Will I lose music if I uninstall & reinstall iTunes?

When my desktop appears after powering on my windows 7 pc, it says im missing iTunesHelper. when I try to open iTunes Apple Application not found, uninstall iTunes & reinstall. Will that delete my library?

No. But you should make a backup.

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  • Will I lose my music if I uninstall my itunes

    My itunes says it's corrupt or not working properly I keep trying to download itunes all over but I'm worried if I uninstall my itunes will I lose the music I have.

    No, keep your library and you'll be fine. Just go to Control Panel > Uninstall a program
    Uninstall everything with Apple, then reinstall the latest version. When you open it, you should see your original music files from your library.

  • IF I UNINSTALL & REINSTALL ITUNES WILL I LOSE ITUNES LIBRARY AND PLAYLIST

    I GET THIS MESSAGE WHEN I START ITUNES. (THE REGISTRY SETTINGS USED BY ITUNES DRIVERS FOR IMPORTING AND BURNING CD'S AND DVD'S ARE MISSING. PLEASE REINSTALL ITUNES.) IF I UNINSTALL AND REINSTALL ITUNES 10 WILL I LOSE MY ITUNES LIBRARY AND PLAYLIST?

    Hi dude,
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