ITunes store redirected me to download itunes page

Question

Hi,
I am unable to access the itunes store or authorize my PC to share purchases. It keeps giving me the error 50. We could not complete your itunes store request. An unknown error has occurred (-50).
I have tried a complete uninstall of itunes (by uninstalling itunes,quicktime, apple services etc.). It still does not solve the problem.
Another issue is when i try to access the iTunes store, it redirects me to the page telling me to download iTunes 9 now. Thus , i believe it can't access itunes.apple.com. Any idea how to resolve this issue?
Heres my network log:-
Microsoft Windows 7 x64 Business Edition (Build 7600)
System manufacturer System Product Name
iTunes 9.2.1.5
QuickTime 7.6.6
FairPlay 1.8.20
Apple Application Support 1.3
iPod Updater Library 9.2d4
CD Driver 2.2.0.1
CD Driver DLL 2.1.1.1
Apple Mobile Device 3.1.0.62
Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.49.0.0
Bonjour 1.0.6.2 (214.3)
iTunes Serial Number 236C72330CA9458D
Current user is an administrator.
The current local date and time is 2010-08-19 21:29:10.
iTunes is not running in safe mode.
WebKit accelerated compositing is enabled.
HDCP is supported.
Video Display Information
NVIDIA, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
** External Plug-ins Information **
Plug-in Name: TuneUp Companion
Plug-in Loaded: Yes
Plug-in Version: 0.0.5
Plug-in File Version: 1.0.9.0
Plug-in Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\Plug-ins\iTuneUp.dll
iPodService 9.2.1.5 is currently running.
iTunesHelper is currently not running.
Apple Mobile Device service 3.1.0.0 is currently running.
** Network Connectivity Tests **
Network Adapter Information
Adapter Name: {CB9CDF84-527C-4F42-A8B6-EFFC2F9AEB9C}
Description: TAP-Win32 Adapter V9
IP Address: 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask: 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway: 0.0.0.0
DHCP Enabled: Yes
DHCP Server:
Lease Obtained: Thu Jan 01 08:00:00 1970
Lease Expires: Thu Jan 01 08:00:00 1970
DNS Servers:
Adapter Name: {0D5A71A2-0A90-4E78-BAC4-3BA4929E06CF}
Description: Marvell Yukon 88E8056 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller #2
IP Address: 192.168.1.65
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.254
DHCP Enabled: Yes
DHCP Server: 192.168.1.254
Lease Obtained: Thu Aug 19 21:22:27 2010
Lease Expires: Fri Aug 20 21:22:27 2010
DNS Servers: 165.21.83.88
165.21.83.88
165.21.100.88
Adapter Name: {0FEDB158-1AC9-439C-8E0D-2583F7F5B3CC}
Description: Marvell Yukon 88E8056 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller
IP Address: 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask: 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway: 0.0.0.0
DHCP Enabled: Yes
DHCP Server:
Lease Obtained: Thu Jan 01 08:00:00 1970
Lease Expires: Thu Jan 01 08:00:00 1970
DNS Servers:
Active Connection: LAN Connection
Connected: Yes
Online: Yes
Using Modem: No
Using LAN: Yes
Using Proxy: No
SSL 3.0 Support: Enabled
TLS 1.0 Support: Enabled
Firewall Information
Windows Firewall is on.
iTunes is enabled in Windows Firewall.
Connection attempt to Apple web site was successful.
Connection attempt to iTunes Store was successful.
Secure connection attempt to iTunes Store was successful.
Secure connection attempt to iPhone activation server was successful.
Last successful store access was 2010-08-19 21:27:08.

Answer 1

Somebody else posted about this. At least, it seems similar to me especially if you aren't using Internet Explorer. If you're already using IE, I don't know what to tell you.
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=12062795#12062795
IE8 seems to be the only browser that will open itunes store links on Windows 7. You can report it to Apple.
itunes menu > help > provide itunes feedback