Itunes library disappered after upgrading to 10.4.1

After downloading and installing 10.4.1 for Win 7 64-bit I restarted computer and then opened iTunes only to find that it didn't load my library. All my iTunes folders are still in the right place, but nothing shows up. This is not the first time that apple software designers have screwed up the table of contents in iTunes, or iPod updates. I hope they fix this problem soon and actually own up to it.

Hi adira.kay!
I have an article here that describes this issue and can provide some troubleshooting steps for you:
No content shows up in iTunes after updating
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1967
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!
Cheers,
Braden

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