Itunes won't open no error

I downloaded the newest version of iTunes and while it seemed to work (no errors) and Quicktime works fine, when I click on the iTunes icon it will not open. All it does is flashes and momentarily the icon changes to a pic of a sheet of paper but then it goes back to the normal icon and nothing else happens. The computer "thinks" for a second then even that stops.
No error message or anything its just as if I hadn't tried to open it.
HELP!

While it doesn't fit your "error" completely, some of the steps in this article may help:
iTunes for Windows: Troubleshooting unexpected quits, freezes, or launch failures
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302856
Trouble installing or opening iTunes or QuickTime for Windows
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93976http://docs.info.apple.com/a rticle.html?artnum=93976

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