Itunes acting strange--airtunes connectivity

i have just moved into my new apartment and i am trying to set up my airtunes with all the same components that it worked with before the move. all the wires are placed in the right place and function ok. my airport express works fine for using internet. i plugged the proper cords in the airport and opened itunes...no drop down box in the corner for airtunes. the correct box is checked in the itunes advanced menu. i have tried everything from restarting the computer, restarting the airport, updating the airport, etc. my comp has all of the latest updates. one thing i found a little strange is that if i unplug the airpot and then plug it back in while itunes is open, the box appears and i an select my airtunes network, however, it fails in attempting to connect to it. also, it makes the entire functionability of the comp slow down and eventually freeze. i had to reboot once. if i close itunes and open it back up again, the airtunes box in itunes is gone. please help me! i am happy to answer any questions!!! -Joe

I just wanted to express that this exact problem has been happening to me as well.
It is so annoying as each time the whole music contents and the playlists as deleted somehow, I have gotten to the task of redoing the whole thing again.
But I just had the fifth occurrence.
Please when somebody figures this out, let me know.
One other observation is that as soon as I open the itunes program, suddently, in the recycle bin there appears something as if it has been recently deleted. As I open the recycle bin, it contains two items of the iTunes program. However, this is done automatically. Anyway, I try to restore it and then I am prompted that the two items already exist. So are they copies that the program makes and then deletes automatically, and in the process, eliminates all the music and playlists in the program?
Help!

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