Itunes software lost from PC

My PC was recently taken back to the factory settings and as a result I lost my itunes library and software. The uploaded tunes are still on the ipod but I can't link this to a PC with the new software on it as i think it will delete the music. Can anyone help?

Connect your iPod to your computer. If it is set to update automatically you'll get a message that it is linked to a different library and asking if you want to link to this one and replace all your songs etc, press "Cancel". Pressing "Erase and Sync" will irretrievably remove all songs from your iPod. Your iPod should appear in the iTunes source list from where you can change the update setting to manual and use your iPod without the risk of accidentally erasing it. Also when using a lot of the utilities your iPod needs to be enabled for disc use, changing to manual update will do this by default. Check the "manually manage music and videos" box in Summary then press the Apply button: Managing content manually on iPod
Once you are safely connected there are a few things you can do to restore your iTunes from the iPod. If you have any iTMS purchases the transfer of purchased content from the iPod to authorised computers has been introduced with iTunes 7. A paragraph on it has been added to this article: Transfer iTunes Store purchases using iPod
The transfer of non iTMS content such as songs imported from CD is designed by default to be one way from iTunes to iPod. However there is a manual method of accessing the iPod's hard drive and copying songs back to iTunes on Windows. The procedure is a bit involved and it won't recover playlists but if you're interested it's posted in this thread: MacMuse - iPod to iTunes
If you prefer something more automated then there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the music files and playlists from your iPod. This is just a selection, you'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer movies, videos, photos and games as well. Have a look at the web pages and documentation, they are generally quite straightforward. You can also read reviews of some of them here: Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
YamiPod Mac and Windows Versions
iGadget Windows Only
iPod Access Mac and Windows Versions
PodUtil Mac and Windows Versions
iPodCopy Mac and Windows Versions
TuneJack Windows Only
CopyPod Windows Only
Whichever of these retrieval methods you choose, keep your iPod in manual mode until you have reloaded your iTunes and you are happy with your playlists etc then it will be safe to return it auto-sync. I would also advise that you get yourself an external hard drive and back your stuff up in case you have problems again. External drives are comparatively inexpensive these days and you can get loads of storage for a reasonable outlay.

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Summary: I transitioned from an old laptop (iTunes 9.1.1.12) to a new laptop (iTunes 9.1.1.12). Per Apple's backup instructions, I successfully backed up the iTunes library on the old laptop to cd-rom and imported the cd-rom to the iTunes software on the new laptop.
During my transition, I experienced the following challenges.
1. My iPhone 3GS (software 3.1.3) has songs and one video. Within iTunes on my new laptop, my iPhone 3GS successfully appears under the devices. Under the Movies tab, I select the checkbox to Sync Movies. The prompt appears, "Are you sure you want to sync movies? All existing movies on the iPhone will be replaced with movies from your iTunes library."
Under Devices, there is the Movies tab: There are no movies currently residing in my iTunes library on my new laptop. Therefore, further action to synchronize will erase the video on my iPhone 3GS! Yikes!
Under Devices, there is the Music tab and Photos tab: Similar prompts appear for music and photo synchronization! Yikes!
What should I perform to avoid this dilemma?
2. My iPhone 3GS (software 3.1.3) does not automatically synchronize when I attached the data cable on my new laptop. On the old laptop, synchronization was automatic when I attached the data cable.
What should I perform to see automatic synchronization?
3. Under Devices, there is the Apps tab: All the application icons are gray! I recall that I could see application icons in full color and rearrange them in iTunes on my old laptop.
What should I perform to see the application icons in iTunes on my new laptop?
Thank you for your support!
Runbeagle

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Ethernet Network ATV lost from iTunes and it wont come back!!!

Hi everyone
Had this happen a couple of times now.
I've got a 160GB ATV connected to a 1080P display. Mac Mini is host for all things iTunes. All software is latest versions incl. ATV. ATV is connected to network via ethernet as is Mac Mini.
Most of the time if the Mac Mini is restarted and iTunes restarted it will appear again in the ATV Sources menu as highlighted and the ATV will appear in the iTunes sources list. However, this is the second time now that it has been lost from the sources and I can't get it back!!!
The first time it happened I just turned off syncing and reset the connection but there is now loads of stuff to go back and the syncing will take forever! Also slightly annoying is that a lot of the video content is TV shows recorded using EyeTV throughout the week and I have noticed that the ATV does not date TV shows according to when they added to iTunes rather it dates them when the are synced so that that makes life difficult when trying to watch episodes in order. Therefore I would like to avoid having to re-sync everything from scratch if I can!
Is there any way I can force ATV to show up in the devices list?
FYI The first time it happened, I seemed to lose iTunes Sharing completely - not even my PowerBook could pick up the shared Mac Mini library but this time it is different. The Mini sees the PowerBook and vice versa but the ATV is completely excluded.
The ATV can be pinged and it can see the internet and YouTube etc but NOT the Mac Mini it seems. I have restarted everything, reset everything I can think of and turned off the firewall but to no avail.
Any ideas?

Looks like you've done all the obvious things - quite irritating I would imagine.
I may be wrong but I think the problem is more one of iTunes not seeing the AppleTV rather than AppleTV not being to access the Mac. Your YouTube/Movie tariler functionality as you probably know is independent of iTunes as the AppleTV connects directly to the internet, not via iTunes.
Looks like you may need to go down the route of disabling syncing and re-syncing unfortunately - though it's probably quicker to restart everything again a few times first just in case.
AC

I've lost several songs I purchased some time ago. I recently removed and re-added apple Itunes software

I've recently removed then re-ran Apple iTunes exec software. Everything loaded and pproblems seem to have gone away. Several songs I gought from apple won't play either on iTunes or WAV (my prefered player. i Tunes says files can't be found. How can I get them back?

