Updated iTunes, now iTunes can't find music

I updated iTunes to version 9.1. Now when I try to play music, I get the following message: The song __ could not be used because the original file could not be found. Would you like to locate it?
The file is on an external hard drive and iTunes shows it correctly under Edit/Preferences/Advanced/iTunes Media folder location. But I think the update and the location have not synched.
Any ideas?

I am having the same issue. My library is located on an external hard drive. When I open Itunes after updating the version, Itunes told me it was updating my library. This takes about 2-3 hours and had to be done for every user in the house.
When you click on a song from a playlist Itunes says it cant find it. Yet when you go to the music icon above and search I find multiple copies of the same songs.
If anyone knows how to reconcile the library so it eliminates the duplicates and allows my playlists to work I would appreciate your advice.

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