Need to reboot Itunes to read CD/DVD drive
Hi!
I've been importing CDs into Itunes - audiobooks with 7 to 11 cds in the set. Since December, when I received an Ipod Touch for Christmas and had to update Itunes to whatever version that was, I'm having a problem getting Itunes to read CDs after importing the previous CD.
Here's what happens:
1) I'll put a CD into my Dell Insprion laptop (running Windows 7 64 bit), Itunes opens up and imports CD information.
2) I click "Import CD" and off it goes.
3) When it's done, I eject the CD using the keyboard eject button and replace with the next CD.
4) Next CD is inserted and laptop recognized the VD/CD as being loaded, but CD does not show up in Itunes - not in left hand column under "Devices" nor can I click on "Retrieve CD Names' as it's greyed out.
5) I have to close Itunes, reopen it and the the CD is there, waiting to be ripped.
Now, sometimes I can go 3 CDs in a row before I have to restart Itunes, but often it's one at a time.
The CD drive is recognized by Windows, Winamp, Media Player - every other program I have on the laptop regonizes that there is a CD in the drive except Itunes. Today I updated to 10.6, but this didn't solve the problem. Previously I had tried repairing Itunes, but that did nothing.
I'm getting very, very frustrated, but when I check online assuming that it's an Itunes issue as everything else sees the CD, but no one seems to be having any issue like this.
My husband it telling me to live with it - he doesn't have a problem with HIS Itunes, but he has a different computer - but it's very frustrating when ripping an 11 CD audiobook!
Thank you for any help you can give.