Cannot connect to Itunes, status bar goes about half way and stops. I have tried all the fixes other people have used, no joy. Running Vista with the most recent Itunes installed. Disabled fire wall and anti virus software. Once again, I have tried it all
Itunes won't connect, status bar goes about half way and stops, then times out. I have tried all fixes posted, you name it, I have done it. Running Vista and current version of Itunes. Can connect to Internet with any other app. Using Firefox, their latest version if that matters.
I have seen this is an on going problem throughout the Itunes community. All I can say is 'Bad Form Apple, Bad form.'
One more odd thing. The itunes diagnostics believes my windows firewall is on which is it not (believe me I've checked/double checked etc) AND believes itunes is not enable in windows firewall which it is, if ever I turned WF on. How can itunes get this wrong? I mean, if itunes believes its being blocked, maybe that's why I'm being blocked...has anyone heard of this?
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Do i need to install and anti virus software on my macbook air? if yes, which one should i install?
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Welcome to Apple Support Communities
OS X has got its own security systems, so you don't need any antivirus. Furthermore, they will only slow down your computer. If you want more information, read > http://www.thesafemac.com/mmg
If you want an antivirus, install ClamXav, but you don't need an antivirus -
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Thanks for your help.
Same thing happen when I hold the button, it idle for a while and then turn off by itself. Any more suggestions?
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this has happened to me once before on an older computer and i could never get it back working then either and it has also happened to another person i know and they also have tried to fix it! i am very fusterated with itunes/apple for not fixing this issue becuase it has happened to many others as well!!
any help would be greatly appreciated!
THANKS!!!I've been working on this all day!!! I've tried everything I know of and can't get it to load either. Sounds like lots of people are having problems. Here is what I have so far...I have uninstalled EVERYTHING on my pc from apple and reinstalled itunes to no avail. I have tried all sorts of things I've read as fixes online. NOTHING has worked. Here is something interesting that i have noticed though. my main pc (which is the one i have always managed my itunes account with for years) is a 32 bit system running windows 7. Yesterday I installed itunes for the first time on my new netbook which is a 64 bit (windows 7) system and it works just fine. i have three other laptops (all window 7) in my household that are all 64 bit operating systems and ALL have updated to 10.5 and THEY ALL work fine. this is FOUR 64 bit systems ALL updated w/10.5 that work and ONE that is a 32 bit that will not. Can't get any help from apple. their suppot *****! I want to get someone on the **** phone or a live chat but cant. *** APPLE????? please let mw know if you find SOMETHING i can try next. I'm out of ideas and patience!
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Previously over the years I have used;
* Norton (Found it just to much embedded into the operating system. Something went wrong with it and Windows would not boot.
* Microsoft Security Essentials. Any application using large data files was unworkably slow. That included Thunderbird.
* AVG It was just clunky and I did not like it.
But the big issue these days is the products are not just anti virus, they are suites including firewalls, password managers/vaults and often spam and scam tools. It is usually these later tools that cause the most issues with the firewalls blocking anything but known versions of known software and spam tools that mess up because it has not had enough testing.
Basically your on your own in selecting a product5. I can not recommend one. But I seriously question the need for mail scanning. Especially after that remarkable admission by Symantec regarding Norton's not scanning mail.
Thunderbird does not run any scripts in mail, nor does it do anything with attachments before you open them and then it decodes them and places them in the temp folder where any good anti virus will scan them.
Personally I suggest anti virus rather than security suite software. Especially so if you use Chrome or Firefox browsers and they both use Google lists of known malware and phishing site to block inadvertent visits.
Windows has a firewall, your modem (over 90%) has one as well, those firewalls block ports, protocols and route traffic. Do you also need one that blocks programs?
Mozilla products have a password manager, do you need another? And so the list goes on. -
Apple iMac G5 and Anti-Virus software....
Again, another question from a rookie. With my new G5, do I need to purchase a reputable AV software package? Nortons? Virus Barrier X?
Thanks all,
Bobbut if you practice safe surfing and do not blindly forward emails and attachments from unknown sources, you are doing about the same thing.
I agree Eric...same practice here as I don't use this type of software.
With that said, I believe it's important to present all information in these forums so people can make up their minds about what's most important for them. I read both articles and overall I'd say the information is valuable for better understanding this "growing" issue.
