Windows Vista 64:  iTunes configured everytime it is opens

Looking for help. Since downloading iTunes 9.0.3.15, everytime I start iTunes I get an iTunes window that says Widnows needs to configure iTUnes.
Anyone else having this issue? Any suggestions? Is the previous version of iTunes still available?

Yes. I have had this since I got my Vista 64 bit machine about1.5 years ago. One night I searched for hours and finally found a thread that fixed it -- then I bought a new iPod and it wanted to download the "Latest Version of iTunes", and now I can't stop it from happening again. I'll give you verbatim what worked with an earlier version and maybe it will help you, BUT I am so ticked off that neither Apple or Vista people care enough to have a fix for this. Oh -- and let me add this -- I tried to go back to an earlier version of iTunes and it couldn't find my library because it had been messed with by a "More recent version of iTunes".
Here is what used to work, and maybe you or someone else can figure it out from here, and post the answer:
"Itunes configuring problem
RE: new iTunes start always configuring again
This issue can be fixed by following these steps. IT worked for me!!
go to start menu --> run
type regedit, press enter
go to computer/hkeyclassesroot/
find pcast and right click it
click permissions
during the course of this you may get a message saying you cant change
anything, but you can change who can change things. click ok on it.
click advanced, then owner tab
change the owner from administrator to whatever name you are using
click ok twice to get out of the pop-ups completely
right click pcast again
click permissions
click OWNER RIGHTS
by full control and read click the allow boxes.
click ok
all set!"
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