Cd drive doesn't work after installing iTunes

I installed iTunes and started to try and rip cd's into the library but the cd drive isn't working any more.. Something about the driver, which I updated, or it also says the registry is incomplete for the cd drive. I ran into this once before on another computer, but I forget how to fix this. I tried to do a system restore to before I installed iTunes, but my computer wouldn't let me restore. Any suggestions?

Hello banjo1971,
The following article provides steps which can help correct this issue and get your disc drive working with iTunes again.
iTunes for Windows: "Registry settings" warning when opening iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3299
Cheers,
Allen

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