Itunes won't burn playlist

I've been searching the web trying to find answer to this but so far came up with nothing. I had itunes on my pc for while use it a few times to burn my playlists and today I try to burn a playlist it came up saying disc recorder not found. Before that when I open itunes to run it say "the registry setting from itunes for burning and importing CD and DVD are missing this can happen as a result of installing another CD burner software. Please reinstall itunes." which I did several times so far... I ran a diagnostic
Microsoft Windows 7 x64 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (Build 7601)
Hewlett-Packard p2-1106
iTunes 10.6.1.7
QuickTime 7.7.2
FairPlay 1.14.37
Apple Application Support 2.1.7
iPod Updater Library 10.0d2
CD Driver 2.2.0.1
CD Driver DLL 2.1.1.1
Apple Mobile Device 5.1.1.4
Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.59.0.0
Bonjour 3.0.0.10 (333.10)
Gracenote SDK 1.9.5.502
Gracenote MusicID 1.9.5.115
Gracenote Submit 1.9.5.143
Gracenote DSP 1.9.5.45
iTunes Serial Number 003DAB7C0310F438
Current user is not an administrator.
The current local date and time is 2012-05-15 21:08:30.
iTunes is not running in safe mode.
WebKit accelerated compositing is enabled.
HDCP is not supported.
Core Media is supported.
Video Display Information
Intel Corporation, Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
**** External Plug-ins Information ****
No external plug-ins installed.
iPodService 10.6.1.7 (x64) is currently running.
iTunesHelper 10.6.1.7 is currently running.
Apple Mobile Device service 3.3.0.0 is currently running.
**** CD/DVD Drive Tests ****
No drivers in LowerFilters.
No drivers in UpperFilters.
Failed loading CD / DVD drives, error -43. Try doing a repair install on iTunes from the “Add or Remove Programs” control panel.
I know it say I'm not the administrator but I am
please help

when I open itunes to run it say "the registry setting from itunes for burning and importing CD and DVD are missing this can happen as a result of installing another CD burner software. Please reinstall itunes."
I'd start with the following document, with one modification. At step 12 after typing GEARAspiWDM press the Enter/Return key once prior to clicking OK. (Pressing Return adds a carriage return in the field and is important.)
iTunes for Windows: "Registry settings" warning when opening iTunes

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