ITunes won't let me start my computer.

I can download iTunes fine, and it runs perfectly so I turn off my PC. When I go to turn it back on it won't start. So I run a diagnosis to figure out what program is keeping it from running. After several minutes it tells me that it has erased whatever was keeping it from running. When I restart my computer iTunes is gone and I can't use any of my music. I need iTunes for my Apple products but I can't keep it on my PC because it won't let me run my computer. I don't know what to do.

it sounds like it is a problem with a particular app or song which has been purchased/transferred.
painful but can you think of any that may be causing the problem.
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    Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive: Apple Support Communities

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