Can't install iTunes on C drive because it crashed on F drive

I have an external hard drive that I added around Christmas time. I am using Windows XP. I made a HUGE mistake a few days ago. I was using iTunes (which I'd switched to my new "F" drive to free up space on my "C" drive) when it froze on me. The external hard drive started to get hot and in my haste to close iTunes I accidentally chose to end the process (NOT the application) using Task Manager. After doing that my computer now no longer seems to recognize my external hard drive at all (except as a USB "mass storage device") and even though I've deleted everything I can find that's related to iTunes and Quicktime on my C-drive I still can't download iTunes! I get the error message: "Invalid Drive: F:\" I have tried everything I can think of, short of taking the stupid ext. hard drive to a professional that I'll have to PAY (which I really HATE to do since I've always been able to figure things out using advice found on the internet). I've tried using the Device Manager, I've tried using Computer Management. I've tried all the unplugging, replugging, and restarting my computer. What I really want is for someone to tell me how to get around this "Invalid Drive: F:\" problem. We have thousands of songs and use iTunes constantly. I need to find a way to bring it back!!! Please help if you can! Thanks

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