How can I get itunes 11 to recognize windows media player

Got a new dell inspiron with a DVD burner as E drive.  itunes is not recognizing that I have a burner.  What can I do?

Hello slg20101,
The article linked below provides some useful information and troubleshooting steps that can help resolve this issue.
iTunes for Windows: Optical drive is no longer recognized, or "Disc burner or software not found" alert after install
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2308
Cheers,
Allen

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