Old CD Burner Broke but iTunes won't recognize new external Burner

HELP!
My internal CD Burner (E-drive) broke and I installed a new external burner (F-drive). However, when I go to burn a CD, iTunes wants to burn to the old, broken internal drive.
I checked Preferences, Burning but the ONLY drive listed is the old broken "E" drive - there is no list of drives to choose from (it is greyed out and I can't choose or point to the new "F" drive).
Any thoughts?
Thanks
Diane

hmmmm. okay, let's try something relatively simple first ... a "reboot and repair".
reboot the PC. (very important.) now do a repair install of iTunes. in Add/Remove programs, select iTunes, click "Change" and then click "Repair".
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