"Windows Configuring iTunes"  =(   Please Help

"Windows Configuring iTunes" pops up every single time before I try to open iTunes. Now, after it finishes loading the configuration, I just got the message saying...
"Choose iTunes Library
iTunes Needs a Library to continue. You may choose an existing library or create a new one."
What the heck is this and what could cause it??? Much more importantly, how the heck do I fix this and what do I say to "choosing an existing library or creating a new one" question? Could a corrupted song have done this? No errors or viruses have been found in my virus scans, as well as adware.

Anyone??

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