Itunes won't start - MS says problem is Quicktime

well ... I see so many others have had this problem ... best solution mentioned that I've seen that works, is ... everytime I want to use Itunes, I uninstall Quicktime, reboot, and then reinstall Quicktime standalone. Then it works untill I have to close it.
This stinks ... why doesn't Apple post an effective solution to this apparently common bug ?
I have downloaded all the latest ... still no good. I am disappointed with Apple and wish I hadn't gotten the IPOD.

eh, having to keep installing it sounds like malware, then, if Norton isn't blocking it.
Try this MSCONFIG thing, post back if anything funny shows up on the startup tab
Using MSCONFIG to troubleshoot conflicts in Windows

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