ITunes Keeps on Restarting By Itself!

So everytime I close my iTunes, about 5 seconds later it randomly starts up again! I close it, same thing happens. Close, again. This process goes on for about 3-5 attempts to close the program, and it freezes my computer everytime it "restarts itself." I've spoken with Apple support, they can't help me cause I purchased my iPod 3 years ago (past warranty- but how does an iPod warranty affect iTunes? Anyone can download iTunes) They told me to call Microsoft, as it could be a Windows Vista issue, so I did. Microsoft tells me they can't do anything and that I need to call the people that made my computer, since Windows came pre-installed onto the computer and they can help me with a Microsoft related issue. So I finally call Toshiba, they tell me that since my warranty is up (1 year warranty), they can't help me and suggest I 'google' it. So here I am. What can I do to deal with this?!

It sounds as though you have some software on your PC that uses iTunes and is causing it to open.
Do you have any iTunes related widgets or plugins? Or software that can make use of your iTunes library in some way?
Do use lastFM or iSpoggler?

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