I tunes has suddenly stopped playing songs

I am running XP with latest updated itunes software. Suddenly no tunes play in itunes. Any ideas. I have run through the troubleshooting pages already.
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First make sure you have no mute on. Try using another player to see if you hear sound. If you do hear sound in other players go here and follow there suggestions and links
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302478

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