How can i tell if my computer is capable of burning cds?

Question

i have a hp pavilion dv5 laptop and when i try to burn cds on itunes i put the cds in and click burn in the bottom corner and it says disk recording not found. and when i start up itunes i get a message saying itunes was not properly installed. if you wish to import or burn cds you need to reinstall itunes. and ive reinstalled it and nothing happened. i dont know if i can even burn cds on my computer or if i need to download something or buy a burning program, or if something is just wrong with my itunes.

any help is greatly appreciated thanks

Answer 1

click on start

click on control panel

click on system

click the devices tab

click on device manager

then look at the drop down with CD-ROM or CD-DVD

and see if it says CD-RW

which means you can "Re Write" on other CD's  

Answer 2

iTunes should be the software you can use to burn it. I think you might not have a CD Burner. Go to My Computer and look at the name of your CD drive. if its CD-RW then you should be able to burn your CD. If it doesnt have the RW, then you dont have a CD burner