ITunes won't open. Error (-200)? 9/30/11

I now have Lion and am totally updated, but I keep getting this error message (-200). I've read other similar reports od people who tried every normal thing to no avail, but I haven't found an answer yet. Can someone help? Thanks

I just stumbled upon the answer to this for myself - I just reconfigured my computer:
1. Shut down, Remove Battery for 25 seconds, then replace.
2. Press start, Command, Option, R, and P at the same time.
3. Hold these keys down untill you hear the startup sound two times,
4. Release the start button.
5. When the computer finishes booting up, you can start iTunes normally, and audio will be restored.
I hope this helps anyone with the same problem.

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Itunes doesn't open, error -200

I'm having a problem similar to what I've seen other people mentioning here, except when the itunes icon bounces, after a minute this message pops up: The iTunes application could not be opened. An unknown error occured. (-200).
I had this problem today after opening iTunes for the first time in a few weeks. I decided to see if downloading iTunes again would help, but its still doing exactly the same thing with the new iTunes.
I noticed something about disabling iTunes in shapeshifter, but I don't have shapeshifter.
Help?
thanks!

Usually that error -200 code indicates you've got a damaged QuickTime (iTunes uses QuickTime for audio and video playback), but with later versions of the software (7.0.2.16 or higher) it will most commonly display as an "iTunes has detected a problem with your audio configuration" message.
The following document is the best place to start with it:
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georgiamomma -
There are a few things you could try,but what worked for me was to download a fresh installation file from apple.
Your update got corrupted somehow. Doing the usual of going to control panel, clicking on Programs and Features, clicking on iTunes in the list and selecting REPAIR probably won't fix this issue, as sometimes repair reverts the installation to its previous version and then your iTunes Library.itl file can't open because it's from a newer version than the one REPAIR reinstalled. You can try that process, but I doubt it will work.
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My itunes was working fine, and then I downloaded the latest version of Itunes and it won't open. It keeps saying "Dr. Watson was unable to attach to the process. It is possible that process exited before Dr. Watson could attach to it. Windows 2000 returned error code=5...access is denied"...before it said error code 87...now it says error code 5...I've tried uninstalling itunes and reinstalling but it doesn't work! Please help! I desperately want my Itunes back!

okay ... that rules out various problems with DrWatson that i was able to find in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.
let's try something aimed at trying to work out what the nature of the itunes problem is (the one that DrWatson is having trouble with).
try launching your QuickTime. does it:
(a) launch perfectly fine?
(b) fail to launch with an error message? (if so, what does it say?)
(c) exhibit other peculiar behavior? (if so, could you describe it for us?)

ITunes won't open (error)

When I start iTunes I get this error: iTunes cannot run because it has detected a problem with your audio configuration.
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Usually this issue is caused by quicktime. Try opening Quicktime and see if you recieve any errors.
Try uninstalling iTunes AND quicktime, then disable antivirus and security programs and reinstall iTunes from apple.com
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ITunes will not open (error -200)!

The exact message:
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ITunes won't open - Error 13001

Good day,
Every time I try to open iTunes, I get a message with the Unknown error 13001. I tried to fix it by uninstalling the app and intalling it again, deleting the iTunes Library and it doesn't work. When I plugged the iPhone 4S, it did't recognize it. When I open iTunes using a different user, it works fine, I don't get the error. I have read the troubleshooting steps provided by Apple, and I don't want to create a new user and transfer all the documents so I can use iTunes. I would like to know if there's another solution for this issue. Thanks.

okay, if the DLL it's mentioning has to do with QTInstallCode.QuicktimeUninstallProc, then (given that you're 32-bit) let's try the following procedure. (if it's saying something slightly different, post back to let us know what it does say.)
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Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility
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Trouble installing iPod, iTunes, or QuickTime software in Windows
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download and save a copy of the QT 7.1 standalone installer to your hard drive. (we'll run the install from there rather than online.) switch off antivirus and antispyware applications prior to the install.
Quicktime 7.1 Installers … get the one that doesn’t mention itunes 6
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(if you get an error message on the QT standalone reinstall, let us know what it says. include error message numbers if you're getting any.)

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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1923
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Itunes won't open-error-says Itunes has stopped working

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Restart your computer.
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ITunes won't open -error: The folder "iTunes" cannot be found or created...

Hello,
I am not able to open my iTunes. I was able to use it yesterday. I keep getting the message:
*The folder "iTunes" cannot be found or created, and is required. The default location for this folder is inside the "My Music" folder.*
I have created a folder called "iTunes" in my "My Music" folder, which does not fix the problem.
I have uninstalled and installed iTunes twice.
I have used the repair option when trying to install iTunes over the top of my current iTunes.
None of these options has fixed the problem.
If anyone knows how to fix this, I would really appreciate it.
Thanks!
Rachel

I found the answer on another board... Below are the parts I found useful (quoted).
Click on Start
Clin on Run
Type in "regedit" Enter
Do this step twice as there are two locations. +(I actually had 4 locations.)+
CTRL F
Type in "My Music"
Double Click and enter the path for where the folder is located.
Then exit.
The exact locations of the 2 entries that I changed are
hkeycurrentuser - software - microsoft - windows - current version - explorer - shell folders
and
as above - windows - current version - explorer - USER shell folders
I located the location of my iTunes folder (something like this - C:\Documents and Settings\"yourname"\My Documents\My Music\iTunes.
I copied it, and when I found the regedit location referred to, doubleclicked the location and pasted the path in there.
http://forums.ipodlounge.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12125
+- Look for post by nrendle and then browse through posts from that point on...+

ITunes won't open. Error (-200)? 9/30/11

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