ITunes won't even load... help

Hello,
I downloaded the new iTunes software a little while ago, and everything was working fine until yesterday.
Every time I try to load iTunes I get the hourglass for a few seconds and then nothing!
I have uninstalled Norton Anti Virus and Quicktime also works fine with no problems.
I have scoured this message board and nothing seems to do the trick.
Can anybody help?
Ta
Dell Windows XP

This is a really good place to start:
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