Can't install itunes, PLEASE Help

Hello! first of all thanks for clicking on this and having a look at my issue.
I have a problem with downloading itunes, it goes all through the installation gets to the end and comes up with this nonsense error message anyone know what this is about? please help, thanks!

For general advice see Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates.
The steps in the second box are a guide to removing everything related to iTunes and then rebuilding it, which is often a good starting point unless the symptoms indicate a more specific approach. Review the other boxes and the list of support documents further down the page in case one of them applies.
Your library should be unaffected by these steps but there is backup and recovery advice elsewhere in the user tip.
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Error won't let me install iTunes - please help !

When I have tried to download the latest version of iTunes so that I can update my iPhone the software won't install correctly. I even un-installed iTunes and tried from scratch.
I get so far then get the error message "Could not write value to key \software\classics\itunes.m4r verify that you have sufficient access to that key or contact your support personnal".
I'm using Vista and had turned off the spyware software and have administration rights.
Can anyone help please, at the moment I have no iTunes !!!!
Thanks

Could you confirm the full error message and is it identical when you try to install and uninstall?
These permission issues can be tricky.
To start you need to download the iTunes installer from:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
And save it on your PC. ( You may already have done that.)
Try running it with "Run as Administrator". (You can access this by right clicking on the installer.
You can also try running the installer from another administration account.
Failing that, find the key mentioned in the error message using Regedit. I assume it is HKEYLOCALMACHINE\Software\Classes\iTunes.m4r
Right click on it an select permission then advanced. Apart from some other permissions, you should have Administrators and SYSTEM with full control, inherited from ...software\classes and it should apply to this key and sub-keys.
Is that what you have?

Can't install itunes! HELP ME

When I try to install itunes this happens,please help me!

These ones are typically caused by underlying problems on the PC that also often cause Windows Updates to fail to install. If we can fix the Windows Update trouble, we can usually get the iTunes trouble cleaned up en passant.
Go into your Windows update and try to check for new updates. If updates install, stock up on the ones you're behind on, restarting the PC if requested to do so. After the restart, try installing iTunes again. Does it go through this time for you?
If windows updates fail to install, go into your Update History and doubleclick the failures. What alphanumeric codes appear for you? Are they also 80073712, or some other number? (If they're another number, what number are you getting?)

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Is any one getting this error message, " Quicktime failed to initialize ( Error-2096) Quicktime is required to run itunes. Please uninstall itunes, then install itunes agian)
Now mind you Quick time starts up fine, I have no issues with that, but when I click on the itunes tab that error comes up. I have done everything I know but still can not get itunes to work, I have uninstalled quicktime and itunes and reinstalled it and still nothing, I am running windows XP Media Center Edition, service pack 3. Please some one help me, thank you.

Even though the following article is about the -2096 when launching the QuickTime Player, I'd start with it for your iTunes as well:
[Error -2096 message when opening QuickTime for Windows in Compatibility Mode|http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1875]
(If you do end up having to check the iTunes.exe compatibility mode tab too, be sure that no boxes in that tab are checked, not just the compatibility mode tab itself.)

