Warning! Songs were removed from iTunes Library after installing new iTunes and iPad/iPod Sync

I purchased the iPad 2 yesterday, updated my itunes software, and itunes messages indicated that it would not allow certain songs to be included in my library any longer since these were not purchased from iTunes. Many of the songs were from CDs that I stored on this library for several years. Only after I upgraded iTunes with this new iPad was my music removed. Luckily I still have my music on my iPod, but my iTunes library on my laptop contains only the music I have purchased from iTunes with the last 18 months. Weirdly, except for one particular song that iTunes said was not purchased from them, but it was part of an entire album purchase from iTunes. Also, all of the movies I purchased from iTunes were also removed. I am not able to sync any movies onto my iPad.
I restored the iPad a second time, reinstalled the itunes and have the same result. All of my older archived music is gone from the iTunes library.
Warning, if you want your music, back it up before installing the latest iTunes particularly if you have the new iPad 2.

Hmm, it is only very recently (about 6 months ago I think) that the policy on Music changed. Prior to that you would be routinely reminded to back up all purchases (immediately after the successfully completed download), unless of course you ticked an option not to be reminded again. The change in policy (in our favour) would have been noted in the small print that neither you or I read when upgrading iTunes, though we say that we have.
Again I'm still not certain if audiobooks are excluded from both "Music" and "Books". One would hope that they belonged to one category or the other in respect of redownloading. In the past, in the event of an absolute disaster, fatal hard-drive crash, fire etc. some users have been able to prevail upon the charity of the iTunes store staff who would occasionaly grant a second, but never a third, download of past purchases.
The restictions on different types of media are ultimately imposed by the rights holders, not Apple. It is in Apple's interests to offer the same terms as their competitors, so my guess is that nobody currently offers unlimited repeat downloads of movies. Certainly the unique codes you get on some DVDs/Blu-Rays are one-time only.
Backup all (or at least the non-replaceable parts) of your library with this User Tip.
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i found this solution in another post after much searching. thank you to whoever posted this i didnt write down your name. if you follow step by step it actually works! ty so much mystery person!here is their post:
+**So after contacting apple, heres the solution. Make sure u do all steps, and do both.**+
+**Completely Remove iTunes and QuickTime (Click for more)**+
+**Note: Songs you purchased from the iTunes Store or imported from CDs are saved in your My Music folder by default and are not deleted by removing iTunes.**+
+**Quit iTunes.**+
+**On the Start menu, click Control Panel.**+
+**Windows XP and Windows 2000: In Control Panel, open Add or Remove Programs.**+
+**Windows Vista: In Control Panel, click Uninstall a program. Alternately, in Classic View of Control Panel, click Programs and Features.**+
+**Select iTunes from the list of currently installed programs, then click Remove or Uninstall.**+
+**In Windows XP and Windows 2000, when asked if you would like to remove iTunes, select Yes.**+
+**In Windows Vista, if your permission is needed to continue, click Continue.**+
+**After uninstalling iTunes, do not restart if you are prompted to.**+
+**If other entries were present for iTunes remove those as well.**+
+**In Add or Remove Programs or Programs and Features, remove any iPod Updater applications that are listed in the same fashion as iTunes was removed.**+
+**In Add or Remove Programs or Programs and Features, remove any QuickTime installations that are listed in the same fashion as iTunes was removed.**+
+**Restart your computer.**+
+**After the computer restarts, open Local Disk C: in My Computer/Computer or whichever disk programs are installed on.**+
+**Open the Program Files folder.**+
+**Right-click the iTunes folder and select Delete and choose Yes when asked to confirm the deletion. Note: This folder may have already been deleted if iTunes was successfully removed in steps 1-8.**+
+**Right click the iPod folder and select Delete a nd choose Yes when asked to confirm the deletion.**+
+**Right-click the QuickTime folder and select Delete and choose Yes when asked to confirm the deletion.**+
+**Delete the QuickTime and QuicktimeVR files located in the C:\\Windows\\system32**+
*folder.*
+**Right-click on the Recycle Bin and on the shortcut menu, click Empty Recycle Bin.**+
+**Restart your computer.**+
+**Install the latest version of iTunes from http://www.apple.com/itunes/download.**+
+**Empty your Temp directory and restart (Click for more)**+
+**On the Start menu, click My Computer/Computer (or double-click My Computer on the Desktop).**+
+**In My Computer/Computer, open Local Disk C:.**+
+**Windows XP and Windows 2000: Open Documents and Settings.**+
+**Windows Vista: Open Users.**+
+**Double-click the folder that bears your username.**+
+**Windows Vista only: If you see an AppData folder, double-click it and skip to step 12. If you don't see an AppData folder, skip to step 9.**+
+**Windows XP only: If you see a Local Settings folder, skip to step 12. If you don't see a Local Settings folder, proceed to the next step.**+
+**Windows XP and Windows 2000: From the Tools menu, choose Folder Options.**+
+**Windows Vista: From the Organize menu, choose Folder and Search Options.**+
+**Select the "Show hidden files and folders" button.**+
+**Click OK.**+
+**Double-click Local Settings or Local folder (If on Windows Vista, you must first double-click the AppData folder). If Windows needs your permission to continue, click Continue.**+
+**Right-click on the Temp folder and on the shortcut menu, choose Delete.**+
+**In the confirmation dialog that appears, click Yes.**+
+**If you are unable to delete the Temp folder, close all programs, especially those in the Notification area (system tray) of the Windows Task bar shown below and repeat step 10.**+
+**Restart your computer.**+

*UPDATE Cityslacker121 is the MAN!!! He posted in this forum http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1165261&tstart=0 that had a link to this http://www.daitengu.com/2007/03/23/howto-fix-the-missing-itunesmsi-problem-on-wi ndows/
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