Hi gregorymichaelegan,
If the files in question are still on your computer and iTunes has simply lost track of them, you may find the following article helpful:
iTunes: Finding lost media and downloads
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1408
If the files are no longer present but were purchased from the iTunes Store, you may find this article useful:
Apple Support: Downloading past purchases from the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
Regards,
- Brenden

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Could be since it (security software) is listed as #5 in the following:
iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows

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Hello, Please help as I tunes havent got back to me yet!!
A couple of months ago, I lost all of my music/itunes etc as my computer needed a complete restore. When it re-installed itunes there was no songs on it at all and would only let me transfer the purchases made on my iphone from itunes back onto my library. The problem I have is that I want to upgrade my phone to the iphone4 but dont want to lose all of the songs on my iphone, some are downloaded from the itunes, most are from CD's that I still own but there are some great songs that I have put on from borrowed CD's or another download company i.e. hmv music downloads and those are the songs it will not let me transfer into the library on my computer so when I get the new phone, I could just sync and they will all be there.
Please help as I do not want to lose any of my songs
Thank you

for purchases from the iTunes store do this:
connect your device and right-click or control-click it in the iTunes Source list, then choose transfer purchases from the shortcut menu that appears.
for everything else check out this post by Zevoneer.

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" When I did this, my library showed all the music I have "purchased" from itunes but did not have the music that I downloaded a long time ago through itunes from my old CDs."
Correct.
" How can I get that music to show up in my library now on my new computer? "
Copy it from your old computer or your backup copy of your old computer.
The sync is one way - computer to ipod.

HT1473 How can I move my iTunes software from one computer to another?

I purchased a new PC. I tried copying my iTunes software to the new computer, but it wouldn't open. So I downloaded a new copy of iTunes to the new computer. When I tried to sync my iPhone to the new iTunes, it wouldn't allow me to put the music on my iPhone into the iTunes library because my new PC wasn't "Authorized".
How to I move the iTunes software from my old PC to the new PC so I won't have this sync problem?

See this migrate iTunes library post for moving your library across.
You don't generally copy installed programs, but rather use their installers on each machine.
You can authorize the new computer from the Store menu. The menu bar is initially hidden but can be revealed with CTRL+B.
tt2

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However, the iphone is visible in the Devices directory in iTunes. I changed my SIM card but still can not be recognized by the iPhone.
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Do you mean when you say its locked to another carrier other then the one im using, that maybe my insurance sent me an iphone thats for a different network for example orange and not mine which is o2?

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"An error occurred while installing the updates.(103)" Not sure how to handle this

Try each of the following steps.
Step 1
If you're trying to install more than one update, do the updates one at a time.
Step 2
Triple-click the line below to select it:
/Library/Updates
Right-click or control-click the highlighted line and select
Services ▹ Open
from the contextual menu. A folder should open. Move the contents to the Trash. You may be prompted for your administrator password.

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I installed the latest iTunes software on my Dell Windows 7 PC. Durring installation, when it got to the "Starting Services" part, I got an error message:
iTunes
Service 'Apple Mobile Device' (Apple Mobile Devices) failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient priveleges to start system services.
Abort Retry Ignore
"Ignore" was highlighted.
I tried "Retry" but same message kept coming up, so I tried "Ignore"
Install completed. But when I tried to start iTunes, I got message:
"iTunes.exe
The program can't start because MSVCR80.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem."
Followed by the message:
"iTunes was not installed correctly. Please reinstall iTunes. Error 7 (Windows error 126)."
I have tried the install procedure (after uninstalling iTunes) several times with the same results. Where do I get the file MSVCR80.dll? How do I get past this?

Click here and follow the instructions.
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HT4623 I have the latest iTunes software on my iMac mini and now have IOS7 on my iPhone and now I cant sync music from my library either by wifi or by usb?

I have the latest iTunes software on my iMac mini and now have IOS7 on my iPhone and now I cant sync music from my library either by wifi or by usb? I get song lists that scoll at a million miles an hour but no actual content. What should I do to get my music onto my iphone.

Here is what worked for me:
My usb hub, being usb2, was too fast. I moved the wire to a usb port directory on my pc. That is a usb1 port which is slow enough to run your snyc.

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Recently I have noticed my iTune purchased concert movies after being put back in the cloud are currently missing.
I have never had purchased content from iTunes vanish from my iCloud library and also not be available for purchase on iTunes.
When I had Apple personnel attempt to push the content back to me, they could not find Coldplay's Live 2012.
Even more strange considering their new album just went on sale and renewed interest must be prompting fans to review their collections.
A beautifully shot concert film is missing, a sad situation to be sure!
Thanks for any iCloud wisdom and other fans noticing the same thing.

Hi kevs place,
If you have issues with missing content in iTunes you may want to follow the steps in this article to try to recover it -
iTunes: Finding lost media and downloads
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1408
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L

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Lavoice wrote:
..... Then i scrollover to computer and it will not download librairy Home sharing is on
This is a problem with home sharing, you are not going to have to re-encode all your CD's.
The following article(s) may help you.
Troubleshooting Home Sharing
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Recommended Wi-Fi settings
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You may also find some help on this page, where I’ve collected some of the more unusual solutions to network issues.

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It should be like the very first time you synced your phone with I-Tunes. It will notice you haven't synced before and just copy everything from your phone into I-Tunes. It shouldn't delete anything from the phone, at least it never has for me. It just puts a copy of everything into I-Tunes and even if you delete an app for example from your phone and you decide you want it back later, you can just go back into I-Tunes and copy it back over. Hope this helps.

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