My itunes won't open up at all ?!?!?!?! i need to know what to do ASAP

when i double click my shortcut to itunes on my desktop a pop up window comes up instead of itunes reading: "The itunes library.itl is locked, on a disc, or you do not have write permission for this file." what should i do i really need music on my ipod ASAP, i am dieing here!!! my itunes won't even open up i just get this box every time, i even tried downloading it after i erased it 2 times!!!
dell   Windows XP  

first check to see if the iTunes .itl library file (or folders in the hierarchy above it) has somehow been set to "read only".
for the location of those files/folders, see:
What are the iTunes Library files?
... but if no joy there, try:
iTunes for Windows: "Disk is locked" or "iTunes folder cannot be found" when installing or opening iTunes

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