ITunes 10.5 won't open - kernel32.dll

Question

I'm having a few problems opening iTunes.  I was told a newer version was available by iTunes so I downloaded version 10.5.  Whenever I try to open iTunes after a few seconds it says 'iTunes has stopped working', then closes the program.  That's it, no explanation or error; nothing.
I've uninstalled, emptied recycle bin, run virus checks, updated all security software and a Checkdisk and reinstalled from a fresh download, rebooted, and rebooted in safe mode, all of which have the same result when I try to open iTunes.  Quicktime and everything else runs fine.
Hp Pavilion dv2000, Windows Vista, 32 bit
Problem signature
Problem Event Name:          APPCRASH
Application Name:          iTunes.exe
Application Version:          10.5.0.142
Application Timestamp:          4e9243f2
Fault Module Name:          kernel32.dll
Fault Module Version:          6.0.6002.18449
Fault Module Timestamp:          4da47967
Exception Code:          c0000005
Exception Offset:          00052136
OS Version:          6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.3
Locale ID:          2057
Additional Information 1:          2ec5
Additional Information 2:          f7733438e43439fdfce2037af5783aa7
Additional Information 3:          2638
Additional Information 4:          dfd02a8a8ce0af9af91ce8bbd8f3394c
Files that help describe the problem
Version.txt
AppCompat.txt
memory.hdmp
minidump.mdmp

Answer 1

I agree on deleting or getting the junk out of \Roaming\Apple.... Just to be clearer, I meant to say "move AND delete" just to be sure you have a copy somewhere, even if only to compare to. In the end I spent far too long looking for a needle in haystack rather than just start over.
I had trouble on 10/19 so I then looked to see what was modified then.
There are some other prefs that may be in AppData\Local as well that you want to dump.
Two years into Windows 7 I was going to do clean install anyway. Was hoping there would be a 2nd Preview of 8 though. 10.5 works fine on Windows 8 except for iPod service and AMS, and was unable even with clean system install to upgrade iPod to iOS 5 --- that was what I really really wanted to accomplish and figure out, and even with clean install was a "dead end."
Now I'm beginning to list or learn that some of my apps and others don't work with iOS 5 or iTunes 10.5.
If some one has the luxury of a 2nd copy or hard drive or both to have another install of Windows, always useful, and one way to test and find out what works and then migrate files.