Genius Error... The required file cannot be found. Please try again later.

To those users with Windows 7 and iTunes that cannot turn on Genius due to a 'required file cannot be found' or have begun getting the error stated above and can't find the solution.
Well the solution is on this post: http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=10554450 (Windows 7 RTM (Build 7600) and iTunes 9.0), but is more complex to put into practice than the mere command given on the post.
*You must disable (not just stop) the Branchcache service on windows _and reboot_* the machine for it to take effect, after that Genius will update without any problems.
If you like me and have a corporate notebook with Group Policy setting this service to run then you must disable it from the services menu within Administrative Tools in the Control Panel (rather than the command in the previous post).
If you don't have administrator access then you must speak with your IT department and have them disable it for you.
Now this is what really annoys me - *APPLE really should get their act together and fix this error, as it's caused by a conflict in between the Genius update routine and a genuine windows service and has been around since the release of Windows 7 (perhaps Vista)*. It really can’t be that hard to fix since it’s just a simple data exchange

I found more info here:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_programs/geni us-results-cant-be-updated-right-now/ab98e076-50a8-4dd0-b9d1-ee4399030236?page=1 &tm=1322094589886
It looks like updating Match and updating Genius are both incompatible with the branchcache service. I disabled the service, and was able to fetch Genius and Match info to this PC. I then re-enabled branchcache, and once again, "update (Match, Genius)" fail with this error message--however, I can play my Cloud library from the PC, I just can't update its contents.

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