SOLUTION!! For connecting to itunes Store after loading version 9.03!

Spent a week in frustration: finally an itunes support agent persisted & found the solution!
In itunes, Go to Edit, then to Preferences, then to Parental Control Tab. Once there, add a check to DISable access to the itunes store, which will then allow you to check the box to allow access to itunes U. (it may do it for you). Now, load the store again, and you should see it load directly to itunes U. with no problem. If it does, go back to Edit>Preferences>Parental Controls and remove all check marks, thereby enabling access to everything. Now reload the store, and it should work!
Good luck!

O.M.G.
I have FINALLY got this to work.
For those that may also be having trouble, here's what I did in the hope it may solve your problems too.
After trying the parental control solution yesterday, I found that didn't work for me.
Today, iTunes would start and crash after about 30secs.
Rebooting PC = same again.
Connecting iPhone to sync = same again.
I noticed SyncServer was running in the Task List, I didnt remember seeing it before. Searching through online posts, someone mentioned the Genius feature in iTunes. I had switched mine off only yesterday though I'd been having problems signing in for nearly two weeks.
In desperation, I tried the following:
First, I turned AVG off (temporarily disabled Resident Shield).
I then started iTunes and before it could crash I went into Edit, Preferences and turned the Genius feature back on.
Then I tried the Parental control solution again - and would you believe it, I can now log on.
Phew!
What a run-around and a mess.
Now I don't know if turning AVG off had anything to do with it but since AVG Free does not have a firewall, I don't believe it does. However, try it and see if it does the trick.

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