why won't itunes connect to the internet?

Morning pepperhead331,

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.

iTunes for Windows includes a network connectivity test that can assist you in troubleshooting an issue when trying to connect to the iTunes Store

For more information on this, take a look at this article:

iTunes for Windows: Network Connectivity Tests

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3204

For troubleshooting on this, take a look at this article:

Can't connect to the iTunes Store

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1368

Hope this helps,

Mario