Cannot open itunes at all. Please help

I have recently upgraded to the newest version of itunes but everytime I try to open the program it says that a newer version of quicktime is needed to open itunes and for me to reinstall itunes. Well I have done this about twenty times and it still keeps giving me the same error. What can I do I have downloaded both quicktime and itunes seperatly and together how can I get itunes to open.

You'll need to find your iTunes folder. It's usually located on your main hard disk under My Documents/My Music/iTunes. Copy this whole folder to another hard drive (if possible) or burn it on a CD (probably will take more than one--depending upon how large your library is) or DVD. Once you have a good backup of your library, try downloading and reinstalling iTunes.

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