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I used to be able to have the iTunes before it included video and now I am unable to install iTunes onto my computer. Everytime I try I get this message:
Windows ® Installer. V 3.01.4000.1823
msiexec /Option <Required Parameter> [Optional Parameter]
Install Options
</package | /i> <Product.msi>
Installs or configures a product
/a <Product.msi>
Administrative install - Installs a product on the network
/j<u|m> <Product.msi> [/t <Transform List>] [/g <Language ID>]
Advertises a product - m to all users, u to current user
</uninstall | /x> <Product.msi | ProductCode>
Uninstalls the product
Display Options
/quiet
Quiet mode, no user interaction
/passive
Unattended mode - progress bar only
/q[n|b|r|f]
Sets user interface level
n - No UI
b - Basic UI
r - Reduced UI
f - Full UI (default)
/help
Help information
Restart Options
/norestart
Do not restart after the installation is complete
/promptrestart
Prompts the user for restart if necessary
/forcerestart
Always restart the computer after installation
Logging Options
/l[i|w|e|a|r|u|c|m|o|p|v|x|+|!|*] <LogFile>
i - Status messages
w - Nonfatal warnings
e - All error messages
a - Start up of actions
r - Action-specific records
u - User requests
c - Initial UI parameters
m - Out-of-memory or fatal exit information
o - Out-of-disk-space messages
p - Terminal properties
v - Verbose output
x - Extra debugging information
+ - Append to existing log file
! - Flush each line to the log
* - Log all information, except for v and x options
/log <LogFile>
Equivalent of /l* <LogFile>
Update Options
/update <Update1.msp>[;Update2.msp]
Applies update(s)
/uninstall <PatchCodeGuid>[;Update2.msp] /package <Product.msi | ProductCode>
Remove update(s) for a product
Repair Options
/f[p|e|c|m|s|o|d|a|u|v] <Product.msi | ProductCode>
Repairs a product
p - only if file is missing
o - if file is missing or an older version is installed (default)
e - if file is missing or an equal or older version is installed
d - if file is missing or a different version is installed
c - if file is missing or checksum does not match the calculated value
a - forces all files to be reinstalled
u - all required user-specific registry entries (default)
m - all required computer-specific registry entries (default)
s - all existing shortcuts (default)
v - runs from source and recaches local package
Setting Public Properties
[PROPERTY=PropertyValue]
Consult the Windows ® Installer SDK for additional documentation on the
command line syntax.
Copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Portions of this software are based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group.
Can anyone help me at all?

Hi Fariha I have the exact opposite of what you are experiencing.Mine is in a stopped state and refuses to start. lol. Its in the link below.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1892032&tstart=0
I might be able to piggy back on your thread. First of all have you triedd stopping the service though task manager? Do that and see if there is an error message. I hope someone can suggest a registry hack that may solve this IPOD service issue.

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Hey, im trying to install itunes on a computer and i keep getting the following error
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Hi Fariha I have the exact opposite of what you are experiencing.Mine is in a stopped state and refuses to start. lol. Its in the link below.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1892032&tstart=0
I might be able to piggy back on your thread. First of all have you triedd stopping the service though task manager? Do that and see if there is an error message. I hope someone can suggest a registry hack that may solve this IPOD service issue.

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When I try to open my iTunes this is the message that I get. I have been having horrible times with this program. I haven't been able to get it to work at all and have tried everything. I also haven't been getting responses for help. Please help me.
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[Content]
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93976
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Now, ive retried it and it just does the same thing. Please someone tell me what to do. Ive completely cleared every single thing that had to do with itunes off my computer then redownloaded and installed it. Nothing works. I am on the admin account on my computer, and always will be, so nothing different there. I had itunes before, and it worked, but it stopped opening, like i could click it and it would act like its loading, then nothing would open. So i tried this today and this is what ive been getting for the past few hours. Please respond ASAP.

Use that MS installer cleanup to get rid of iTunes first, then QuickTime.
Actually, I should back up. Go to the article I link below, and scroll down to the section
*General Installation Troubleshooting*
Important: A majority of customers experience successful iTunes installation after completing these troubleshooting procedures. If one does not help, proceed to the next.
-Completely Remove iTunes and QuickTime (Click to show)
-Empty your Temp directory and restart (Click for more)
-Clean up iTunes installer files on the computer (Click for more)
-Download QuickTime Standalone Installer (Click for more)
-Disable other conflicting software (Click for more)
-Make sure your folder names don't contain strange characters (Click for more)
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93976

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Please advise and help, thank you!

hi Brandon!
here's a good place to start with a 1406:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93865
keep us posted on your progress.
love, b

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when i wanted to install it again it shows me this next error:
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/3420/itunesjy.jpg
so now i stuck without itunes at all on my computer.
plz help

That's why it says
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