Updating iTunes always deletes the data file behind my music in my library

Hopefully, someone can help me. Everytime I update my iTunes, it somehow deletes the data files for my songs even though the song still appears in my library. When I go to listen or sync to my ipod it says it can't find the original data files and so I have to re-load all my CDs again, so I just basically don't update itunes anymore.
Can anyone tell me why this is going on and how I can stop this from happening so that I can update itunes without losing all my songs?
Thanks a bunch in advance!

This appears to be a common problem lately on some computers ...try the following:
Disconnect any iPod from the computer
Temporarily remove any hackies or beta apps
Make sure iTunes is in the original Apple install location=Applicatons Folder
Refer to these Apple info docs:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301749e
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93313
Remember .... Seek and Ye shall find!!
DIXIE

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