Launching I tunes

Everytime I try to launch itunes, whether ipod is connected or not, I get a windows message stating "Itunes cannot run because some of its files are missing. Please reinstall itunes."
I have reinstalled itunes several times with no effect, does anyone know the solution.

A quick thing to try:
Disconnect from the internet and disable all security software including any antimalware.
Sometimes security software can block files from installing.
Then try a repair install. Go to programs>>uninstall, find iTunes and select repair.
If that doesn't work try repairing other apple related programs from the list in the following link:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1923
Apple Application Support is a common culprit.
If none of that works, we will need to investigate more deeply.

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Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
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HI,
I am in trouble with Itunes, on windows XP Pro.
With the 7.4.3.1 version I have a message that tells me : some system components are missing. If I click OK Itunes works. I have this message each time I launch I tunes.
I tried to register dll as I saw in some forum, doesn't fix up my problem.
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iTunes shoul start in safe mode with network connections. Another user with the same problem found that iTunes would not start insafe mode.
As you say this suggests the problem is not caused by confilcts with other software, unless there is 3rd party software that loads in safe mode. I haven't checked that.
I think the problem must be with some Windows component, or a problem with iTunes itself or how it was installed. It is possible to create an install log, but it would need help from Apple to interpret it.
Just a thought, if you run services.msc, either from "run" or Administartive tools, are any Windows services shown as stopped?
I did suggested to someone else running Filemon during iTunes startup to see if that will give a clue where iTunes is hanging, buy they have not done it yet.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/FileAndDisk/Filemon.mspx
You can set a filter so it only shows files opened by iTunes.exe
iTunes opens many files during startup.
May be if we compared your output from filemon with mine?
But perhaps you are geting fed up and want to go back to 7.4.

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