Library "Date Added/Modified" Field Wiped Out w/ new version of iTunes

Is there any way to restore the correct dates when I added/modified music in my Library? It's one of the many ways I keep track of music, and since I downloaded the new iTunes program today, all that info. is wrong--it says the music was Added in 1978...hah--NOT!
WHY IS IT THAT THERE IS ALWAYS AN ANNOYING BUGGY feature like this w/ each new iTunes?!?! Soooo frustrating!

Oops, my first post was incomplete...It's the dates in "My iPod" where the dates are corrupted.

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new iTunes won't open. Error says cant read iTunes Library.itl becuase it was created by a newer version of iTunes.
I had just installed iTunes 10.3.1 as was instructed by the Genius at the store.

I don't know how you received an upgrade for iTunes. You make it sound like it was sent to you. At most your computer will tell you of a new version and you tell it to download it and install it. However, a computer will not do this for a version which is incompatible. iTunes 10.7 came out a few weeks ago but your computer would not notify you and even if it did, 10.7 would refuse to install on your computer. So this part isn't making a lot of sense.
Two ways to get the 'newer version' message. One is to open your library on a computer running a newer version, and then try to open it with an older version. Usually happens when the library is on an external and used with multiple computers. The second way is if you have multiple versions of itunes installed on your computer.
The newest (and likely the last) iTunes for OSX 10.5.8 is iTunes 10.6.3 which has been out for quite a while.
iTunes 10.6.3.25 - http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1575

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Never mind sorted it out lol. Somebody did a system restore of a week or so. I had done the update during that time and it was lost. Just redownloaded itunes from the internet and its working fine now.

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ITunes worked fine on my Windows 7 machine. Had to rebuild the machine but all the data remains. Downloaded a new version of iTunes and cannot figure out how to load all of my music currently on my hard drive. Tried moving "iTunes Library" file. Did not work. Never had trouble like this before.

Many thanks for your post. I've been trying for days to get this sorted and was getting well fed up with I-Tunes. Really thought i'd never get it working again. Tried un-installing it, loading older versions and they still wouldn't work.
Came across your suggestion by chance and top man - it worked..!!!!
How you even knew what to do is beyond me - but thanks so much. I really was pulling my hair out.
You need to put your post over the Web as there seem to be loads of people having the same trouble.
Thanks again.

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Sorry, but password to what? Where is this "data" you wish to recover?

TS1627 I cannot open iTunes. This is the message I get: "The file iTunes library .itl cannot be read because it was created by a newer version of iTunes. Would you like to download iTunes now?" I did a download and it is up to date, but still won't open

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HT203175 When I try to open itunes i get a message saying: File "iTunes library.itl" cannot be read because it was created by a newer version of itunes. Any help out there?

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Hi did you ever get a solution to this problem? Having the same issue myself!

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ITunes won't open... says the file 'iTunes Library.itl' cannot be read because it was created by a newer version of iTunes.

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Open up your My Documents\My Music folder.
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Go into the My Documents\My Music\Previous iTunes Libraries folder.
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Look under your Start Menu for Apple Software Update, but before doing that, check the time and date on your computer that it's correct.
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Method 1
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Method 2
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I'd recommend method 1 since it establishes an ongoing backup for your library.
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