HELP! cannot run iTunes on Windows XP

When i Download iTunes it goes through the process of saving and downloading, but when i click Run it comes up with the message "C:\Documents and Settings\Amanda King\Desktop\iTunesSetup.exe is not a valid Win32 application."
Why is it doing this and is there anyway around it?
Thanks,
HaylzK

The following document is worth a try with that one:
iTunes: Windows reports that iTunesSetup.exe is not a "valid Win32 application"

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