Itunes Multiple library problem

hi all...
on sunday i decided to make a library for different music - because i didn't want the songs on my ipod and i didn't want to auto update. my normal library is 15gb.
today, when i went to open itunes (for the first time since this) it opened to the new library. I tried opening iTunes while pressing shift (is this right?) to no avail. i also tried going to my original itunes library and finding the .itl file and tried opening it to no avail (new library opens).
Now, since doing that, iTunes will not open at all.... please help - those playlists and rating are precious to me - too much time.... if all else fails can i pull my playlists off my ipod (the music is still in my documents!)
thanks

Try to locate where the new songs are by right clicking on the song and asking for "get info".. then use your partners password to log on and see whether you can access the songs that way. Failing that copy the new files and add to ITunes again while loggen on as your partner. That should do the trick. Good Luck

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