Connection to Music Store problem

After installing iTunes 6.0.1 on my iMag G5 I've problems to connect to Music Store (Italy). The most of times I cannot connect and the program do not show errors, other times there is a timeout error connection, when I connect the connection is very very slow. The connection to all other sites are quick as usual with my ADSL line.
I look in forum to solve the problem but found nothing useful.
Now I wait for iTunes patch or upgrade, may be I return to use LimeWire.

You have to follow the directions given in a number of the other posts about getting into MSConfig.
Go to the start menu, select Run and in the dialog box under Run type MSConfig.
This takes you to the config panel.
What I think is happening is that there are certain drivers loading in your system at start-up which are conflicting with the iTunes Music Store software.
In msconfig, on the general tab, select selective startup.
Go to Services and check the box that says "hide all microsoft services" this will give you a screen which shows only the third party start-up items. Uncheck all of the items and leave only the iPod Service box checked.
Then go to the start-up tab and uncheck everything. Then check QTTask and iTunes helper.
Restart your machine and check to see if you can connect to the Music store. If so you have turned off the conflicting process. You can go back in and add items 1 at time until you find you can't hook up to the music store - then you know what the conflict was. For me it was the D-Link utility.
All you are doing is trying to isolate the one start-up item thatt is causing the conflict.
This is a time-consuming process with start-up, reboot, shut down, etc. But it is worthwhile and at the end of it you have isolated the cause of the problem.
Good luck.

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love, b

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