Vista Prob - iTunes won't open

I've seen this posted several times but haven't really seen an answer to the problem. I have Windows Vista Premium and when I attempt to open windows, the hour glass will come up for a few seconds, like the program is attempting to open, but it won't open at all. If I go to the Task Manager, it will me in the "processes" secion that iTunes is running, but it definitly isn't.
I've uninstalled and re-installed itunes three times now. I would really appreciate knowing why iTunes refuses to open on this brand new laptop.

I have Windows Vista Premium and when I attempt to open windows, the hour glass will come up for a few seconds, like the program is attempting to open, but it won't open at all. If I go to the Task Manager, it will me in the "processes" secion that iTunes is running, but it definitly isn't.
Interesting. On an XP box, those symptoms are most consistent with a firewall blocking iTunes, and/or the iTunesHelper.exe background process, and/or QuickTime from accessing the Internet. So i guess we'd probably better check that on your Vista box too.
what make and model of firewall software are you running on the PC?

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