ITunes used to be fine, but won't play anything anymore

I had opted not to update to 7.5 until today. When I updated to iTunes ver. 7.3, the update created a "dead" duplicate for every mp3 that I had imported. I decided I did not need that hassle again, if it could be avoided.
Today, I noticed that none of my files would play in iTunes. There was no error message. When I select a track to play, the time remaining bar does not even start to move. I can select pause and then select play, but the tracks never start to play.
As a result of this new glitch, I updated to 7.5. The glitch has remained after a successful install. There is no error message, and iTunes is not locking up or "freezing." It just won't play a single track (I have tried tracks that are residing on my external HD, as well as those residing on my internal HD and none of the tracks play).
Please help.
Thanks,
SMOKNBOBJD

This article in the Apple Knowledge Base contains a number of troubleshooting suggestions. Let us know if any of them bring you anything in the way of satisfaction.

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