Editing Preferences in ITunes

I have edited My Preferences in ITunes a number of times but the changes never take. It always goes back to the origianl defaults. What am I doing wrong?

Hey jimmytheczech,
Are you using iTunes 7.0.2? Do you have security software running on the computer?
Other users have had sucess with these threads:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=607357
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3134080&#3134080
Another thing you can try is doing a selective startup: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302538 which will resolve application conflicts.
Jason

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Hello kskip,
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iTunes: How to open an alternate iTunes Library file or create a new one
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1589
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Thank you for contacting Apple Support Communities.
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iTunes: Missing folder or incorrect permissions may prevent authorization
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1277
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If you can't get the password correct, you CANNOT restore from that backup.
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