ITunes update, no longer default player?

iTunes updated today. Now when I put in a music cd, iTunes doesn't open and it's not even on the list of optional music players. When I go to the settings in iTunes, it is checked as the default player. Something isn't right. It usually opens and plays the cds. I opened iTunes and then put in the cd and it still didn't come up. I reinserted the cd and it worked the second time. How can I tell if somethings messed up in the update? Very frustrating as I'm actually trying to listen to a book on cd (18 cds).

Well this bites. I've never had issues with iTunes and never thought anything about updating it. I've always been able to trust them....until now. I wish I had read the LONG forum post about all the problems people have had with the new version.

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