7.6.1 wiped out my library

Just upgraded (as i have many times before), but this time, the upgrade wiped everything off my PC. Any ideas how to go "back"? Or, how to retrieve what was lost?

Have you had a chance to look at this troubleshooting page? It may be of some help: No content shows up in iTunes after updating
You could also try holding down the Shift key in Windows when launching iTunes. In the resulting dialogue you will get the option to create a new library or navigate to an existing one. The default location for your iTunes library is in \Documents and Settings\Username\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\. Look in there and see if you have more than one library file (they have the extension .itl) If you have more than one try opening them in turn, you may find your original library is still intact: How to open an alternate iTunes Library file

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