Error message -3256

I can't view Itunes and get the above message. This has worked for some time but has suddenly decided not to work. I get the above error message.
I have Tesco Antivirus Software. Can anyone help? This is a big problem!
Thanks,

Have you tried simply disabling your firewall/anti-virus to see if it clears up the issue?

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First, upgrade your Airport Express firmware to v6.3
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after upgrading to itunes 8.0.1.11 I'm not able to get connected to my external loudspeakers via Airport Express. An unknown error message occurd while trying to get connected to external loudspeakers. Unknown Error Message (-3256).
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