ITunes refuses to start up

After a few uses, my iTunes refuses to open, giving the standard Windows XP message saying "iTunes has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience." I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling from both the CD and from the website and both have proven ineffective. If anyone can help me out, I would be most grateful.

The first thing I'd suggest is to get a good antispyware checker and give it a go at your system. Some recent spyware has been reported by other users to shut down iTunes or prevents it from launching. From user reports, Ewido seems to be the best at catching it. You can download a free version of Ewido here.

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