ITunes folder can not be found or created

I tried to install iTunes on my XP, installation worked out but when I start iTunes a message appears after the license agreement that says that the iTunes folder can not be found or created and then nothing happens iTunes doesn't start up. I tried to create a my music folder with a iTunes folder inside. Still the same message. In the next step I tried the whole installation advice posted on top of this discussion including uninstalling Tunes and Quicktime, deleting the Temp files and using the Windows Install Cleanup.
Now I don't have a clue what to do next to get my iTunes running. I hope there is someone out there who can help me.
Give me my music back.....
Cheers...Mork

hi Luigi!
I have the same problem!
i'm just going to double-check something. are you getting the following error?
The folder iTunes cannot be found or created and is required. The default location for this folder is inside the Music folder.
or is your one saying something different? if so, what does it say? include error message numbers if you're getting them. (that may help us with the language barrier too.)
love, b

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Operating System
Default location of iTunes library
Microsoft Windows XP
\Documents and Settings\[your username]\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\
Microsoft Windows Vista
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Microsoft Windows 7
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I can see it there and I open it and hit agree to contract and this error message come up. I have deleted the program reinstalled the program. Please if you have any suggestions on how to fix this I would appreciate the help.
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the best place to start with that one is with the following document:
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Hi all,
I am using a 80GB ipod classic for some time now. I recently bought a new hard drive and am in the process of repopulating my files. My problem is with this error message, "The folder "iTunes" can not be found or created, and is required. The default location for this folder is inside the "My Music folder."
My old hard drive is intact but when I place the My Music/iTunes file on to the hew hard drive I get the same message over and over. I have Googled the heck out of this one to no avail. I have tried many approaches to this issue and am beyond aggravation. Am I simply to accept that 42GB of music is gone? Or that I have to revert to my old hard drive just for iTunes...
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Hello, Welcome to Apple Discussions.
You may wish to try
iTunes for Windows XP: "Disk is locked" or "iTunes folder cannot be found" when installing or opening iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1866?viewlocale=en_US

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It says "required folder can not be found".
That can sometimes indicate a photo cache issue. If you remove the current ipod photo cache, does that get you past the error?
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Operating System
Default location of iTunes library
Microsoft Windows XP
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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Microsoft Windows 7
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Owemy,
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I have installed iTunes, but it doesn't open, it gives me the message:
The folder "iTunes" could not be found or created and is required to run iTunes.
The default location for this folder is "My Music"
no idea what else I can do. My computer did have the file Shared Music, but I changed the name of this file to My Music, but unfortunately this made no difference.
Please help.
Windows 2000

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Ok, I had a glitch, forced to restart, and lost my train of thought.
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There is many things wrong with that message and I don't know why.
I had around 30 songs off an album on my computer
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I edited them and then they played fine
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but i found out I had more space to put the other 30 songs I had from before back on so I went to the album
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1) The original file was on my computer, in the exact place where I left it last time when Itunes played it
2) I did not change the file path name
3) I did not change the folder path name
4) The songs aren't corrupted
5) They play fine on other programs
I deleted them all off and took them on again and they played fine but whey did they keep stuffing up before?

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