ITunes Library file not saving

Hi,
Has anybody else been having trouble since installing the latest update to iTunes?
I have iTunes version 7.3.0.54
And I keep getting the below message:
The iTunes Library file cannot be saved. An unknown error occurred (-50).
Anybody got any ideas?
Thank you

Hi,
Has anybody else been having trouble since installing
the latest update to iTunes?
I have iTunes version 7.3.0.54
And I keep getting the below message:
The iTunes Library file cannot be saved. An unknown
error occurred (-50).
Anybody got any ideas?
Thank you
Hi, I am having the exact same problem. Did you ever find out what to do? I haven't found an answer anywhere. Thanks.

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