As soon as I open iTunes a message pops up to say a problem has stopped it from working and I have to close it. Any solutions?

Start with the third box in Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates.
If that doesn't work, use the steps in the second box to repair your iTunes installation. Your library should be unaffected by these steps but there is backup advice elsewhere in the user tip.
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TS1424 Every time I start up iTunes I get this error message. "A required iTunes component is not installed. Please repair or reinstall iTunes (-42404). I have researched this on Google and I have not read of any solution to this. Please advise.

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Every time I start up iTunes I get this error message. "A required iTunes component is not installed. Please repair or reinstall iTunes (-42404)." I have researched this on Google and I have not read of any solution. Please advise.

Here you go: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1923
There are three steps so make sure you follow all of them. They are:
remove iTunes and everthing related to it
verify everything is really removed
reinstall iTunes.

ITunes stops updating podcasts / iTunes has stopped updating this podcast because you have not listened to any episodes recently. Would you like to resume updating this podcast?

Hi,
My iTunes is set to automatically update podcasts and keep the last five episodes of each podcast.
However, iTunes appears to stop updating podcasts after several (five?) unwatched episodes and gives me an exclamation mark in the podcast overview. Clicking on that, I get the message: "iTunes has stopped updating this podcast because you have not listened to any episodes recently. Would you like to resume updating this podcast?"
This is not what I intend... and not what I told iTunes to do... (at least this my reading of the below settings)
This stopping is rather less then ideal: (1) if I am going away for two weeks, which I often do, I would still like to have the last five days of news, not the last five days of news back from the date I left, (2) I need to click update for approx. 20 podcast on regular basis, (3) my iPhone is synced to iTunes as soon as I come home, if iTunes does not have the podcasts downloaded, they are not copied over to the iPhone, and the iPhone will attempt to download the episodes via 3G next time I play the podcast on the go, (4) I am mainly using iTunes functions, such as smart playlists and podcasts, through another app (Plex, a fullscreen media player) and it is a pain to have to go to iTunes to manually do things. That is why this bothering me...
How can I get iTunes to behave as intended? (From reading through old posts I know that there is a Doug script adressing this problem, which I have just set up, but I would prefer to use internal settings if possible... maybe I am just missing a setting)
Thank you for your ideas!

Thank you for the response, Roger!
OK, that's how it is then.
The iTunes podcasts settings should be reworded in that case because it suggest something different from what it does. And, of course, it would be ideal for Apple to make this more flexible and allow users to set up their podcast downloads in their way and not be so motherly (c'mon, Apple, your users are not as dumb as you think, and they have uncapped Internet connections these days anyway)...
Btw., for anyone interested, this is external script I am using now:
http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ss.php?sp=updateexpiredpodcasts
Including the "cron job" setup here:
http://dougscripts.com/itunes/2011/12/updated-update-expired-podcasts-v2-2-and-l aunchd-project/
Cannot tell how well it works because I have just set it up, other members of the forum say it works for them...
If anyone knows of in-app solutions, please share...

I can no longer send mail....today I cannot get mail..., I can no longer send mail....today I cannot get mail...a message pops up that says:A copy has been placed in your outbox.Sending the message content to the server failed....any help?

I can no longer send mail....today I cannot get mail..., I can no longer send mail....today I cannot get mail...a message pops up that says:A copy has been placed in your outbox.Sending the message content to the server failed....any help?

How long has it been going on? I've had my yahoo mess up and if i wait a bit it resolves itself. Yahoo is doing something with their servers and it messes with your mail if your mail happens to be on one of those servers.

Sometimes when I try to open firefox it says another application of firefox is already running and I have to close it first,isn't.

At least once a day I try to open Firefox and it won't let me. It says another application of Firefox is already running and I have to close it first. There is no other applicaion of Firefox running, and I have to reboot the computer.

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See "Firefox hangs when you quit it":
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HT1766 When in Itunes with my iphone connected to my computer I click on my iphone icon and itunes stops working and I have to close itunes, every thing is uptodate?

Hi When I am in Itunes on my Windows 7 computer with my ipone connected (5s latest) it syncs OK I then click on the iphone icon and itunes stops working and I have to close down? all software is latest version? can any one help?

Hello Dowad,
Thank you for the details of the issue you are experiencing when connecting your iPhone to your computer. I found an article with steps you can take if iTunes stops working when you connect your iPhone:
iTunes: May become unresponsive when connecting iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3219
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

HT1430 I have a new iPad. when I try to open it a message pops up that says ipad not backed up. This ipad hasn't been backed up. Backups happen when this iPad is plugged in, locked, and connected to WIFI.

