ITunes doesn't open when launched or takes several minutes to open

Just like the title says, iTunes doesn't open when I click the shortcut in the Start menu. It appears in the windows task manager under proccesses as 'iTunes.exe *32'. Sometimes it will open 10-15 minutes later. It worked just fine until a few weeks ago. I have tried running as Administrator, I've tried uninstalling/reinstalling multiple times. Not sure what else I can do. I need to use iTunes to synce my mom's iPhone 4S and my iPod touch 3 Generation. Any help is greatly appreciated!
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E6300 2.8GHz
nVidia Geforce GT520 2GB
8 GB RAM

You said it was showing in the processes as
iTunes.exe *32
You have the wrong version
Uninstall iTunes as instructed:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1923
Reboot
Download iTunes from here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1615
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