HELP!!!! My iTunes Library will  not load...

So, I uninstalled the Safari tool, I never use it. I restarted my computer and now my iTunes library is empty. I try to import the library from my music folder, and I get an error that says "The file iTunes library.itl cannot be imported because it does not appear to be a valid exported file"
What the heck did I do? And is there any way to fix it? All of my playlists and podcasts and purchased music and TV shows are gone. !!!
Thanks in advance...

Did you have your library file iTunes Library.itl on the external drive?
If you did, you could try a shift key start - hold down the shift key while starting iTunes and you should be asked to choose a library. Navigate to the location of your library file on the external disk and choose iTunes Library.itl.
If you had your Library file in the iTunes folder on your c: drive, it has most likely been damaged and iTunes has created a new one.
There is a small possiblity that you can reacreate it from the xml file:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93313
Otherwise you just add your iTunes Music folder to iTunes with File>>Add folder to library. This loses all counts ratings and playlists.
Be sure you have the location of your iTunes Music folder correctly set in Edit>>Preferences>>Advanced>>General.

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