Itunes Vista Problem Fixed

I've been having problems with the last update of Itunes/quicktime. After installing 8.02 itunes refused to launch. I've finally got it working. I don't know if this solution will work for you but I thought I'd post it here anyway.
1) Uninstall quicktime. You might get some errors about the ituneshelper module not working or the uninstallation not being successful. Ignore it.
2) Delete the entire quicktime folder. You may get some messages about "If this folder is deleted some programs may not work", press ok to continue when these turn up.
3) Reinstall quicktime with the latest download.
4) As a double check you may want to reinstall the latest itunes just on the safe side.
Good luck!
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium
Message was edited by: Ogre79
Message was edited by: Ogre79

Sorry it didn't work out for you. The only other thing I remember doing is having a look at my startup items. I might have had multiple instances of ituneshelper set to start on booting, not sure if that contributed at all. Sorry for the vagueness.
Edit:
Ah, you posted while I was writing. Glad its worked out for you.
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