Given the tenuous state of computing where a lot changes in a very short period of time, it's just a matter of time before something very creative, albeit destructive, makes its way onto the Mac Platform. I guess such is the nature of computing. Staying up-to-date with what is going on in the "virus world" is enough for me at the moment. At some point in the future I may have to "upgrade" that strategy. -
Malware and Anti-virus software
Recently, there has been news about a particular trojan that infects the Mac using a gap in the Java software. I haven't heard or seen much about it on the support communities or the security software websites, other than Sophos. Apparently the problem has been solved for the later versions of OS X, but I am curious if versions prior to 10.6 are affected? Does anyone know?
John L Lewis wrote:
Recently, there has been news about a particular trojan that infects the Mac using a gap in the Java software. I haven't heard or seen much about it on the support communities
Considering that there are around a dozen or more threads on the subject, some of them running to 100s of posts, I find that a little surprising!
In theory, yes you can be infected. It's difficult to say what's the best way to stop it as there have now been so many variations, but the latest one uses a Java vulnerability to install a downloader which then 'phones home' and presumably loads the main malware package.
Turning off Java in all browsers via the preferences settings should be sufficient to stop that variation (the latest update isn't available to anyone on 10.6.7 or earlier).
Earlier versions have used JavaScript to attempt the same, giving fake Adobe Flash installers or fake ssl certificates or other other means to try to get you to enter your admin password and give the trojan access.
Unfortunately JavaScript (which has nothing whatever to do with Java) is widely used and essential for many sites, so disabling it completely really isn't an option.
However, FireFox with the NoScript extension gives you a good degree of control over what you allow to run, and the AdBlock+ extension can disable many of the fake ads used to induce you to download.
Little Snitch is also very useful - it warns you of any processes attempting to dial out, and can give early warning if a downloader has slipped by your guard.
One of the more comprehensive threads is here; https://discussions.apple.com/message/18036792#18036792
That gives various terminal commands that may be useful in determining if there's any infection.
One symptom of earlier versions was menu items turning to number strings.
As for AV software, it's not really worth the bother as the detection is so far behind the curve you're almost certain to see symptoms before the AV definitions have caught up. Also, most AV applications are worse than the malware in terms of slowing your system and some are downright damaging (stay away from Norton in particular). -
Cannot connect to itunes after disable on ipad
disabled ipad cannot connect to itunes
FORCE IPAD INTO RECOVERY MODE
1. Turn off iPad
2. Turn on computer and launch iTunes (make sure you have the latest version of iTune)
3. Plug USB cable into computer's USB port
4. Hold Home button down and plug the other end of cable into docking port.
DO NOT RELEASE BUTTON until you see picture of iTunes and plug
5. Release Home button.
ON COMPUTER
6. iTunes has detected iPad in recovery mode. You must restore this iPad before it can be used with iTunes.
7. Select "Restore iPad"...
Note:
1. Data will be lost if you do not have backup
2. You must follow step 1 to step 4 VERY CLOSELY.
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can anyone help with this issue
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iTunes 9: "One Moment Please" or "Error (-50)" message when accessing iTunes Store -
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Hello Billyeee,
Thank you for the details of the issue you are experiencing with Wi-Fi on your MacBook Pro. I would be concerned about this too.
I recommend following the steps in the section titled "Symptom: The Wi-Fi network seems slow" in the following article to resolve an issue like the one you described:
Wi-Fi: How to troubleshoot Wi-Fi connectivity
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4628
Thank you for posting in the Apple Support Community.
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I recently allowed the software update and the installation of java 7 has disabled a key task I need for my business, specifically being able to view 360 degree tours that I create.
Slightly different OS and update, but I was able to use Pacifist to install the java Update 15 for mac os 10.6 after Update 16 had screwed up some business-critical sw of ours. You will need to go to the downloads site and download the previous update, and then use Pacifist to re-install the earlier version.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6411909/how-to-downgrade-jre-jdk-on-mac-osx
This might or might not actually work -- it depends entirely upon the details of the updates, and you could end up in some weird jumble of pieces-of-multiple-updates all together... Java updates are patches, not a full copy of the software, so to really go back you have to start from the beginning and apply the updates in order. In the case of Update 16, we were lucky in that whatever was screwing up our program was changed in both Update 15 and Update 16, so writing the Update 15 back overtop of 16 fixed our problem.
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