Itunes wont open in XP Pro

i am running MS Windows XP Pro with SP2, when i fully install quicktime and itunes(any version), the software completes the installation. But when i try to open either program.....error messages pop up saying there was a error and the program had to close. Yet on my laptop with XP media center both programs work fine, however my laptop is having hardware issues atm.
what is causing this??
shaun

Hi shaun,
First read [this article|http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302856] carefully.
Hope this helps!
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So let's first try swapping out your QuickTime.
Head into your Add/Remove programs. uninstall QuickTime.
Next, we’ll manually remove any leftover program files and folders.
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2. In My Computer, open Local Disk.
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