ITunes is extremely slow and I cannot make a secure connection

When I connect to iTunes my computer is extremely slow, and when I try to connect to the iTunes store I get the error message cannot make a secure connection.  I have internet access and I have ran the iTunes diagnostics test and all the tests passed except making a secure connection.  I have disabled all of my security systems including my firewall and Norton.  I am not running any proxy settings.  This has been an ongoing problem for over a month and I am at a loss. 

Check out this Apple article -> iTunes: Advanced iTunes Store troubleshooting
Blocked by configuration: (Mac OS X/Windows)
Configure Internet Options (for Windows computers only):
Run iTunes Diagnostics. If the "Secure link to iTunes Store" section does not pass, do the following.
Open Internet Explorer.
From the Tools menu, choose Internet Options.
Click Connections.
Under "Dial-up and Virtual Private Networking," choose "Never dial  a connection." It may not be possible to choose this if you’ve never used  dial-up Internet; if this is the case, skip to the next step.
Click LAN Settings.
In the window that opens, enable the option to "Automatically detect  settings" if it is not enabled.
iTunes uses Internet Options proxy settings. Apple recommends  removing proxy settings that interfere with access to the iTunes Store  if needed.
Click OK.
Click the Advanced tab.
Scroll down to the Security section and look for the option to "Check for server certificate revocation." If it is enabled, disable it.
Look for Use SSL 3.0 and Use TLS 1.0. Make sure at least one of  those two checkboxes is selected and click OK (You can select both checkboxes).
Apply any changes, and restart your computer if you modified the option to "Check for server certificate revocation" (step #11).

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    - Memory usage allowed upgraded to 6GB, nothing changed.
    - Default selected "Scratch Disk" is the main SSD which has over 58GB of free space, I've tried selecting the secondary HDD as well but nothing changes.
    - Disabled the "Use Graphic  Processor" square. nothing changed.
    - Disabled the "Use open CL" square in advanced Graphic Processor Settings. Nothing changed.
    - Changed power management settings in windows to "High Performance". nothing changed.
    - Disabling tablet pc service doesn't help.
    Notes:
    - Graphic drivers are the latest release on AMD website
    - Windows is completely updated
    - SSD Firmware is the latest available.
    - The issue happens both with mouse and tablet.
    - 1px brush and 5000px brush lag just alike in zoomed and not zoomed canvas.
    - This happens on both x64 and x86 versions of the software.
    Any help is aprecihated.
    Thank you in advance.

    ForeKeith wrote:
    AMD replied to my email just today and said that my graphic card should be compatible and should perform great with the current drivers.
    Wow, they went out on a limb and said that?    AMD clearly is denying any problems just as any corporate entity appears to do nowadays.  Didn't someone once say "shoot all the laywers"?
    It's pretty clear the Catalyst 12.4 release is a bust with Photoshop.  Lots of people have seen that.  And I just checked - AMD hasn't released Catalyst 12.5 yet.
    http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/windows/Pages/radeonaiw_vista64.aspx
    But I agree that your card is MORE than powerful enough.  Mine is slower than yours and my Photoshop experience is quick and interactive.  There is a SPECIFIC PROBLEM that's manifesting here.
    But just to be absolutely, completely, undeniably sure we're not talking about a performance issue with very large files, please do the following:
    1.  Create a new, blank document as follows:
    2.  Choose the Brush Tool then reset it by right-clicking in the little brush icon at the upper-left and choosing Reset Tool:
    3.  Make the brush 1000 pixels in size, fully soft.
    4.  Set the foreground color to something other than white and brush quickly from the upper-left corner of the image to the lower-right.  Roughly how many seconds does it take for the actual on-canvas stroke to get all the way to the bottom (i.e., how far behind does it get)?
    Is it:
    Nearly instantaneous?
    One second behind?
    Many seconds behind?
    On my system with this big brush and huge image, it gets about 1 second behind.
    -Noel

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