ITunes is Crashing my computer when I open or try to uninstall

exactly like it says...
Just got an iPod and downloaded iTunes, when installing for the first time computer crashed on the click to finish screen.
After powering up again I clicked on the iTunes icon (to start iTunes) and the computer crashed again... (side note, durning this install iTunes didn't make it into the programs list for add/remove programs).
I then installed iTunes again into a different folder, everything worked then I attempted to open itunes and my computer crashed again...
Powered up again and tried to remove iTunes from the add/remove programs list and the computer crashed again (without removing iTunes)
I tried all of this again with my anti virus program not running (avg) and had the same problems. I will most likely find a differnt program to use but I would like to be able 2 use iTunes.

Wow, sounds like a mess.
Run this first
Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility
And then see if you can get QuickTIme to install properly. That is what gives most PCs a problem. iTunes needs QT to run.
QuickTime standalone, not regular
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/standalone.html
Then try the iTunes install again, after QT is installed OK.

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Asking me what I think is not what really matters here. What do you think? Do you want to wait for another update to iTunes in order to sync or backup your iPad again? That could be weeks down the road - no telling when it may be updated.
Why dont you go through this support article and see if any of this stuff helps you? The article is for Windows users.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
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ITunes is crashing my computer

Hi, I would really appreciate it if someone could help me with my problem. My laptop crashes everytime I open iTunes. Once iTunes load, my computer starts to lag pretty bad until it totally crashes. The only thing I could do is to hold my laptop's power button until it completely shuts down. I'm using a Vaio VPCEA12EG, running on Windows 7 Home Basic 64-Bit.
iTunes used to work just fine on my laptop. I just started to notice this problem when I played an mp3 song one day, prompting it to load on iTunes, thus crashing my computer. Once it crashed, I thought that maybe it was just an isolated case since it was just the first time it happened. Then, a few days later, I plugged in my sister's iPod shuffle. It then crashed my computer again for loading iTunes. My sister was resquesting for me to load songs on her iPod so I was forced to keep trying, and much to my surprise, iTunes kept on crashing my computer.
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Here's a summarized background of my problem:
1. iTunes used to work on my laptop.
2. One day, it just stopped working. iTunes crashes my computer everytime I try to use it:
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*When I sync an Apple product.
*When I open a music file with iTunes.
3. The only thing I could do after iTunes crashes my computer is to hold the power button until my computer completely shuts off.
4. I tried uninstalling it, but it ALSO crashes my computer. Bottomline, I couldn't remove iTunes from my computer.
Has anyone encountered a similar problem? I hope someone can help me with this problem. I'm at my wits end as I can't even uninstall iTunes from my system. Any help or feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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Follow the order in this guide:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1923
The important thing is that you should leave your computer alone until it finishes each process. For example, when you click uninstall, just leave your computer alone until it finishes! As in DO NOT USE YOUR COMPUTER FOR ANYTHING. Do not use it to surf the net, do not use it to play solitaire, do not even move your mouse! It will take a LONG time. I actually left my computer overnight. When I woke up, I saw that it was able to uninstall iTunes! If you use your computer while you are uninstalling iTunes, your computer will most likely crash. I suggest that you do this at night when you absolutely don't need to use your computer for anything.
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Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information on this, take a look at:
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