Itunes 7.0.2 crashes whilst updating library

Hi All,
I have just logged onto my itunes and found out that itunes 7.0.2 is available. D/l 7.0.2 and went to run, accepted the user agreement, itunes opens with a message saying 'updating library', gets about 3/4 the way through and i get the message "itunes has encountered a problem and needs to close".
I read several items from support and forums, so far i have;
- checked for viruses
- completed disk clean (defrag not necessary)
- tried to reinstall 7.0.2 (same message)
- deleted the quicktime files and did a repair to itunes
- deleted itunes ISCFinfo
NO JOY with any of these actions. Can anyone else shed some light on this problem for me....
Cheers, dan

Hi B-Noir
I have had no success with either of the options you offered.
1 - having used the previous version of the library (from sept with only 2400 tracks) itunes crashed in exactly the same way with no option to view any of the tracks as suggested in the tips.
2 - the help point taking the xml file onto the desktop and deleting the itl file never worked either.
What happens next....?
Thanks, dan

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