Black Screen when trying to watch videos

When using iTunes on my computer, every time is try to watch a TV Show, movie or Music video all I get is a black screen. It does not matter if the video is in the 'cloud' or actually on my hard drive. Every video I try to watch is just a black screen. Please help. I am getting slowly frustrated with all things apple.

Hello ToniJane1987,
The article linked below details a number of troubleshooting steps that can help get video to play correctly in iTunes on your computer.
Troubleshooting iTunes for Windows Vista or Windows 7 video playback performance issues
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203205
Cheers,
Allen

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