How do I bypass setup assistant?

When I recently re-installed my OS, I migrated (by hand) my iTunes library into the proper place before running iTunes for the first time. I then hit cancel when the iTunes Setup Assistant came up. I believe I have done this previously without problems.
However, this time I get the setup assistant every time I launch iTunes. If I hit cancel, all is fine - my files and settings are all there that had been migrated. But the setup assistant keeps coming back...
Is there a way to let it know I don't need it?

I don't now how to switch that off, but have you tried just letting it do what it wants?
Answer no to all the questions and it should not come back the next time you run iTunes.
Hope this helps.
M
17' iMac fp 800 MHz 768 MB RAM   Mac OS X (10.3.9)   Several ext. HD (backup and data)

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