Vista..Can't connect to the iTunes store... Could before, but not now...

I recently had a problem with not being able to connect to the iTunes store on Vista. I was able to connect, and then all of a sudden one day it wouldn't connect. When I tried to go to the iTunes store it would give me the box that is the same as the one you see in a web browser when you click on a link to iTunes that says "One moment Please, Connecting to the iTunes store...". Only it was in iTunes and wouldn't go to the store. It just sat there saying "Loading...".
After going to the powers that be at Apple/Support to no avail, I googled it and found this.
1. Close iTunes.
2. Delete the iTunesPrefs.xml file from C:\Users\+user name+\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes.
3. Delete the iTunesPrefs.xml file from C:\Users\+user name+\AppData\Local\Apple Computer\iTunes.
4. Launch iTunes & follow the setup prompts
This will make it like it's the first time you have used iTunes and may import duplicates you have in WMP, so unchceck this option when you come to it. You will not lose any of the music in your iTunes library, just the annoying connection problem. I hope this helps someone!!

Couple of things to try:
Allow itunes and itunes helper in your AV/Security software firewall (not just in the windows firewall)
You diagnostics show that you are using a proxy, can you change this?

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