ITunes required compoment missing (-42404)

Hi,
iTunes 8.01 won't open on my MacPro 8-core. (Leopard 10.5.5). It says a required component is missing (-42404).
I've tried reinstalling Quicktime and iTunes - in either order.
I have AppZapped both QT and iT.
I have run the 10.5.5 Combi updater.
I've repaired permissions.
I've prayed to makeshift Wozniak and Josb effigies.
Nada.
Please help... There doesn't seem to be any solution online. Anywhere. Although a few people have mentioned this problem.
Cheers.

Do you have the correct version of Quicktime 7.5.5? If you go to the downloads page (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/) you will see there are separate downloads for Leopard and Tiger.

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