Itunes and quicktime dont launch

Hey there. And here's my problem: itunes does not launch anymore. When I open it I get a message saying itunes has encountered a problem and needs to close. I already installed itunes several times. Then installed only QuickTime. But QuickTime does nothing at all. There is no error message. It just doesn't launch. So, is there anybody out there who could help me with this? I need my ipod very urgently!!!!!!!! Thanx a lot. P.S.: I read almost every message in this forum but nothing seems to work with my computer.
  Windows XP  
LG   Windows XP  

S.O.S. - I am so frustrated so I apologize in advance for any attitide you may detect in my post. I have been having problems with itunes for several months and it seems no matter what I try the problem either recurs or a new problem pops up. I have uninstalled and reintalled so many times - I am at the end of my rope - and ready to chuck it all - the pods - the player - and go back to real player!
I trace the start of the problems to when I upgraded to the 7.XX version, or whichever version included the juke box-like display function. Until recently I would get an error message saying that itunes has encountered a problem and needs to shut down. It sometimes happened immediately upon opening and sometimes for no particular reason after itunes was in operation for varied periods of time.
Now today - after yet another install/reinstall - first I got a "audio configuration" error which I fixed with a Quicktime reinstall but now when I try to open the program i get the "loading itunes library" screen and then ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!
As I said, I have tried just about any fix I have come across but the problems persists. I would appreciate any words of wisdom to resolve this nagging problem. My guess is that it may have something to do with other programs running in the backgroud interferring with complete installation. Also, is there a way to downgrade to an older versions of itunes THAT WORKED everytime - back when itunes was my favorite, most reliable and most frequently used program?!
cgraz
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