Itunes wont open on xp all of a sudden

All of a sudden my itunes wont work.Im not too illiterate with computers and have tried many things.Uninstalling and re installing,Deleting all old quicktime and itunes files and then reinstalling.Like everyone else says in the taskmanager it says itunes is up and when I shut down my computer it has the the message saying there is an error shutting down itunes or itunes isnt responding and I just hit cancel or end task and my computer will turn off like normal.Ive downloaded 1 of the first versions of itunes and it worked but when it asked if I wanted to update and I said yes and went through all the motions(installing,restarting my computer) and then clicking on the new version it still wouldnt work.Someone please help,the hours of troubleshooting and bulletin reading isnt working

Well, I got the solution in case anyone stops by to read it. I don't take credit for it. My girlfriend found in on another website while helping me research the problem. It may take a half hour or longer to do, but it works.
1. Go to Control Panel --> Add or Remove Programs --> iTunes --> Remove
...uninstall the program completely and restart your computer
2. Go to Control Panel --> Add or Remove Programs --> QuickTime --> Remove
...uninstall the program completely and restart your computer
3. Go to My Computer --> Local Disc --> Program Files. Once in Program Files you will see the iTunes and QuickTime folder and you will want to delete the iTunes folder and the QuickTime folder. Right click on the iTunes folder and select delete and confirm the deletion. Do the same for QuickTime.
4. Restart your computer
5. Disable all features of any anti-virus program such as Norton or McAfee
6. Open Internet Explorer or which ever internet program you use and go to http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ and download the iTunes+QuickTime program. *Do not do any modifications in the download of the program.* Just download the program by doing the usual "Next" clicking.
7. Once iTunes is finished downloading, double click on the Shortcut Icon on the desktop. iTunes should open with a large square box and you have to click "Agree."
8. iTunes WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now you can enable your anti-virus program and there will no longer be any issues.

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This hint is addressed to all thoose of you who got the problem that ITunes does not start at all when launching.
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ITunes wont open at all since incomplete update

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Try the following:
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iTunes
QuickTime
Apple Software Update
Apple Mobile Device Support
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Apple Application Support (iTunes 9 or later)
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Hi, im trying to update my itunes to the latest update 2013 and i keep getting the error 2324 and now my itunes wont open at all...did i loose all my media i dont know what to do next please anybody help me thanks

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1033
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fd00
Additional Information 2:
ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160
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☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
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from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then take the action that isn't working the way you expect. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
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☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
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SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages
from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
View ▹ Show Log List
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Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then take the action that isn't working the way you expect. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of which is irrelevant to solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.
Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.
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