Can't open iTunes on Windows Vista

I have been using itunes on the same computer for about 3 years with no issues - then yesterday it stopped working! If I click on the desktop shortcut, or even on the Itunes programme I get a message telling me that the shortcut has been moved or changed. When I looked at the programme files there doesn't appear to be an iTunes.exe file anymore. I called Apple support, but the guy on the phone didn't know what was wrong and has referred me. I have checked my music folder and all my iTunes stuff is still in there. If I uninstalled and then reinstalled, would I get my old iTunes back...apps and everything?
Please can anyone help? I have 4 Apple products and currently I can't sync any of them...

Which DeDuper software? Was is my DeDuper script? See this thread for background on it.
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Go to Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs (Win XP) or Programs and Features (later)
Remove all of these items in the following order:
iTunes
Apple Software Update
Apple Mobile Device Support (if this won't uninstall move on to the next item)
Bonjour
Apple Application Support
Reboot, download iTunes, then reinstall, either using an account with administrative rights, or right-clicking the downloaded installer and selecting Run as Administrator.
The uninstall and reinstall process will preserve your iTunes library and settings, but ideally you would back up the library and your other important personal documents and data on a regular basis. See this user tip for a suggested technique.
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HT1925: Removing and Reinstalling iTunes for Windows XP
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Hi Nancy,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
If iTunes does not open on your PC, try the troubleshooting steps in this article:
iTunes for Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8: Fix unexpected quits or launch issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1717
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(iPhone is iOS 5.0.1)
It's 64-bit Windows 7 and every time I clicked "Agree" in tthe software license, it doesn't work.
Then the PC helping centre shows the following sentence:
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This shows for many times and I keep upgrade iTunes.How to solve this problem?
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I have an issue wherein when I click an iMix link to get to an iMix that someone has published on their website, the link does not open my iTunes store, as it does on another pc running Windows XP. Instead, with Vista, it brings up a window that says "do you want to save this file, or find a program online to open it." Neither choice gives me any resolution.
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This article may help: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302386
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I'll give this a shot, thank you for posting. I don't want to say I'm glad it's a bug but it's better then two brand new ipods in 10 days being crap.

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