Itunes wont open from desktop icon or anwhere else

ive installed recent itunes and it still wont open. ive repaired itunes and it still wont work. i continue getting an error message. i dont want to lose my music so i really dont want to uninstall.any advice would be great!

Can you post the error message in full.
Also try to start QUicktime. iTunes can't work without it. Does Quicktime start and work normally? If not describe what happens and give any error message in full.
Then head for your control panel and try to start QUicktime preferences. If you get an error message post it in full.
If your QUicktime works normally, then this Apple help is a good start for troubleshooting launch failures.:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302856

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