I can't open quicktime or iTunes, help!

When I try to open quicktime or iTunes, the little black arrow appears for a few seconds under the icon on my dock and then it says "The application Quicktime/ iTunes quit unexpectedly". I've had several mac problems and I'm getting VERY frustrated. PLEASE HELP.
iBook G4   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

Start with repairing permissions and restart then see how that goes.

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