Afraid to upgrade to 7.5

I did the automatic upgrade last week to 7.5 and got the same launch problems that many in this forum are reporting ("cannot install for missing files" etc.), and I tried all of the suggested solutions (disable firewall, uninstall QT, reinstall QT7.2, uninstall, reinstall, blah blah blah) and still and still had the same problem.
The solution that worked for me was to reinstall the old version 7.4, and I've been a happy camper since.
I still get the messages to upgrade to 7.5 though, but am hesitant to do so since it seems the same problem persists. Has Apple addressed the issue systematically (other than re-/un-install fixes)? Should I just wait 'til 7.6 comes out? What exactly does 7.5 offer that's so crucial?

I am right there with you...only I upgraded and am getting the same message "cannot install missing files". When I open iTunes it states it was not properly installed and the files that allow export or import from my CD/DVD drive are missing. I am on WIndows Vista and upgraded from iTunes 7 to 7.5.
This is my questions, can my fix be as easy as:
1) copying all files in my Music/iTunes (backup copy) folder to the desktop.
2) uninstall iTunes 7.5 (Would I uninstall QuickTime, too?)
3) reinstall iTunes 7.0
4) reinstate my iTunes library by copying my backup iTunes folder over the newly created one.
Can anyone tell me if they think this might work?

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