > I'm making a cd for my bf and the total time is about 20seconds under the
> 80
> > minute limit and I can't cut out any of the songs. First off, why does it
> say
> > they won't all fit, and second is there a way that I can crop some time
> off
> > of some of the tracks?
>
>
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