Desktop disappears after iTunes 8 install

I installed iTunes 8, and when I rebooted my desktop was blank and my taskbar was gone. I finally was able to access system restore and go back to a prior restore point. But now iTunes 7 won't work because it says some iTunes file is a newer version. I'm running Win XP SP3.

In order to get this to work, I had to completelyy uninstall both iTunes and Quicktime. You can do this from Control Panel-Programs and Features. After your list of programs fully loads, select Quicktime first then click uninstall. Then do iTunes the same way. then I ensured that all references for these programs were removed from my registry. I did this by running a registry scan using the program called CCleaner. It is an awesome freeware program that scans your registry and cleans it. You can get it from http://www.ccleaner.com
After I restarted, I then re-installed iTunes. After I ran it the first time, I followed the directions from the initial post, and all problems were solved.

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So, feeling confident about having a full system backup, I made an Erase and Install of Leopard. Everything went smoothly and the OS is great. Just a few hours later you guys replied to this topic talking about Dates to iCal. That's one of the 3rd party programs I did NOT erase, thinking it was harmless. Since I have never had HP zone image or anything like that I'm pretty sure that the problem lies with dates to iCal. It seems to be the only software we all have in common.
My system backup still has Dates to iCal, so in theory I could make a complete system recovery, eliminate Dates to iCal and RECOVER MY SYSTEM AS I HAD IT BEFORE UPGRADING. I already started reinstalling software but there's a LOT to do. Still theres a chance that erasing dates to iCal doesn't work and I find myself in the same place again, I'm not feeling up to reinstalling leopard all over again and dowload and reinstall stuff again unless someone can confirm that Dates to iCal is the culprit.
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Your explanations have clarified some things (including one misconception I had from not reading your post carefully enough -- I thought you had "hard shut down" by holding down the power button, no in rereading your post, it sounds like you did not do that but rather shut down in an orderly way, that was my misconception).
I too was not aware of the Magsafe Power Supply issues, but it sounds like you would be well off to use that settlement check to obtain a new one. Hopefully that will resolve the charging issues you saw. I work somewhere where there are literally hundreds of Macbook Pro and Air laptops, all with these Magsafe adaptors, and I haven't seen any such complaints, but perhaps yours was part of a bad batch, it sounds like you're not the only one. (I have seen such chargers just wear out after 4-5 years, but then they just stop working altogether, versus the "charging/not charging" business you were seeing.)
I am going to surmise that none of the Magsafe issues have anything to do with iTunes because iTunes is just an application that is not related to the way the laptop charges. I suspect it is a coincidence that the iTunes update happened around the same time. The Magsafe behaviors probably would have manifested themselves even if you had not done the update.
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