ITunes will not open as cannot find folder.

My Documents was moved to a server at work. Now when I try and open ITunes when not on the network, I get the following message:
The folder "ITunes" cannot be found or created, and is required. The default location for this folder is inside the My Music folder.
I have removed I tunes and reinstalled and can never get to the ITunes to modify preferences. Any suggestions?

Welcome to AD!
What has helped lots of folks with this same error message is a shift-start of iTunes.
Press *and hold* the shift key while starting iTunes. When prompted, choose to open an existing library and browse to the default ITL file location.
Vista: C:\Users\ your username \Music\iTunes\iTunesLibrary.itl
XP: C:\Documents and Settings\ your username\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\iTunesLibrary.itl
Might be a good idea to have Win Explorer display file extensions before trying this.

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