... I don't know if its just me or what, but I recently upgraded to windows vista and can't burn any kind of anything from any program that I've tried (which has been several)... I always get some sort of error message...

I thought that maybe my burner drivers hadn't installed... checked that and according to my computer my device is "working properly" and has the latest drivers... why am I having this trouble?

"The latest drivers" does not mean they are Vista-compatible. Check with your burner's manufacturer. If the driver isn't stated to be compatible with Vista, ask them when they will have such a driver.