Windows 7: DVD Burner not working after uninstallation of Real Player

I decided to try Real Player as my media collection is growing and was growing tired of having iTunes for music, another for videos, etc...anyways it seemed to be a fateful decision as i can no longer burn discs, video discs in particular to blank DVD+/-R media.

Does anyone know how to diagnose and correct this issue, I seem to be able to play DVD's on the player, so i don't think its a hardware issue, but some leftover software issues with Real Player.

Here are the specs for my cd/dvd burner its an LG model with super multi functionality:



HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH24NS50 ATA Device
Media Type DVD Writer
Name HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH24NS50 ATA Device
Availability Running/Full Power
Capabilities Random Access, Supports Writing, Supports Removable Media
Config Manager Error Code Device is working properly
Config Manager User Config FALSE
Drive D:
Media Loaded TRUE
SCSI Bus 1
SCSI Logical Unit 0
SCSI Port 3
SCSI Target Id 0
Status OK