Itunes with vista losing dvd drive

Question

Using Vista with sp1. Issue is that when I install Itune I lose my dvd drive. When I fix the dvd problem using this fix:
dbvd drive lost after itunes installation
solution
delete device
and open nofilters.reg in batch folder and say yes to merge
note
*********Copy BELOW this line into notepad*****
REGEDIT4
[HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}]
"UpperFilters"=-
"LowerFilters"=-
*********Copy ABOVE this line into notepad*****
Save to your desktop as "NoFilters.reg" without " "
Open the file, confirm you wish to integrate this file into your registry
and restart your computer.
At this point I have a dvd drive, but Itune gives me a warning the registry settings for burning cd's and dvd's are missing and that I should reinstall itune. I've been in this loop at least 3 times. So, is their a fix, or I can have a dvd drive or itune but not both? many thanks for any assistance. Manny

Answer 1

It's probably best to first check for a device filter conflict:
iTunes for Windows Vista: Troubleshooting CD issues caused by device filters
But if you still get no DVD drive, *even when there's no filters in place but the iTunes ones,* then you're one of the unlucky ones.
At this stage, on some Vista PCs, the filters for the GEAR drivers that iTunes uses for burning and importing seem to be causing some conflicts. This article outlines your options:
Optical drives not recognized in Windows Vista after installing iTunes 7
It's probably worth keeping an eye on that document, in the interests of seeing if any new information becomes available. (Preferably information about a proper fix.)