ITunes 5 opening automatically!

I am working on a Word document with contentious style issues. Regularly, iTunes OPENS ON ITS OWN IN THE BACKGROUND, I'm not kidding here, then Microsoft Error Reporting opens, crashes and Word crashes. This is the bizarrest thing I have ever seen. Has anyone else had this? Any ideas how I can get Word to stop opening iTunes and then crashing?

I'm having the same problem!
My PC is running Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit. I installed the latest version of iTunes a couple of nights ago.
I updated my iPhone 4 to iOS5 last night before bed (it took quite a few attempts!).
I turned on my PC when I got home from work this evening, and iTunes started itself automatically. Something it's never done before.
I closed it. I used my iPhone... iTunes started itself automatically again.
I closed it. I used my iPhone... iTunes started itself automatically again.
I closed it. I used my iPhone... iTunes started itself automatically again.
etc. ...
I do have WiFi sync enabled in iTunes, but why would it keep starting itself and connecting to my iPhone without me specifically telling it to?! I don't want it to do that - I only want it to start when I tell it, I only want it to connect when I tell it. I don't want iTunes to start itself every time I unlock my iPhone!

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