Eror when trying to open ITunes after installing

Question

I get this error when I try and open iTunes immediately after installing it on my new Windows Vista pc. Please help.
"The folder itunes can not be found or created and is required. the default location for this folder is in side the My music folder."
HP   Other OS   Vista

Answer 1

"The folder itunes can not be found or created and is required. the default location for this folder is in side the My music folder."
the interesting complication here is that you're getting this in Vista, rather than XP. since it's typically associated with a Registry problem on the PC, i'd proceed with extreme caution if you tried to adapt the standard techniques. (i'm honestly not sure if TweakUI is even compatible with Vista.)
anyhoo, all these caveats being mentioned, the standard place to start with one of these in XP is with the following document:
iTunes for Windows: "Disk is locked" or "iTunes folder cannot be found" when installing or opening iTunes
... and, in XP, the standard thing to try if you run into the complication where My Music doesn't appear as an option in TweakUI is the alternate procedure from this Nigel Carpenter post:
Nigel Carpenter: re: Itunes problem
whether or not these work in Vista will depend on how the registry is structured there. if any expert on cross-OS Registry comparison could weigh in at this point, i'd be most obliged.