Um. I don't think iTunes is your problem, frankly.
 
			
			 
					
						 
					
						 
					
				
			
			
			
				 
			
			 
			
				 
 
					
				Uhmm... it's not really my problem, but that of the three people who decided to install iTunes and bugged me to fix their computer.
It happened almost instantaneously after the installation of iTunes, so my guess is that it was the program.
EDIT: Are you running iTunes on Windows or MacOS?
 
			
			 
					
				
			
			
			
				 
			
			 
			
				 
 
					
				I'd say iTunes is the least of your worries if that's what happens when it gets installed.
I don't have (or want) an iPod, but I did have to manage one once. I used Banshee for that. Then I wanted to get all the music off of it for myself, so for that I used ephPod.

 
			
			 
					
				
			
			
			
				