You ARE right! I can't believe this WORKS!
Thank you Bethikus for posting this answer. I tried it and it works. I read the other answers, particularly about using a lens cleaner and writing at lower speeds but wasn't sure. Using a lens cleaner sounded suspicious because my iMac 27" i7 quad is only 2 wks old. And on slowing down the burn speed to 24x, why wouldn't this brand new computer write at 52x? I, to am using Memorex 52x CDRs. I decided to try your solution first only because I type Vietnamese on my iMac too and adjusted the languages in system preferences when I first got the computer. I did the changes as you listed, particularly the "Word Break = English (United States, Computer)" and it burned a disc. IT WORKED. and I didn't have to sacrifice burn speed. Thanks!
Thank you Bethikus for posting this answer. I tried it and it works. I read the other answers, particularly about using a lens cleaner and writing at lower speeds but wasn't sure. Using a lens cleaner sounded suspicious because my iMac 27" i7 quad is only 2 wks old. And on slowing down the burn speed to 24x, why wouldn't this brand new computer write at 52x? I, to am using Memorex 52x CDRs. I decided to try your solution first only because I type Vietnamese on my iMac too and adjusted the languages in system preferences when I first got the computer. I did the changes as you listed, particularly the "Word Break = English (United States, Computer)" and it burned a disc. IT WORKED. and I didn't have to sacrifice burn speed. Thanks!
had the same problem, found this on another forum and it worked like a charm. who knows why...
I cannot believe it, but this crazy fix (on a 24" Core 2 Duo iMac) worked for me:
Open System Preferences.
Click on "International"
Under "Languages": Drag any of the other languages to the top,
then drag English back to the top.
Set "Order for sorted lists" to English
Set "Word Break" to English (United States, computer)
Close System Preferences
Restart computer
Incredible! It works! This is now at the top of my list for unbelievably arcane fixes...