I lost my itunes library:( please help

Well here's what happened.
My computer wasn't working well so i ran system restore to a month previous. Ater that was done i looked for itunes and it wasn't there anymore, there was only an about itunes icon to click on.
So i went to the change/remove programs place on my computer to reinstall it and when i did so it gave me this message "The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable." "Click OK to try again, or enter an alternate path to a folder containing the installation package iTunes.msi in the box below."
So now i hit OK and then get the message "The path C:\Documents and settings\Me\Local Settings\Application Data\Apple\Apple Software Update\iTunes.msi cannot be found. Verify that you have access to this location and try again, or try to find the installation package iTunes.msi in a folder from which you can install the product iTunes."
So now i'm stuck and have no idea what to do...Please help someone!

With this you usually need to cleanup your installer files with the windows installer cleanup utility.
Here are some general instructions for uninstalling and cleanup.
Download a fresh copy of iTunes and the stand alone version of Quicktime
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
Download and install Microsoft Installer cleanup utility, there are instruction on the page as well as the download.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301/
Now use the following method to remove iTunes and its components:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93698
If you hit a problem with one of the uninstalls don't worry, carry on with the deleting of files and folders as directed in the method.
Restart your PC.
Run the Microsoft Installer Cleanup Utility.
Remove any references you find to the programs you removed - strictly speaking you only need to worry about those programs where the uninstall failed.
restart your PC
Install the stand alone Quicktime and check that it works.
If it does, install iTunes.

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