ITunes 7 wont even start, corrupted old versions

I tried upgrading to version 7. the installation went well, but when i try opening it for the first time, i agree to the licence agreement and then i get an "unknown error message [-200]"
whats up with that. i cleaned out my registry, re-installed, and the same problem. I even tried a system restore to get back my old version of iTunes, but it was corrupted or something. The scroll bars were all blacked out, and it wouldnt play anything.
This is so frustrating, especially how apple boasts about how great its products are. I thought upgrades were supposed to improve functionality and not completely impair it.
Has anyone had this problem? I think i may have no choice but to go back to the iTunes software that came with my first gen 15 GB iPod.

I'm right with you. I tried installing 7.0 and it completely messed up everything. I got an error message toward the end of the install and after that, it failed to open. I tried cleaning the registry, reinstalling, with no luck. I even found the 6.0.5 install so I cleared off all the 7.0 version, tried to install the old one and now it won't start either. Thank you so very much Apple. Anyone who figures this out please let me know. I want my iTunes back.

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R.O:
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Date/Time: 2009-03-13 01:05:46 -0500
OS Version: 10.5.6 (Build 9G55)
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Report Version: 4
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My inclination is to take all these app .ipa files and dump them... then do an iPhone sync and have it repopulate this MA folder. But I wasn't sure iTunes would do that. So I selected one app that is currently installed on my iPhone, found several older .ipa files in the MA folder that correspond to that app and deleted all of them. I then sync'd my iPhone and watched it go thru the Backup step. When it was done I checked my MA folder but it still had NO .ipa file for that app. Why is that? To make sure the backup step didn't place it someone unexpected, I did a system wide search for that app name (the core part of the name, not including any version numbers, etc) but it found only one match. It was old (2011) located on an all-together different MA folder so did not come from this iPhone sync.
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What can I delete safely without ill consequences?
How can i indentify what to remove if I should keep the latest version around?
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The operative word here is "avoid." For products like the iPhone and iPad for which Apple has a superior product there is no choice. The problem is Apple control. That means that everything is compatible with everything else which is good. It also means that everything is limited to products that serve Apple's bottom line, which is questionable.
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I am trying to download iTunes, it gets so far and then I get an error message that says that an old Bonjour cannot be removed, it goes on a bit further and says and old Apple Software Update cannot be removed; and then it says that the installation was interrupted and to try again.
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Can anyone help me? I need iTunes up and running to sync with my phones.
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Barbara

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