Itunes opening problem

Hi, I get the following error message when I try to open itunes...
"The File "iTunes Library.itl" Cannot be read becuase it was created by a newer version of iTunes"
I click ok, and it shuts...

hiya!
hmmmm. usually that shows up if you've recently downgraded from certain versions of itunes to certain earlier versions. for example:
All of my music is missing after downgrading from iTunes 4.9
... but i have seen it under some other circumstances.
did you try to upgrade to a higher version of itunes, and then have this start happening after the upgrade attempt?
love, b

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My iTunes doesn't open. The weird thing is itunes.exe *32 and the helper appear in my processes, but iTunes does not appear in my running applications or on my desktop. The icon in my taskbar elimuminates the way running programs do for about 3 seconds, then it fades away.
I have the most up todate iTunes, Am running Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit, and have tried uninstalling and reinstalling, resolving conflicts in winsock (not sure if I did this one right though, it was pretty confusing), actually I've triend everything they offer in the troubleshooting on the iTunes site.
I have no option for phone support because my iPod is too old.
I have been trying to fix this for months. I even resored my computer! Nothing.
If anyone can help me get to the bottom of this I will be very grateful.

actually I've triend everything they offer in the troubleshooting on the iTunes site.
Doublechecking. In the course of your troubleshooting to date, have you worked through the following document?
iTunes for Windows Vista or Windows 7: Troubleshooting unexpected quits, freezes, or launch issues

ITunes will not open in Windows 7 for one User. All I get is the Licence Agreement pane and when I click YES nothing further happens. I have set up a second user and iTunes opens without problem in that User window.

Clearly something is blocking the main user(administrator) from opening the iTunes programme and I cannot find a solution.

Many thanks for your reply. Yes I carried out the suggested procedure in safe mode , which did not resolve the issue and so this is what led me to set up a second User account. iTunes opened without problem in this second account and so I looked at the User-specific troubleshooting but I just could not locate the iTunes Preference files no matter how much searching I did.
I also tried uninstalling and re-installing but the problem persists. Would be very grateful for any further advice.
ollie66 Gorran Haven, Cornwall, England.

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hiya!
reinstalling quicktime through both itunes and the
standalone.
do you get an error message when you try doing a QT
standalone install? if so, what does it say? include
error message numbers if you're getting any.
love, b
no error message at all on either install and says it is installed fine. when i try to open quicktime it says it's loading forever but never opens. the closest thing to an error message is when i check the microsoft send error details and it refers to a line in a systems local folder. unfortunately i am not at home and cannot send you the detail.

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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1717
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1923
Apple - iTunes - Download iTunes Now
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
Take care, and thanks for visiting the Apple Support Communities.
-Braden

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Crazy - Surely Apple must be aware of this and create a fix.

Let them finish downloading. It's going to keep doing it until you do.
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