Mini player screwing up - going mental

i've been using mini player on version 7.1.1 for a few weeks now with no problem. but today, for some reason, after closing and reopening itunes, it defaulted to the mini player and every time i try to maximise the window (so i can choose a playlist, access itunes store etc.), i get the 'itunes has encountered a problem and needs to close'. every single time. its driving me nuts. i've tried repairing, uninstalling, reinstalling, restarting, sending error reports (i mus have sent about thirty by now) to no avail. has anyone else had this problem? anyone know how to fix it?

but today, for some reason, after closing itunes earlier in the day and reopening, it defaults to the mini player and every time i try to maximise to choose what song i would like to play, i get the 'itunes has encountered a problem and needs to close'. every single time.
hmmmmm. i'm wondering if one of your preference files has gone skunky here.
let's try an experiment aimed at seeing if this is systemwide or associated with a specific XP user account. (if it is a pref file issue, it would just affect a single user account.)
head into your user accounts control panel and create a new user account with full administrative rights. (there's help documentation on how to do that at the left of the control panel screen.) while you're in that control panel, switch off "fast user switching" in your logging-on preferences.
now log out of the old account and log into the new account.
does itunes launch properly (to a normal library screen) from inside the new account?
(the library screen you'll see in the new account will be blank (if you do see it at all). that's normal ... your music is back in the old account.)

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