Starting Itunes 9 minimized at windows startup

Hi,
I want itunes to be started at system startup, to be minimized to the system tray, so that podcasts can be downloading in the background all the time.
Does anyone know why this is not a option in Itunes preferences? Anyone know of a workaround to make this work?
Currently I have itunes in the startup folder in programs. I have tried replacing this with two different scripts I found on these forums, one worked ok with itunes 7 but not v9. (itunes starts but it is maximised).
Setting the itunes shortcut properties to 'start minimised' doesn't work either.
If anyone has found a way to do this I'd really appreciate it.
To any apple coders, should they be reading this - this is trivial, practically a one liner - why on earth don't you have this done already?
Vista SP1, Viao VGNFZ11M, Itunes 9.00.70/9.0.2

Apparently this was a screen resolution issue. iTunes runs fine with a lower screen resolution. No other changes were made.
I really can't understand why yet, but the fact remains. I'll update this post if I can figure it out.
This kind of strange issues are the reasons why I use a Mac.

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Thank you for using Apple Support Communities!
I would recommend uninstalling iTunes altogether, and then installing the newest version from http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1923
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Execution Prevention" error message whenever I closed iTunes for months
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1) Start iTunes
2) Open the Windows Task Manager
3) Go to the "Proccess" Tab
4) Find "AppleMobileDeviceHelper.exe *32" and right click on it.
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If you want to go back and de-select running
"AppleMobileDeviceHelper.exe *32" in Windows XP Compatibility mode, you
can. Though this part is totally optional. The next time you close
iTunes, you will get one last "Vista Data Execution Prevention" error
message, but don't worry, it will be the last one. Try opening iTunes
again and then closing it, and TaDa, no more error messages. I don't
know why running AppleMobileDeviceHelper.exe *32 in compatibility mode
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Welcome tocguy. If I may ask you a question: How much memory does your Vista x64 PC have? I have 3 GB, which is the maximum that 32-bit Vista can recognize, but I seem to recall that 64-bit Vista can utilize much more than that, and wonder if that might be why 64-bit users are scarce in the 11.2 thread.
I have now also done a truly clean reinstall, deleting Apple folders in ProgramData and each user account's AppData folder, and even the iTunes folders in each user's Music folder. Of course I moved my iTunes Media folder to a safe location first, and one iTunes Library backup file suitable for version 11.1.5. I also cleaned the registry. The most I can say is that I sometimes don't get a BEX upon closing iTunes now, but usually I do. I deselected one default setting during installation, "Use iTunes as the default player for audio files." (If an audio file can be opened by Media Player 11, why would I want to open it in a program that gives me a BEX nearly every time I use it? Too bad my AAC files purchased at iTunes Store can't be opened by WMP, but I certainly won't be buying any more of those now.) My advice to other Vista users: Don't waste your time reinstalling, it won't solve the DEP problem.
Ran the Program Compatibility Wizard to run iTunes in XP SP2 compatibility mode, but abandoned that idea after the first BEX.
Thought I was onto something when I tried the registry fix at http://blogs.technet.com/b/askperf/archive/2008/06/17/to-dep-or-not-to-dep.aspx. Johnny DEP thought he was so slick when he saw iTunes listed as an exception in his DEP tab, but there was one minor problem (yes I did reboot):
Oh well, it's probably a bad idea to allow buffer overruns anyway. The fact that this didn't work causes me to think that Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit or Application Compatibility Toolkit would also be a waste of time. Vista users who wish to avoid BEX errors can either downgrade their iTunes (free) or upgrade their Windows (not free).

ITunes 12 incompatible with Windows Vista Data Execution Prevention

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iTunes
Problem
Stopped working
Date
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Status
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Problem signature
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Application Timestamp: 543e558b
Fault Module Name: StackHash_d697
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Locale ID: 1033
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Additional Information 2: 2bd40df4cf0a606a4574668730104c34
Additional Information 3: d700
Additional Information 4: cb2d139a5bee9dfc5c0d03df08159e62
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1) Start iTunes
2) Open the Windows Task Manager
3) Go to the "Proccess" Tab
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8) If "Windows XP (Service Pack 2)" is not in the field below, click on the down arrow and select said option.
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11) Reopen the iTunes application
12) Close the iTunes application again.
At this point you should not see anymore "Vista Data Execution Prevention" error messages when you close iTunes!
P.S. If you want to go back and de-select running "AppleMobileDeviceHelper.exe *32" in Windows XP Compatibility mode, you can. Though this part is totally optional. The next time you close iTunes, you will get one last "Vista Data Execution Prevention" error message, but don't worry, it will be the last one. Try opening iTunes again and then closing it, and TaDa, no more error messages. I don't know why running AppleMobileDeviceHelper.exe *32 in compatibility mode JUST ONCE solves the problem, but it worked for me.
Happy new year \o/

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Hi!
So i think i closed the wrong service at some point a few weeks back (apple mobile device) but iTunes remained working after that for another week. I then updated iTunes and i get the same "Service ‘Apple Mobile Device’ (Apple Mobile Device) failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services." every time. If i click ignore, just so i can access iTunes with out syncing my iPod (touch 2nd gen) i then get 'iTunes was not installed correctly. Please re-install iTunes. Error 7 (Windows error 193)" when it has all installed. I don't understand what the problem is anymore as I have looked at other questions on the apple website, carried out the advice and it hasn't work. Any of them.
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