ITunes uses surround by default - with no Decoder connected

iTunes trying to playback AC3 sound on Movies by default, but I don't even have a Decoder connected, so it won't run. It stucks with a blak screen. I need to switch back manually to stereo every single time to make it work.
This strange behavior happens first just on my MacPro running Lion. Now, after upgrade to Maverics yesterday all of my Macs (2 iMacs / MacBook Pro) showing the same issue. I use different 2.1 stereo equipment (Harman/Kardon, Altec Lansing) connected via analog output ONLY...! This driving me crazy...!
How can I tell iTunes to use the stereo track by default...?
Thanks in advance.

Run a complete AntiVirus scan and also an anti-spyware and adware scan on your computer.
I would run a complete scan with:
-Microsoft Antispyware
-Spybot Search and Destroy
-AdAware
-Whatever virus scanner you use
Some malware has been known to cause this problem, and it's generally a good idea to run and check for any outstanding bad programs in any case.
I would also suggest running the above programs while running Windows in Safe Mode, just to be sure they'll find anything that might be hiding.
Also, do me a favor and check and see if you have this file on your system: C:\windows\system32\wuauclt.dll (DLL! Not EXE. The EXE file is okay, a DLL file is not).

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Hope you keeping well..!!
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Thanks for your reply.<o:p></o:p>
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