Latest Update 10.5.3.3 Deletes All my Content When I Shut Down ITunes

Is anyone else having problems with the latest update 10.5.3.3 for Windows?
After I completed the required re-start of my computer and opened ITunes, it showed up as if I had just downloaded ITunes for the first time. All my music, playlists, apps, and books were gone.
The first time I re-downloaded all my content from my ICloud account which took about an hour. I shut down my computer for the day, and when I opened ITunes the next day all of my content was GONE AGAIN! And there are ITunes database files in my Recycle Bin, and I did not put anything there.
This second time I used "Find MP3 & ACC files in my Home Folder instead of downloading everything again (I didn't realize I could do this, I am not software/hardware inner-workings savvy) which only took about 5 minutes and the only problem wasn't really a problem... for some reason certain songs I'd purchased from the ITunes store came over in multiples, there were doubles of some songs and triples of others.
And AGAIN when I shut down my computer, and opened ITunes this morning and everything is gone again. I attempted to use ITunes support but for some dumb reason they want a serial number for one of my products (which is not an issue here, ITunes is the problem, and considering it's a free download I dont think it has a serial number) and wants me to pay a fee to talk to Apple Support.
Can someone with some tech smarts please tell me why this is happening? Or I would at least like to know that I am not the only one, and that Apple might be working to fix this glitch!

Consider your iMac is almost dead. My first iMac was a G5 and it did not took to long till the fans got louder and louder. It was still in warranty and I took it to Apple Service. They replaced the mainboard.
Hope this info is of help!

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