Q: For reasons unknown to me itunes will no longer open.  I receive a message saying that MSVCR80.dll is missing and then also windows error 126.  Can anyone help?

Hey there Riab,

It sounds like you are unable to launch iTunes due to this error message. I recommend removing iTunes with the following article to get iTunes AND its associated programs uninstalled:

Removing and reinstalling iTunes and other software components for Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1923

When that is done, download and install iTunes from this page:

http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.

Regards,

Sterling