Apple TV Completely Re-syncing Every Time I restart iTunes

After the last patch to iTunes (via Software Update), every time that I stop and start iTunes it does a full wipe of the Apple TV's hard drive and a full re-sync. Which takes almost an hour since I have over 3,000 songs.
Any ideas what might be causing this new "feature"? It's REALLY annoying!

Hello levy69,
After reviewing your post, I have located an article that can help in this situation. It contains a number of troubleshooting steps and helpful advice concerning installation issues:
Issues installing iTunes or QuickTime for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1926
Thank you for contributing to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
BobbyD

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