ITunes CD/DVD drive missing

I was trying to burn some songs on a blank CD from iTunes and it says that it cannot find the desired drive. I had the registry fixed for the CD/DVDRW drive so it can show up and I am not sure what to do to make the drive show up for iTunes. After getting the drive working on the computer, I tried to upgrade to the new iTunes 7 and it still was not working. I was not sure which page had the information and I wanted to call first but I was not comfortable doing it myself unless I know what I am doing.
Please help!
Everyone else have a happy Thanksgiving and I hope I get this solved so I can enjoy my music for this holiday.

Here is the Diagnostics for my drive. I want to make a correction to my last post. I am only showing lower filters in the Redgit.
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Edition (Build 6000)
TOSHIBA Satellite A135
iTunes 7.1.1.5
CD Driver 2.0.6.1
CD Driver DLL 2.0.6.2
LowerFilters: PxHelp20 (2.0.0.0),
UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.0.6.1),
Current user is not an administrator.
Video Display Information:
Intel Corporation, Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family
Intel Corporation, Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family
Connected Device Information:
DiskDrive, TOSHIBA MK1234GSX ATA Device, Channel 0, Target 0, Lun 0
CDROM, PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-K17A ATA Device, Channel 1, Target 0, Lun 0
Some computers need an update to the ATA or IDE bus driver, or Intel chipset. If iTunes has problems recognizing CDs or hanging or crashing while importing or burning CDs, check the support site for the manufacturer of your computer or motherboard.
D: PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-K17A, Rev 1.50
Drive is empty.

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