Itunes will start to sync...then shut down

i just bought a new 32 gig 3gs, and im tryin to sync the photos and apps that i had on my computer already. but as soon as i start to sync, a dialog box pops up that says itunes has stopped working. i totally un-installed itunes twice, re-installed the newest version, and still it wont let me sync anything but music...whats wrong?

a dialog box pops up that says itunes has stopped working.
Head into your Problem reports and solutions control panel, and open your Problem History. Look for iTunes problem reports occuring at the same time as your error messages.
Now open those iTunes reports. Do they all say pretty much the same thing? If so, please paste the contents of a typical problem report into a post here so we can have a look at it.

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