Itunes has encountered an error report and needs to close. help!

Hello B Noir. Having the same trouble with this error message. Have removed lots of software off PC, deleted user accounts and set up a new one, downloaded iTunes 9 and then the lastest Quicktime. Am now running the spyware link you provided. Detail behind my error message is first: InPageError P1: C0000009c P2: 00000003 and then ~Temp|WERbf2f.dir00\iTunes.exe.mdmp and ~Temp\WERbf2f.dir00\appcompat.txt Any help you could give would be much appreciated. My PC is probably due for an upgade having squeezed 10 years out of it but I'm worried I'll just get the same problem again on a new machine. All the best, Paul.

*Replying to PaulCUK*
Detail behind my error message is first: InPageError
... you probably don't have a malware issue Paul. The first thing I check for with an InPageError is a damaged font on the system.
Which operating system are you running? XP, Vista or 7?

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