I upgraded to iTunes 8 and now it wont open at all

Ok so I upgraded to iTunes 8 and now every time I try to open my iTunes it says that iTunes has unexpectedly quit and it asks me if I want to relaunch it so I click relaunch and the same thing happens. iTunes is like my second life so can somebody pllleeeeaaaaassseeee help me!!

I would first see if you can open iTunes in a test user. This will give us some direction in troubleshooting the issue.
To create a test user:
1. Open System Preferences from your Apple menu
2. Click on the Accounts icon
3. If you see a closed padlock in the lower left hand corner, click on it and enter your admin password to allow changes
4. Then, click the + button
5. Enter the information you are prompted for, and then click "Create Account"
6. Restart the computer and log in to the new account
Once logged in, see if you can open iTunes. If not, I'd recommend reinstalling iTunes:
Go to your Applications folder
Drag iTunes.app to the Trash
Restart the Mac
Empty the Trash
Download & install from http://www.apple.com/itunes/download
If you can open it in the test account, return to your original account and try removing your iTunes preferences file.
Quit iTunes if it is running.
Navigate to /User/Library/Preferences/
Drag com.apple.itunes.plist to the trash
Restart the Mac
Launch iTunes again
If it still isn't working, try recreating the library per these steps:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1451
CG

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