Error on iTunes library file after installing and uninstalling 8.1

I downloaded 8.1 after being prompted. After installing 8.1, I could not synch my IPod. I uninstalled 8.1, reinstalled 8.02, and now I am getting this error.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to correct this? I have about 39 Gigs of music, and will have problems trying to restore this to a hard drive.

I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this; i'm new; after i installed the latest version of itunes, i get a library error message each time i open it up; it tells me i have an invalid library, then it creates a backup and calls it 'damaged1'; i have installed and uninstalled itunes 3 times now; each time, i erase all traces of past libraries, so that i start 'new'; the first time i open up itunes, i don't get the error message; i do absolutely nothing with the program, just close it; wait 5 seconds; open it up, and immediately i get the error message, and it creates a 'damaged1' back up; each time i open it, it creates a newer backup, and keeps adding 'movie, genius, dj' etc to my playlist; if i open it 10 times, i've got 10 of all these folders - HELP ME!

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