Clean Install of Windows 7 x64 and install of iTunes 10.5.2.11

I am having a problem with iTunes in that any time I click on a folder anywhere on my PC labeled iTunes it will launch iTunes. I also can not close iTunes if I have any folder named iTunes opened because iTunes will keep re-launching itself.
This can be reproduced even by creating a new folder on my desktop with nothing in it and labeling it iTunes. Once the folder is created I can click to open it and itunes will launch.
I have tried disabling iTiunes helper in my processes but it will still launch itunes.
I have also completely uninstalled iTunes and all Apple software including bonjur and deleted all remaining folders as well under both app data and my music.
Reinstalling the software yielded the same problem.
Any help on this would be appreciated.

Hmm, I'm not familiar with Process Control. Google showed it to be a Win2K server utility.
Is it part of the SysInternal tools, now named Process Monitor?
If this is a new setup with not much else on the PC, you're right - it might be faster to just reinstall W7. But, it was a clean install before and this happened -- so it might do the same thing. Yikes.
Had a look at task manager > process tab again. In the Command Line column there are only a few programs that have this -Embedding switch. Flash, Windows Live email & WMP. Not sure where they are getting it from, as a registry search on "embedding" yielded nothing.
This vaguely reminds me of an old problem where itunes would take over all the PC icons
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2397675?start=0&tstart=0
but not exactly, itunes is starting in your case and not taking over all your desktop icons. The fix for that I think, was to restore file associations as described here
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/19449-default-file-type-associations-restor e.html
It working OK in safe mode is probably a huge clue, but nothing comes to mind as to why.
Did you try installing from a different windows admin user account? Did that do anything different?
Well, if you reinstall windows, remember to deauthorize itunes before you do it.

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iTunes: Troubleshooting issues with third-party iTunes plug-ins - http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3430 - hold down the Option and Command keys (on Mac OS X) or holding down the Shift and Control keys (on Windows) while opening iTunes
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5376
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