Cannot open ITunes. Message appears.

Hi, I have been unable to open ITunes for the last few days. Everytime I try to open it a message appears that says " The ITunes application could not be opened. An unknown error occurred (13010)."
I downloaded and installed ITunes again, but nothing. Restarted the computer, nothing... Can anyone help me with this?

Ahh... I found an old post from someone else that solve the problem:
In Finder, head to ~yourusername/Music/iTunes folder and remove the file titled iTunes Library Genius.itdb. Then try relaunching iTunes.
It works!

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I have iTunes open in my Wife's account. I am working in my account on the same PC (Windows 7), but I am NOT trying to use iTunes. However, the dialog box keeps popping up giving me a warning that iTunes cannot be opened.
I tried turning off the iTunes helper service but that didn't stop the warnings.
Any ideas? I searched and couldn't find anyone with this problem that had found a solution.

Then it's something specific to your PC that I don't know about.
If you're PC-savvy, you could troubleshoot using SysInternal's Process Monitor. It's not for the faint of heart and will take several hours to sort out.
There is always the workaround of going into your wife's account and closing itunes. iTunes doesn't support fast user switching on windows, and that's why you're seeing that message.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1969
The difficulty here is finding out what is trying to start itunes on your account. Usually it is a plug-in, like an instant messenger "what's playing now" that causes it. But you have no plug-ins listed. And presumably, no ipod connected to the PC with itunes set to open when an ipod is connected.
So like I said, the only way I know of finding it is with Process Monitor.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx

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i use itunes every day and never had a problem til i tried to open yesterday and a dialog box popped up saying "....itunes locked...." then i tried again today and im getting a different message saying: "this file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Set Associations control panel."

Ahh... I found an old post from someone else that solve the problem:
In Finder, head to ~yourusername/Music/iTunes folder and remove the file titled iTunes Library Genius.itdb. Then try relaunching iTunes.
It works!

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Your iTunes library, media, playlists, and iOS device backups are safe. Please visitTroubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates for details. The steps in the second box should get iTunes back on track.
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Hello there, ytnoj.
Uninstalling and reinstalling iTunes can be a tricky endeavor and must be done in a very specific way. The following Knowledge Base article provides the step-by-step of the process:
Removing and Reinstalling iTunes and other software components for Windows XP
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1925
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
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Hey Chris-
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I downloaded it and it and I continue to get the same message.
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Taken at face value, you're having trouble with an Apple Application Support program file there. (Apple Application Support is where single copies of program files used by multiple different Apple programs are kept.)
Let's try something relatively simple first. Restart the PC. Head into your Add or Remove Programs control panel, select "Apple Application Support", click "Change" and then click "Repair".
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3. Paste this file in your iTuners folder and rename file by removing the date extension - 'iTunes Library'
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See Empty/corrupt iTunes library after upgrade/crash.
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Try the steps in this user tip:
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