V7: "The iTunes Library.itl file cannot be found or created..."

Ok it's the second time it happens. The downloading and installing of version 7.0.1.8 went ok, but then when i first restarted my computer and tried to launch iTunes this message appeared :"The iTunes Library.itl file cannot be found or created. The default location of this file is in the iTunes folder in the MyMusic folder", and nothing else happens. Last time I got back to version 6 but my iPod requires v7! Can anyone help?

unfortunately it doesn't seem to work. the message shown in my case is slightly different, the file that cannot be found is the iTunes Library. the thing is the file IS in the right place, i.e. in MyMusic/iTunes. and when i upgraded iTunes all was working , this message first appeared the first time i rebooted my computer.

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    Message was edited by: meeshala

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