Itunes will not shut down.  it keeps reopening?

its the latest version, windows 7 is up to date. after updating iphone and ipad tp iOS 5 itune keeps opening every 2-3 minutes, it will not stop!  i uninstalled it and reinstalled, still the same.  this is maddening!

Hi jkherman.
I am having a similar problem.  I shut down iTunes and then shut off my computer (MBP 13", 2.9 GHz i7, OS X 10.9).
When I reboot, iTunes appears to be running, however the window is not visible, but the icon is lit from underneath in my dock and iTunes is running when I check the Activity Monitor.
Also, it will not shut down from the dock icon.  I need to go into Force Quit to shut it down.
Any ideas?
Thanks!

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