ITunes won't play songs

Hi there,
I am new to this forum, so my apologies.
I recently re-installed my Vista system and I just installed iTunes version 7.3.2 and for some reason, none of the songs in the library or the playlists I have created are playing.
I synced with my iPod just fine, but nothing seems to play in the player itself. I haven't gone back to any previous versions yet, because I couldn't find it on the iTunes site, but I will google it if I have to.
Has anyone heard of iTunes not playing songs in their library or playlists?
Any help is greatly appreciated.

I'm having the exact same error message (albeit for a different reason I think) so I really hope somone responds and can help us!
When I click on a song, I get the same error: "The song could not be used because the original file could not be found. Would you like to locate it?" Then when I click "Yes," it takes me to my iTunes folder, which has now for some reason been separated into two subfolders: "iTunes Music" and "Previous iTunes Libraries." It's as if all of my music imported prior to upgrading my iTunes (previous I had iTunes 4 or something ancient) has been moved into another folder. I've tried clicking all of the folders, but nothing makes the songs play.
Not sure if this could be related, but another recent issue is my external hard drive (where I copied my iTunes files from in the first place) has failed and is no longer being recognized by my computer.
Oh, and one more note...I read something in another post about deselecting the compatibility mode if you have problems post-upgrade, but I checked and it wasn't selected on my computer, so that's not it.
Hopefully between all these details someone can help both Peter and me discern the true problem - and the true solution! Thanks in advance for any and all help!
Cheers,
Amy

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