Help - I can no longer access the music store and I am rubbish on computers

I know this topic has come up before on this forum but I had trouble following it all! I just upgraded mt itunes (big mistake) and now I can't access the music store. When I try it says that the network connection was refused. I am running Norton but even with eveything disabled it didn't work. I ran diagnostics and got the following:
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
TOSHIBA Satellite A100
iTunes 7.5.0.20
CD Driver 2.0.6.1
CD Driver DLL 2.0.6.2
Current user is an administrator.
The current local date and time is 2007-12-17 16:25:55.
Video Display Information:
ATI Mobility Radeon X1400
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600
Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family
Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family
** Network Connectivity Tests **
Network Adapter Information
Adapter Name: {7B89FA63-2E9E-4BB7-9D0B-F7C73E66FF1C}
Description: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection - Packet Scheduler Miniport
IP Address: 192.168.1.103
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1
DHCP Enabled: Yes
DHCP Server: 192.168.1.1
Lease Obtained: Mon Dec 17 15:24:11 2007
Lease Expires: Tue Dec 18 15:24:11 2007
DNS Servers: 194.168.4.100
194.168.4.100
194.168.8.100
Adapter Name: {3B75926A-D6EC-4D56-B234-5EBEF8F8D0E1}
Description: Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection - Packet Scheduler Miniport
IP Address: 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask: 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway:
DHCP Enabled: Yes
DHCP Server: 163.1.2.2
Lease Obtained: Sun Jun 24 10:32:07 2007
Lease Expires: Sun Jun 24 14:32:07 2007
DNS Servers:
Active Connection: LAN Connection
Connected: Yes
Online: Yes
Using Modem: No
Using LAN: Yes
Using Proxy: No
Firewall Information
Windows Firewall is off.
Connection attempt to Apple web site was unsuccessful.
The network connection was refused.
Connection attempt to iTunes Store was unsuccessful.
The network connection was refused.
Secure connection attempt to iTunes Store was unsuccessful.
The network connection was refused.
Secure connection attempt to iPhone activation server unsuccessful.
The network connection was refused.
I would be so happy if someone who has a clue about computers could give me some advice!
Thanks!

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