ITunes and keyboard backlight issues

Hi, i know that this question has been asked before, but was not answered, so ill try again to see if anyone has a solution.
When using iTunes, if i skip forward or backward a track, using either the iTunes GUI or the function buttons (F7 and F9) the back light on the keyboard will turn off completely. The only way, it seems, to turn the back light is to press the back light keys, which can be annoying to find when im working in the dark.
(also, strangely, when i press skip back once, ie restart currently playing track, the keys do not turn off, it is only when the track changes :s )
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I AM HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM! I recently downloaded iSpazz but I didn't like it and deleted the plug-in. Ever since then, my backlight has been turning off every time I change songs in iTunes. I have deleted the iTunes App completely, and all its related files and reinstalled it from scratch.. And still NOTHING! It is frustrating the **** out of me. Although it is only a minor problem, it is rather annoying! PLEASE help us!

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