An Unknown Error Orrurred (-9812)

Started receiving this error last week: "We could not complete your iTunes Store request. An unknown error occurred (-9812). There was an error in the iTunes Store. Please try again later."
OS: Windows 7 64bit
What I've Done: Formatted driver, reinstalled Windows 7 64bit then iTunes. Still get the error when I try to sign in. Then formatted the drive again and installed Windows 7 32-bit. Same problem.
Everything was running perfectly until last week. When I tried to purchase an album I received this error. Signed out and haven't been able to sign in since. Sync to the iPhone also removed ALL of my purchased apps. I am now dead in the water and cannot authorize my computer or sign into my account. Any assistance on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

Yup, that was the first article I checked and did not help solve the problem. I also ran the network connectivity test and here are the results:
Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise Edition (Build 7600)
Dell Inc. OptiPlex 755
iTunes 9.0.0.70
QuickTime 7.6.4
FairPlay 1.5.18
Apple Application Support 1.0
iPod Updater Library 9.0d11
CD Driver 2.2.0.1
CD Driver DLL 2.1.1.1
Apple Mobile Device 2.6.0.32
Apple Mobile Device Driver not found.
Bonjour 1.0.6.2 (118.5)
iTunes Serial Number FC2EB5BF4563EA9A
Current user is an administrator.
The current local date and time is 2009-09-10 10:13:29.
iTunes is not running in safe mode.
Video Display Information
ATI Technologies Inc., ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT (Microsoft Corporation WDDM 1.1)
** External Plug-ins Information **
No external plug-ins installed.
iPodService 9.0.0.70 is currently running.
iTunesHelper 9.0.0.70 is currently running.
Apple Mobile Device service 2.50.39.0 is currently running.
** Network Connectivity Tests **
Network Adapter Information
Adapter Name: {0997B7D6-80D0-47D9-8939-0A3D46926771}
Description: Intel(R) 82566DM-2 Gigabit Network Connection
IP Address: 128.205.185.113
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 128.205.185.254
DHCP Enabled: Yes
DHCP Server: 128.205.1.43
Lease Obtained: Thu Sep 10 10:02:15 2009
Lease Expires: Thu Sep 17 10:02:15 2009
DNS Servers: 128.205.106.1
128.205.106.1
128.205.106.106
128.205.1.2
128.205.32.8
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 2009-09-10 10:12:41.

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