ITunes wont launch without iPod

OK. So iTunes has been working perfectly up until now. I downloaded and installed the new version of iTunes last night, and all seemed to be fine then too. But, now when I try to open iTunes by itself it will not launch. I get the message: "This action is only valid for products that are currently installed". When I connect my iPod to my computer iTunes launches automatically and works just like normal. It is only when I try to launch iTunes without my iPod connected that it refuses to open. It wouldn't be such a problem but sometimes I want to play my music without having to connect my iPod every time.
Any help greatly appreciated!

I wonder if your desktop icon has got corrupted.
iTunes auto launches with the iPod as it launches in a different way.
You could create a new desktop icon to see if that does the trick.
Open My Computer and got to C:\Program Files\iTunes.
Right click on iTunes.exe and select Send to>> desktop (create Shortcut).

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