Itunes won't load latest upgrade, error message says 'the itunes update server could not be contacted' Any ideas on how I can fix this?

I've been trying to update my version of Itunes for ages now and I keep getting an error message. When I get the automatic alerts for the upgrade this also won't work or the upgrade to Quicktime & I'm getting a bit miffed now. I've bought an iphone and as I have an old version of itunes I can't download my music to it.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Lyn

See the futher information area of Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates for download advice and direct links if required.
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