Using file "iTunes Library.itl" on an earlier version of iTunes

With the problems and disappointment I've had with iTunes 8.0, I decided to remove it.
After uninstalling iTunes 8.0, I reinstalled iTunes 7.7.1.11. When I launched iTunes 7.7.1.11, I received the following message:
The file "iTunes Library.itl" cannot be read because it was created by a newer version of iTunes.
Is there a way of converting "iTunes Library.itl" that was created with iTunes 8.0 to something that iTunes 7.7 will be able to use?
I would appreciate any help on this.

When I downloaded iTunes 8.0, I found that I could no longer select bit rate and file type when importing CDs. I don't understand why a new "improved" version of iTunes would reduce functionality. I decided to get rid of it and tried System Restore to a point two days before I had downloaded 8.0. Lo and behold, 8.0 is inviolable and will not allow that. Then I uninstalled it and installed 7.4 and wound up with the "iTunes Library.itl" message and a program that refused to open. Apple support was no help at all, so thank you Chris, for your solution.
To clarfy a little, though:
When I searched, Windows could not identfy a file with the extension of ".itl" but the file is called "iTunes Library" and is located under your user name then "Music/iTunes." Take this file and cut and paste to your desktop (just in case) and and then click on the folder "Previous iTunes Libraries." Find the most recent file prior to the date of your 8.0 installation and copy and paste it to back to where you deleted the newer one. iTunes should open though you will probably have to re-import your files. All in all, too much work for no gain whatsoever.

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