Recreating iTunes music library every time I open iTunes

I'm hoping someone can help me. I downloaded iTunes, moved my music over, and have moved songs over to my Ipod nano. Here's the problem: every time I close and reopen iTunes, it automatically imports a new library, then gives me the error message that the library is damaged and had to be recreated.
I have rebuilt the library according to the FAQ (delete old library, and import again), but this doesn't seem to help. I'm also losing my playlists.
This is becoming a real pain, and I can't seem to find any discussion as to what might be wrong. Any suggestions?
BTW, I'm on a PC (XP operating system) , and I downloaded the most recent iTunes.

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