ITunes update deleted my playlists. Songs still there, playlists wiped off the Earth.

Last night I updated iTunes and I decided to restart later. Today after I restarted it, all my iTunes playlists were deleted.
All my songs are there, but the playlist is wiped off. Is there a way to restore this/anyone else have this happen to them?

Empty/corrupt library after upgrade/crash
Hopefully it's not been too long since you last upgraded iTunes, in fact if you get an empty/incomplete library immediately after upgrading then with the following steps you shouldn't lose a thing or need to do any further housekeeping. Note that in iTunes 11 an "empty" library may show your past purchases with links to stream or download them.
In the Previous iTunes Libraries folder should be a number of dated iTunes Library files. Take the most recent of these and copy it into the iTunes folder. Rename iTunes Library.itl as iTunes Library (Corrupt).itl and then rename the restored file as iTunes Library.itl. Start iTunes. Should all be good, bar any recent additions to or deletions from your library.
See iTunes Folder Watch for a tool to catch up with any changes since the backup file was created.
When you get it all working make a backup!
Should you be in the unfortunate position where you are no longer able to access your original library, or a backup of it, then see Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
Would you mind telling me which anti-virus package you use? It may be that it is disturbing iTunes when it tries to write out the fresh database, as it does after almost any activity with your library. I'm noticing more of this type of problem than usual and trying to see if there is any pattern. It may help to prevent a repeat of the problem if you look at the advanced options for your AV package and see if you can find a way to exclude the iTunes folder from any real-time scanning process.
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Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC
iTunes 10.6.3.25
QuickTime 7.7.2
FairPlay 1.14.43
Apple Application Support 2.1.9
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Gracenote SDK 1.9.6.502
Gracenote MusicID 1.9.6.115
Gracenote Submit 1.9.6.143
Gracenote DSP 1.9.6.45
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WebKit accelerated compositing is enabled.
HDCP is supported.
Core Media is supported.
Video Display Information
ATI Technologies Inc., AMD M880G with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250
**** External Plug-ins Information ****
No external plug-ins installed.
iPodService 10.6.3.25 (x64) is currently running.
iTunesHelper 10.6.3.25 is currently running.
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Acer Aspire X3400
iTunes 10.6.3.25
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Apple Application Support 2.1.9
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Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.59.0.0
Bonjour 3.0.0.10 (333.10)
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Gracenote Submit 1.9.6.143
Gracenote DSP 1.9.6.45
iTunes Serial Number 003CAD7C0A1258F8
Current user is not an administrator.
The current local date and time is 2012-07-26 10:42:53.
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WebKit accelerated compositing is disabled.
HDCP is supported.
Core Media is not supported. (16008)
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ATI Technologies Inc., AMD Radeon HD 6570
**** External Plug-ins Information ****
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Genius ID: d6a87ba725121aa1240b1ce936c23470
iPodService 10.6.3.25 (x64) is currently running.
iTunesHelper 10.6.3.25 is currently running.
Apple Mobile Device service 3.3.0.0 is currently running.
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UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.2.0.1),
E: ATAPI DVD A DH16ABSH, Rev YA12
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Found 1 songs on CD, playing time 255:57 on CDROM media.
Track 1, start time 00:02:00
Get drive speed succeeded.
The drive CDR speeds are: 4.
The drive CDRW speeds are: 4.

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