I STILL cannot acccess ITUNES or SOFTWARE UPDATE functions

I have not been able to assess Itunes for many months - or the online software update function either. I noticed an Internet Explorer logo pops up every time I launch either function (software update or Itunes music store), then it shows the bar download at 1/3rd, where it stays until I get the timed-out message.
I went to update Explorer (in case that was the problem) and Microsoft says it stopped supporting Mac in 2005!
Is that the problem? Is Mac still using a Microsoft browser to access their updates and store, when Microsoft doesn't even support Mac anymore? I suspect so, or else why does the Explorer logo always show up?
I expect Apple is losing a lot of Itunes sales because of this. It appears I am not the only one having this ongoing problem.
Will upgrading my OS help, or will I get the same Explorer logo?
G5 Mac OS X (10.3.9)
G5 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Apple does not use Internet Explorer for Software Update and never has. If IE is launching when you try to run Software Update, there's clearly something amiss with your system. It's not likely an iTunes error since the Mac OS X Software Update doesn't work either, so I'd suggest you repost your question in the Mac OS X 10.3 area. You'll be more likely to get useful suggestions there. The easiest fix may be to do an Archive and Install reinstallation of Mac OS X 10.3, but someone else may know of a quicker fix.
And yes, as you've discovered, Microsoft dropped support for the Mac version of IE two years ago, and Apple hasn't included IE with Macs for quite a while now.
Regards.

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