iTunes store network problems

Since downloading the new 7.1 last night I have had nothing but poroblems. I tunes would not recognize a CD I loaded on my computer so I could down load to my i pod.

what is going on

I noticed if I hit ok, it keeps going anyways. But I also noticed that itunes stays running in the background when I close it, and to get it opened again i have to ctrl-alt-delete and kill it. I also noticed that i have a way big credit card bill coming so i should probably see this situation as a sign and leave this disorderly funnel alone.

Asus A7N8X-E Windows XP Pro Athlon XP 3200+

I too am having the same problem. I cannot connect to the iTunes store since downloading 7.1. The message says the network connection is refused. I have followed everyones advice and none of these things have helped. This is very frustrating. Where do we go next??

So noone has a sure fire fix for this?

How do you contact someone at Apple?

did you ever get your problem fixed? can u access the store?

I'm new to this Forum but I don't see an answer to this 'network connection refused' problem? I have same issue. I THOUGHT Apple was running ads knocking MicroSoft? Although justifiable, WHERE is the answer for this IF it's so simple???

I'm in AV sales/ install. Have set up MANY my customers w/ iTunes. HOPE they are NOT having same problem/ start calling me!!

This is amazing.
The problem has been around for several weeks now and the nice frieldly Apple folks won't recognize that 7.01 for Windows is a buggy POS.
Use an iTunes alternative and buy music elsewhere, I guess.

I can connect to the store and buy music, but for
some reason starting last night i get an error
message when downloading music saying "There was a
problem downloading "Music that you bought / bla bla
/ i love you". An unknown error occurred (-42018).
Please check that the connection to the network is
active and try again.
I reset my dsl modem, i reset my router, i plugged
directly into my modem, i rebooted 7 or 8 times... I
was gonna try on another computer to see if that
works, and the last idea i had was trying from my
mom's house, she has cable, woohoo my dsl is only
144k maybe i should always do that.
Anyways my connection is fine, i downloaded a song
from emusic just fine, i browsed the web, i found out
Zito blew the game, bla bla. I give up =(

my unknown error was -50 and i am clueless as to what is going on and am very upset considering this was the first time i ever purchased an album online.


Windows XP

i turned off my popup blocker and the album i purchased (but that didnt get downloaded because of this error -50) got deleted

I fixed the problem!It was with an old, and I thought, uninstalled firewall fro eTrust.I had to:start>search>firewall

drive C and then change the firewall settings manually.There was NO problem with iTunes or Apple.

Dell Windows XP Pro

This is very frustrating. I checked the cable, i cleared the dns cache (as apple suggests), i then ran the diagnostic. This was what I got:

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Dell Computer Corporation DIM4500
iTunes 7.0.1.8

Current user is an administrator.

Network Adapter Information

Adapter Name: xxxxxxxxx
Description: Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC - Packet Scheduler Miniport
IP Address: 192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask: xxxxxxxxx
Default Gateway:xxxxxxxxxx
DHCP Enabled: Yes
DHCP Server: xxxxxxx
Lease Obtained: Tue Oct 17 21:24:32 2006

Lease Expires: Wed Oct 18 21:24:32 2006

DNS Servers: xxxxxxxxx

Network Connection Information

Active Connection: LAN Connection
Connected: Yes
Online: Yes
Using Modem: No
Using LAN: Yes
Using Proxy: No
SSL 3.0 Support: Enabled
TLS 1.0 Support: Disabled

Firewall Information

Windows Firewall is off.

Connection attempt to Apple web site was unsuccessful.
The network connection was refused.
Connection attempt to iTunes Store was unsuccessful.
The network connection was refused.
Secure connection attempt to iTunes Store was unsuccessful.
The network connection was refused.

did you ever figure this out? It appears we are having the same problem.

I'm getting exactly the same message as posted here. I know my network's fine, everything else is running! I was able to download when I still had itunes 6 and now am bitterly regretting upgrading. APPLE- you guys- get a FIX for this problem. God i can't wait till microsoft releases their product, and then i'm outta here.

I have found that if I turn off my Norton Firewall and open iTunes, It will access everything. After iTunes opens I turn the firewall back on. This has worked ever since I have installed 7.0.1.8 Yes it's an inconvienence, but it works.

What are the iTunes alternatives?