"iTunes needs to close" error

I had to get a new hard drive for my Inspiron 6000/XP Media Edition and after setting it up I have downloaded iTunes 7.6 and keep getting the "iTunes has encountered a problem and needs to close" error. I have downloaded, removed and re-downloaded it a half dozen times and even tried the 7.5 version with the same results.
Anybody out there got any ideas? b noir? Canst thou help me? Thanks!

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