Itunes Mac window won't open

8.2.23 opens with only the menus across the top and a small player that plays only one song at a time. But the File menu has all window choice grayed out. I reinstalled 8.2.23 but it's the same. No library, playlists, radio, iTunes store etc. Any ideas? I tried the preferences but don't see choices about this.
Most of the songs are on an external HD but some are still on the computer.

I haven't installed 8.2 (and that's "8.2.0.23," not "8.2.23") yet, so I don't know what's going on. However, the first thing I would try is CommandOption1. If that didn't make the window appear, then I would go to my iTunes Library file or one of my previous library files (with the most recent date) and open it directly. Or shift-launch iTunes. And if that still doesn't get the main window to appear, uninstall 8.2 and revert to 8.1.
Also, have you also updated to QuickTime 7.6.2? That might help. Another thing is that you could try downloading the standalone install DMG rather than using Software Update.

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