No disc in drive   error

I have searched the archives and found several instances of this problem but no replies. Can anyone please tell me why I get this error every time Itunes opens and I have to hit cancel 3-4 times before it leaves me alone. I know in the Windows 98 world I could get rid of it by removing all of the recent documents but I dont see anywhere in Itunes that looks at a previous disk.
It seems to be pointing to my Shuffle address. But I even get it when the shuffle is in.
Thanks in advance
Jim

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this is posted somewhere else by A.T. Romano:
quote:
The Premiere Elements 13 No Disc error is a known issue which has afflicted many. PRE_help's fix for this has
worked for many. It involves deleting or disabling the OldFilm.AEX file found
Local Disk C
Program Files
Adobe
Adobe Premiere Elements 13
Plug-ins
Common
NewBlue
and in the NewBlue Folder should be the OldFilm.AEX file that you delete or disable by renaming the file from OldFilm.AEX to OldFilm.AEXOLD.
Please let us know if that worked for you.
Thank you.
ATR
end quote
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