I have a new ipad. Having trouble making it work. when I try to open it, message pops up that says this ipad hasn't been backed up. backups happen when this ipad is plugged in (done), locked (think I did that) and connected to Wi-Fi. (How do I do that?)
thanks
susan

Please read Chapter 2.
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I cannot open itunes on windows. It keeps saying short cut has changed or moved no longer working properly. I have tried everything. can someone please help. I have a older version of windows running. I cannot even do a repair on my computer

I cannot open itunes on my windows (older verson of windows) It keeps saying short cut has change or moved and no longer working properly. I have tried to do a repair on the file but the computer wont let me. I have tried reinstalling itunes but still not working. Is there anything you can sugguest please as I need my itunes.I have looked through the support questions and have tried everything. I have on Bonjour on my computer. Thanks heaps.

See Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates for a complete set of iTunes rebuild steps.
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TS3989 I get a message on my computer saying "applephotostream.exe has stopped working." I don't know how to fix it. Help!

Everytime I get on my computer I get an error message stating " applephotostream.exe has stopped working." I have tried to repair icloud and have clicked on the check online for a solution and cannot find how to fix this issue.

This may occur if you are connected to the Internet and iTunes is trying to connect to the iTunes Store and fails for some unknown reason.
Try this:
Quit iTunes and disconnect completely from the Internet.
IF you have an iPhone (iPod etc), open iTunes. Sync the device.
Re-enable your Internet connection.
Quit iTunes.
Open iTunes again.
If this does not work, try completely uninstalling iTunes, then reinstall it according to these instructions:
http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/assistant/itunes/#section_6

My 4th generation iPod Touch won't let me get on to the App Store. When I log on to iTunes, an alert pops up that says the certificate for the server is invalid, and that it may be a server pretending to be iTunes. What should I do?

My iPod won't let me on to the App Store, and whenever I go on to ITunes, an alert pops up that the certificate for the server is invalid, and that I may be connecting to a server that is only pretending to be iTunes.apple.com and my personal info may be at risk. I downloaded an emulator yesterday from coolroms.com but deleted the app this afternoon. I cleared my safari search data, my cookies and data, and web inspector, which still didn't work. I then proceeded to reset my iPod and then download the newest version of IOS 6.1.5 but yet still am having problems. Also to the App Store and iTunes, several other apps aren't working. Any help here?

Also, when I go on to safari, another alert pops up that safari cannot verify the identity of the website, anything that I type in to as common as google.com. It gives me 3 options to either cancel, look at details, and continue. I've looked at the details of the website of Google and it is legitimate the site. Any help?

Getting a message in editing that says the program has stopped?

I am continually getting a message (most commonly in Quick Fix but also sometimes in Full Edit) that says "Adope Photoshop Elements (Editor) has stopped working. Windows is checking for a solution" Then it comes back with an additional message that says "A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available". I'm not sure how Windows is supposed to notify me but I haven't seen anything from Windows regarding this problem. Anyone else having this issue?

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http://www.johnrellis.com/psedbtool/photoshopelements-6-7-faq.htm#_Troubleshooting_Editor_ crashes

Everytime I try to open a website an error message pops up that says: Firefox.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience. How do I stop getting this message?

When I try to delete this message the website I am trying to reach closes and I revert back to my home page

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*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Firefox+crashes

Bought 2 ringtones from iTunes an got both songs but saying payment problem with 1 of the songs and when I go to check card details its correct an it not giving me an option to delete card but keep getting MSG sayin payment processing unavailApp Store

I have bought 2 ringtones Rome iTunes which I have received but it won't let me delete card details as saying payment error with second song but I have it on phone an now it's saying payment processing is not available an d cannot get any free apps form App Store either how can I sort this

See this thread for background on why iTunes can end up with duplicates and how they can be systematically removed. The script there is for Windows users and the "show duplicates" menus have moved around in iTunes 11, but the advice on clearing recently made duplicates should still hold.
As given in my older post "Reorganize library" is meant as a one time command to change the structure of a pre-iTunes 9 library into the newer layout that places music in its own subfolder of the media folder. Once used, if the option becomes available again that suggests that a file called .iTunes Preferences.plist in the media folder has been deleted or editied.
See also this post.
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Why does my new Air getting a "hang up" on the Internet in about 10 minutes of work and I have to close it and open it and go on...?

Why does my new Air getting av "hang up" on the Internet in about 10 minutes and I have to lock it and then start again????

The warranty entitles you to complimentary phone support for the first 90 days of ownership.
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Whenever i plug in my ipod and try to sync it to itunes, a message pops up " ipod cannot be used because apple mobile device service not started" how do i fix it?

Whenever i plug my ipod into the computer and try to sync it to itunes, a message pops up that says, "ipod cannot be used because apple mobile device service has not been started," what do i do?

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