Itunes distortion and skipping

Hi,
I have used itunes for several years now and have about 10k tracks on the HTPC. last week i discovered 80%+ of all my tracks were skipping and really distorted. I was running version 7. i upgraded to version 8 with no luck. i also downgraded to version 6 and deleted all my itunes library information this still has not helped. i have used an advanced uninstaller to remove all Itunes and quick time components and this still is not helping. All the tracks run perfectly in WMP and Real player and this is driving me insane. anyone got a a fix for this ?
PS I have 2.5 gig of ram and an athlon 64bit processor which is more than adequate for itunes.

Here's some help:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1362
Some PC's may encounter problems if 'Sound Enhancer' is enabled. A few users have also encountered problems with their sound if they have the Equalizer ON.
"Some PC audio hardware has audio-enhancing effects that can conflict with iTunes' Sound Enhancer feature. To resolve these conflicts, do one of the following:
Turn off the effects for your PC's audio hardware using the configuration software that came with your hardware.
Disable the Sound Enhancer feature in iTunes:
Open iTunes.
Click Edit > Preferences
Click the Playback tab.
Deselect Sound Enhancer."
Message was edited by: Thomas Sjöholm

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