Itunes won't pop up

My brother accidently uninstalled my last version of iTunes, and now, after I re-installed the latest version, itunes won't pop up when I click on it. I've tried clicking on both the start menu and on the screen, b/c I thought maybe the short cut was flawed. Nope! And besides this, connecting my ipod to the computer isn't working, either, to make it come up.

I should have asked you if Quicktime works OK, as iTunes can't work without it,but I assume that Quicktimes is OK unless you let me know different.
There are several things to work through here.
Run a virus and spyware scan with up to date definitions.
Try this link on deleting the configuration file:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1776?viewlocale=en_US
Try briefly disabling your firewall to see if that allows iTunes to launch. Not a common issue now but a sign that the firewall needs reconfiguring it it works.
Then something rather more complicated:
A common cause of your problem these days is a problem with cryptographic dlls.
Try working through *Method 4* in this article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822798
If you manage to get through the whole process of un-registering and registering the dlls with out an error, try starting iTunes.
If you get errors, make a careful note of all the errors and post back.

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