I installed the suggested version. It might have helped, but in the end the program froze again.
Attempt 1, success with difficulties.
It was having a lot of trouble copying the disc with a lot of chattering, audible retries.
28% at 3 minutes.
6+ minutes to read; Per the status: 4:59 to write (at 24x). (Brand new flawless disc.)
Attempt 2, success then cancel.
1:33 read time for a different disc, the one that had originally crashed the program. I cancelled the coping instead of proceeding to burn.
Attempt 3, crash
23% at 3+ minutes on third new disc;
"5:58