ITunes-stuttering problems:

The sound is stuttering in iTunes. I think the problem started when I installed third-party components for Quick Time. (Because Quick Time never has been working on my PC I tried this). The sound in Quick Time has always been stuttering, but not in iTunes... Why now???
Now ALL the songs are sounding the same stuttering way...!
When I press the stop\pause button the music fades out, it doesn’t stop immidiately.. It's almost like the whole program crashes.
When iTunes was OK, it played songs smooth. If I tried videos the sound was stuttering..
I've tried this so far:
1. Soundcard (RME) drivers updated
2. DirectX installed
3. Start-menu\run\dxdiag, and turned ”sound 1” to basic- mode (not full)
PLEASE, HELP ME!!!
I have search around this forum but until now it seems like no one can help me...
My computer:
- Windows XP
- Pentium 4
- 2.4 Ghz
- 1,5 GB RAM

apple please fix this stuttering.
My system audio interface. RME multiface 2.94 drivers cardbus card.
Only itunes version 7 has the problem. All other apps on machine are okay. itunes 6.0.5 is okay.
fix please.
-randy

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