Video freezing in windows vista

I am using Windows Vista RC2 64x and anytime i try to watch any type of video in itunes or quicktime, my computer freezes and i get a blue screen. It also does the same thing when i try to import the videos into itunes. I have tried it on two different computers running vista and have had the same problem. The computer i am using it on now has plenty of processor speed and 2gb ram along with a 512mb video card.
Any suggestions on how to get it to stop freezing so i can watch my videos?
Dell Other OS Vista 64x

I don't believe QuickTime is supported on a Windows 64 bit OS (even Vista).

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