Installing itunes removes my cd drive from my computer

i have tried about 7 times now, and every time i have installed itunes my cd drive just disappears completely from my computer, and every time i have to do a system restore. it's not a problem with the cd drive because the lights still flash and it opens, it just means no cds will be read when i insert them?
any ideas whats wrong? please help im really frustrated, got a new ipod touch for christmas and i want to put my cds on it!

Hi MightyCrunch,
If you are having issues with your optical drive after installing iTunes, you may find the following article useful:
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,
- Brenden

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