ITunes 11 deleting my iTunesPrefs.xml file

Hello,
Ever since the latest upgrade of iTunes, nearly every time I start iTunes, I am prompted with the license agreement we're required to check agreement to at each upgrade. Additionally all of my Preferences have been reset to default.
I discovered that iTunes is deleting my iTunesPrefs.xml file and creating a new one.
I was able to grab an old backup copy of the file and now if I see the license prompt, I click Decline and then copy the preferences file to the iTunes folder in AppData and restart iTunes. This puts a bandaid on the problem, but does not solve it. Copying the file to the directory has become annoying.
Is anyone else experiencing this? If so, any ideas as to what to do to solve it?
Thanks.

Hi mynameisnotjoe,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
I'd suggest starting with the steps in the "additional troubleshooting" section of this article:
Trouble installing iTunes or QuickTime for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1926
All the best,
Jeremy

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