Cannot completely burn cd

Windows 8 Pro; 2.1.2; .exe installer.

I get an error message when I attempt to play a file I converted from a cassette. It also does not completely burn the cd.

We’re going to need some more details…

I get an error message when I attempt to play a file

What’s the error message?

Do you see the blue waveform something like [u]this[/u]?

Are you saying it doesn’t play in Audacity after recording, or are you saying the file doesn’t play after exporting?

It also does not completely burn the cd.

Audacity directly doesn’t burn CDs. Please tell us how you are doing that. And what to you mean by “completely”?