More itunes woes - slow playback

I guess this all all linked to the dodgy itunes 7.5 download but i have searched the forums and not seen this problem elsewhere.
When I play tracks back with itunes they play back really slowly - like an old walkman playing a tape with flat batteries!!
I have run all the diagnostics, updated my pc drivers and removed quicktime and reinstalled 7.2 version - but all to no avail!!
Any ideas anyone? ... tyvm in anticiption

"If possible, I'd like a solution that doesn't require reinstalling iTunes or updating iTunes, because I get an installation error message with iTunes whenever I try to do that (great program)."
That's not exactly a realistic expectation. Try and use Microsoft's Cleanup Utility and then reinstall Quicktime/iTunes:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301
Make sure it's a new and fresh download from:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
See if any of these help:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302538
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302386
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302775
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93976
If not mentioned in the articles, make a new user account in Windows XP and see if iTunes opens. That will tell you if there's something funky in your main account (if the new user works), or if you have a system-wide issue.

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"If possible, I'd like a solution that doesn't require reinstalling iTunes or updating iTunes, because I get an installation error message with iTunes whenever I try to do that (great program)."
That's not exactly a realistic expectation. Try and use Microsoft's Cleanup Utility and then reinstall Quicktime/iTunes:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301
Make sure it's a new and fresh download from:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
See if any of these help:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302538
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302386
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302775
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93976
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