Don't install 6.0 just to access Store; easier way...

I was going to upgrade from 4.7.1.3 to 6.0.1, but kept reading about all the install nightmares. The main reason I was going to do the install was to be able to play and purchase music in the iTunes Music Store (which had stopped working with the release of 6.0).
If you don't care about playing video, I've found a much easier way to get back up and running.
Just download the standalone version of Quicktime 7.0.3
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/standalone.html
Close all apps and install the new version of Quicktime.
Now you should be able to play songs in the iTunes Music Store.
- Good Luck

many thanks for the report Phil! every little bit of info helps.
I tried a few things, but in the end the simplest thing to do was to uninstall Windows Service Pack 2. Once that was done I was able to reinstall iTunes 6.0.2 without any problems.
good lord ... that's also a workaround for the "publishing product information" quit (we used to use it in advice here prior to the later versions of that KB doc showing up).
more evidence that the beast may have started to come with an error message nowadays ... it's not a 6.0.3.5 thing, though. Katrina has been working with one of those messages that showed up on a 6.0.2.23 install.
i wonder if this is a by-product of a recent Windows Update?
love, b

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