HELP!! install/uninstall itunes

HI, I upgraded my itunes tonight since I was prompted to do so. Since then, every time I go on I tunes I get this error message:
The registry setting used by ITUNES drivers for importing and burning cds and dvds are missing. THis can happen as a result of installing other CD burning software. Please reinstall Itunes.
Note that Itunes is working Fine regardless of the message I am getting
My questions:
1. If i uninstall and reinstall I tunes am I going to lose ALL my music?
2. Is there a way of fixing this?
3. I didn't install any new cd burning software so I don't know why I am getting this message

It appears by your comments, that we're both having the same issues. I just started using iTunes acouple weeks ago after I purchased my first iPod. My computer was behaving fine up until I installed iTunes. After the install and a reboot, I could not burn any CD's nor load any music via my DVD/CD Drive. ??? What happened? I right clicked on "My Computer" and the Drive had disappeared from there also. I contacted Dell (under warranty), they shipped me out a new DVD-CD/RW Drive. Same problem, the Drivers for the Drive were in conflict with something(?). Just last night, after 5 evenings with tech support from Dell, and UNINSTALLING iTunes 4 different times. The problem is narrowed down to:
iTunes; after uninstalling iTunes and rebooting, the DVD-CD-RW Drive appears again. But after a restart, it disappears again. When iTunes is installing itself it is changing Registry Files, what the mystery is: What are iTunes Registry Files CONFLICTING WITH?? You might have hit it on the head, with your comment about other Disc Burning Software. I'm going to uninstall some other programs tonight and see if that solves my problem. Such as: ROXIO, Windows Movie Maker, a CD-W Backup Program, etc.... Conflict in Registry files might be with them.
I had to order an external harddrive to backup my computer and back up iTunes before the iTunes uninstall, because I could not use my DVD-CD/RW Drive, YES you will loose rights to your purchased items if you do not backup!!
My problems are not resolved yet, but you gave me something to look into this evening. Thank you for that. Check to see if your Computer is still recognizing your Burn Drive.
sorry this is so long, I've been completely obsessed with this problem for the past 2 weeks.

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got the latest itunes, and recently i had some hd troubles, so i had to restore my system from acronis (restored the partition using a backup i created).
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It's a simple fix and doesn't involve reinstalling anything.
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i've been getting the blue screen for a couple of weeks now...i'm freaking out cause i'm scared all this is damaging my computer... HELP! after a couple of weeks of blue screen, THIS is happening now:
it all starts with me trying to run iTunes and i would get this:
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as a preliminary, right-click on some of the Minidumps, and check the "Date Created". we're looking for dumps that were created with the itunes-related crashes that you were getting.
front one: let the Apple Engineers have a look
find some of the itunes-related minidumps and send them as attachments to this email address.
in the email to Roy, be sure to include the following information:
- A link to the thread on Apple Discussions where the issue is being discussed
- The username you are using in the thread
- The version of iTunes you are using or trying to use
- the version of Windows you are using (mention service packs)
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(also post back here with the name of the component, so i can have a look, too.)
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